Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M3 16GB 512GB (2024)

Specifications

Finish

• Silver

• Starlight

• Space Gray

• Midnight

Chip

Apple M3 chip

• 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

• 10-core GPU

• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing

• 16-core Neural Engine

• 100GB/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 engine

Display

Liquid Retina display

• 15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;¹ 2880-by-1864 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch

• 500 nits brightness

Color

• Support for 1 billion colors

• Wide color (P3)

• True Tone technology

Memory

• 16GB unified memory

• Configurable to:

• 24GB

• 8GB unified memory

• Configurable to:

• 16GB or 24GB

Battery and Power

• Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback

• Up to 15 hours wireless web

• 66.5-watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery

• 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter

• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

• Fast-charge capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter

Storage

• Configurable to:

• 512GB

• Charging and Expansion

• MagSafe 3 port

• 3.5 mm headphone jack

• Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:

• Charging

• DisplayPort

• Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)

• USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

Display Support

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

• One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz

• Close the MacBook Air lid to use a second external display with up to 5K resolution at 60Hz

Video Playback

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

• HDR with Dolby Vision, 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 (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

Wireless

Wi-Fi

• Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth 5.3

Camera

• 1080p FaceTime HD camera

• 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 AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max

• Three-mic array with directional beamforming

• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes

• Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls

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

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.45 inch (1.15 cm)

• Width: 13.40 inches (34.04 cm)

• Depth: 9.35 inches (23.76 cm)

• Weight: 3.3 pounds (1.51 kg)

In the Box

• 15-inch MacBook Air

• 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter

• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)