MacBook Air 15″ M5 (2026) (New)

Finish

• Sky Blue

• Silver

• Starlight

• Midnight

Chip

Apple M5 chip

• 10‑core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores

• 10‑core GPU

• Neural Accelerators

• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

• 16‑core Neural Engine

• 153GB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

• Hardware‑accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW

• Video decode engine

• Video encode engine

• ProRes encode and decode engine

• AV1 decode

Memory

• 16GB unified memory

• Configurable to:

• 24GB or 32GB

Storage

• 512GB SSD

• Configurable to:

• 1TB, 2TB or 4TB

Display

Liquid Retina display

• 15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;² 2880×1864 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch

• 500 nits brightness

Colour

• Support for 1 billion colours

• Wide colour (P3)

• True Tone technology

Battery and Power

• Up to 18 hours video streaming

• Up to 15 hours wireless web

• Built-in 66.5‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery

• USB‑C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2m)

• Supports charging via a USB‑C power adapter or other USB PD power source

• Minimum wattage required to charge the device: 35W

• Fast-charge capable with 70W or higher USB PD power source

Charging and Expansion

• MagSafe 3 charging port

• 3.5mm headphone jack

• Two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for:

• Charging

• DisplayPort

• Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

• USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

External Display Support

• Supports up to two external displays:

• Two displays up to a native resolution of 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 144Hz

• One display up to a native resolution of 8K at 60Hz or 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz

• Supports up to two external displays over a single Thunderbolt port

• Simultaneously supports the built‑in display at full native resolution

• Thunderbolt 4 (USB‑C) ports support native DisplayPort 1.4 speeds (up to HBR3) with DSC capability

Video Playback

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes

• HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG

Audio Playback

Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos

Keyboard and Trackpad

Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

• 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full‑height function keys

• Touch ID

• Ambient light sensor

• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing and Multi‑Touch gestures

Wireless

Apple N1 wireless networking chip

• Wi‑Fi 7 (802.11be)

• Bluetooth 6

• Thread networking technology

Camera

• 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View

• 1080p HD video recording

• Advanced image signal processor with computational video

Audio

• Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

• Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers

• Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using supported models of AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max⁵

• Three-mic array with directional beamforming

• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes for enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls

• 3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high‑impedance headphones

Operating Requirements

• Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC

• Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz

• Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)

• Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C (–13° to 113° F)

• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non‑condensing

• Operating altitude: tested up to 3,000 metres (10,000 feet)

• Maximum storage altitude: 4,500 metres (15,000 feet)

• Maximum shipping altitude: 10,500 metres (35,000 feet)

Size and Weight

• Height: 1.15 cm (0.45 inches)

• Width: 34.04 cm (13.40 inches)

• Depth: 23.76 cm (9.35 inches)

• Weight: 1.51 kg (3.3 pounds)⁶

Operating System

macOS

macOS is the world’s most advanced desktop operating system. It includes easy‑to‑use and powerful features that help you be more productive and creative, Apple Intelligence, and seamless ways to use iPhone with Mac.

Apple Intelligence

Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself and get things done effortlessly. With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data — not even Apple.

Accessibility

Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Air. With built‑in support for vision, hearing, mobility and learning, you can create and do amazing things.

Features include:

• VoiceOver

• Zoom

• Motion, display and text settings

• Accessi­bility Reader

• Voice Control

• Switch Control

• Closed Captions

• Live Captions

• Personal Voice and Live Speech

Built-in Apps

• App Store

• Books

• Calendar

• Contacts

• FaceTime

• Find My

• Freeform

• Games

• GarageBand

• Home

• iMovie

• iPhone Mirroring

• Journal

• Keynote

• Mail

• Maps

• Messages

• Music

• News

• Notes

• Numbers

• Pages

• Passwords

• Phone

• Photo Booth

• Photos

• Podcasts

• Preview

• QuickTime Player

• Reminders

• Safari

• Shortcuts

• Stocks

• Time Machine

• Tips

• TV

• Voice Memos

• Weather

In the Box

• 15-inch MacBook Air

• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2m)