M5 MacBook Air 13-inch (2026)

Key feature bullets

• SUPERCHARGED BY M5 — With its faster CPU and unified memory, M5 delivers even more performance and fluidity across apps, making multitasking and creative workflows smooth and responsive. A powerful Neural Engine and next-generation GPU with Neural Accelerators give you a powerful platform for AI.
  
• UP TO 18 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE1 — MacBook Air delivers incredible battery life with amazing performance, so you can power through a full day of work or class without worrying about plugging in.
  
• A BRILLIANT 13.6-INCH DISPLAY2 — The Liquid Retina display supports 1 billion colors. Photos and videos pop with rich contrast and sharp detail, and text appears supercrisp.
  
• 12MP CENTER STAGE CAMERA — Automatically stay in frame during video calls with Center Stage, or share a top-down view of your workspace with Desk View. And with a three-mic array and four-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 73 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 FaceTime4 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.5 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.

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Configurable options are available.

• Testing 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.
  
• Screen size is measured diagonally. The display on the 13-inch MacBook Air has rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screen is 13.6 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less).
• Wi‑Fi 7 available in countries and regions where supported.
  
• FaceTime calling requires a FaceTime‑enabled device for the caller and recipient and a Wi‑Fi connection.
  
• Available 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.
  

Technical specifications

• Go to apple.com/macbook-air/specs for a complete set.