MacBook Air 13-Inch M2 Chip, The new 13-inch MacBook Air with a spacious Liquid Retina display gives you more reasons than ever to choose Air. Supercharged by the M2 chip — and with up to 18 hours of battery life — it delivers blazing-fast performance in an ultraportable design. Built with the planet in mind, the MacBook Air M2 features a durable enclosure made from 100% recycled aluminum. Its fanless design means it stays silent even under intense workloads.

It is super lightweight and measures just under half an inch thick so that you can take yours anywhere. The M2 chip enhances speed for tasks such as editing a video for class or streaming videos. The Mac Air M2 features 16GB Unified Memory and a 256GB SSD, configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB, depending on your preference. An all-day battery life can give you the confidence to leave the power adapter at home.

MacBook Air 13-inch M2 chip 2022 Specifications

Detailed Product Description

Build and Design

The MacBook Air 13-Inch M2 Chip is both sleek and slim. It weighs 1.24kg and measures:

• Height:13 cm (0.44 inch)
• Width:41 cm (11.97 inches)
• Depth cm (8.46 inches)
• Weight:24 kg (2.7 pounds)

The multiple ports and connections make it a versatile production tool, making it handy in many circumstances. You may get caught up and need to plug in your camera or phone or connect to other devices.

The MacBook is now available in:

• Silver
• Starlight
• Space Gray
• Midnight

Display of MacBook Air 13-Inch M2 Chip (2022)

Enjoy the immersive, 13.6-inch Liquid Retina LED-backlit display with IPS technology on the MacBook Air M2. Boasting an impressive 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch and 500 nits brightness, you will never have a dull moment as you work on rich-colour graphics and videos.

With up to 2 times the resolution of comparable PC laptops, the MacBook Air M2 Display is a sight to behold. Photos and videos pop with rich contrast and sharp detail, and text appears super-crisp for easy reading.

The display color:

• Supports 1 billion colors
• Consists of Wide color (P3)
• Supports True Tone technology

Display Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colours and:

• One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
• Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
• The Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
• VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (these are sold separately)

Cameras and Sound

Cameras on MacBook Air M2 (2022)

Installed on the laptop is a High-definition 1080p camera. Look your best with the 1080p FaceTime HD camera, whether you’re catching up with friends and family or collaborating with coworkers around the globe. Take full advantage of the Advanced image signal processor with computational video capabilities on the 1080p FaceTime HD camera.

Immersive Sound System

The speakers on the MacBook Air support Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos, enabling you to experience three-dimensional soundscapes for music and movies.

Audio Support

• Four-speaker sound system
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
• Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• 5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Audio Playback

The supported formats are:

• AAC
• MP3
• Apple Lossless
• FLAC
• Dolby Digital
• Dolby Digital Plus
• Dolby Atmos

Video Playback

The supported formats include:

• HEVC
• 264, and ProRes
• HDR with Dolby Vision
• HDR10
• HLG

Performance of MacBook Air 13-Inch M2 Chip

Operating System

It runs on macOS. macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system available. macOS Ventura makes the things you do most on Mac even better, so you can work smarter, play harder, and go further.

Chipset

The M2 Chipset on MacBook Air brings more speed to everything you do —editing a video for class, collaborating on a business plan, or streaming a show while you shop online. Compared to a PC laptop with an Intel Core i7 processor, MacBook Air delivers up to 2x faster performance, up to 50% faster web browsing, and 50% longer battery life.

Precisely, the M2 Chip consists of:

• 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
• 8-core GPU
• 16-core Neural Engine
• 100GB/s memory bandwidth

With the M2 chip, the MacBook Air is:

• Up to 1.4x faster than MacBook Air (M1)
• 12x faster than the fastest Intel‑based MacBook Air
• Up to 18 hours of battery life.

Memory

MacBook Air 13-Inch M2 Chip packs:

• 8GB unified memory, configurable to 16GB or 24GB
• 256GB SSD storage, configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB, depending on your preference.

The unified memory (RAM) and storage on the device, in addition to the M2 chip, are sufficient for high performance, enabling you to carry out intensive tasks that other PC models struggle with.

The Magic Keyboard

The Magic Keyboard with ID is just your type. It is comfortable, quiet, and backlit. The keyboard comes with full-height function keys and Touch ID, providing a fast, easy, and secure way to unlock your Mac and sign in to apps and sites — all withThe  the touch of a finger.

It consists of:

• 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
• 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.

Power and Battery of Mac Air M2

The 52.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery provides:

• Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 15 hours of wireless web.

MagSafe 3 Cable

To recharge, you need the USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable. The MagSafe charging cable easily attaches and detaches with magnets, preventing unintended flights.

MacBook Air M2 supports fast charging, especially with the 70W USB-C Power Adapter. The MacBook comes with:

• 30W USB-C Power Adapter (included with M2 with 8-core GPU)
• 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter (included with M2 with 10-core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 with 8-core GPU)

Charging and Expansion

MacBook Air 13-Inch M2 Chip comes with an array of ports that enable charging and expansion. They include:

• The MagSafe 3 charging port
• 5 mm headphone jack, which supports high‑impedance headphones.
• Two Thunderbolt ports let you connect high-speed accessories and charge your Mac. You can also connect up to a 6K display. The Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports support:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)