MacBook Air with the M5 chip brings blazing speed and powerful AI capabilities to change how you get things done. Take on virtually any task, from coursework to group projects, with an incredibly portable design, up to 18 hours of battery life,1 Apple Intelligence,2 and fast SSD storage starting at 512GB.
Key features
- SUPERCHARGED BY M5—With its faster CPU and unified memory, M5 delivers even more performance and fluidity across apps, making multitasking for class smooth and responsive. And a powerful Neural Engine and next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators give you a powerful platform for AI.
- APPLE INTELLIGENCE—Apple Intelligence is the personal intelligence system that helps you write, express yourself, and get things done effortlessly.2 With groundbreaking privacy protections, it gives you peace of mind that no one else can access your data—not even Apple.
- UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE1—MacBook Air delivers incredible battery life with amazing performance whether it’s plugged in or not—so you can go from class to class and leave the charger at home.
- A BRILLIANT 15.3-INCH DISPLAY3—The Liquid Retina display supports one billion colors. Take on serious projects with photos and videos that pop with rich contrast and detail, and text that appears supercrisp.
- 12MP CENTER STAGE CAMERA—Stay in frame with Center Stage while you present and collaborate, or share a top-down view of your workspace with Desk View. And with a three-mic array and six-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos, everything sounds great.
- CONNECT IT ALL—MacBook Air features two Thunderbolt 4 ports, a MagSafe charging port, a headphone jack—as well as the Apple N1 wireless chip for Wi-Fi 74 and Bluetooth 6. And it supports up to two external displays.
- MACOS RUNS APPS FAST—All your go-to apps run lightning fast in macOS, including built-in apps like FaceTime5 and Messages. Plus, built-in virus protection and free software updates help keep your Mac running smoothly and securely.
- IF YOU LOVE IPHONE, YOU’LL LOVE MAC—Mac works like magic with your other Apple devices. View and control what’s on your iPhone from your Mac with iPhone Mirroring.6 Copy something on iPhone and paste it on Mac. Send texts with Messages from your Mac, or use your Mac to make and answer FaceTime calls.5
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Configurable options are available.
1Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, and 8-core GPU, and preproduction 15-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, and 10-core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi-Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi-Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration. See apple.com/batteries for more information.
2Apple Intelligence is available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/121115.
3Screen size is measured diagonally as a standard rectangular shape; the actual screen area is slightly less due to the rounded corners at the top of all MacBook displays.
4Wi-Fi 7 available in countries and regions where supported.
5FaceTime calling requires a FaceTime‑enabled device for the caller and recipient and a Wi‑Fi connection.
6Available on Mac computers with Apple silicon and Intel-based Mac computers with a T2 Security Chip. Requires that your iPhone and Mac are signed in with the same Apple Account using two-factor authentication, your iPhone and Mac are near each other and have Bluetooth and Wi-Fi turned on, and your Mac is not using AirPlay or Sidecar. Some iPhone features (e.g., camera and microphone) are not compatible with iPhone Mirroring.
