MacBook Air (15.3" M3, 2024) Tech Specs
Year introduced: 2024
Color
Chip
Apple M3 chip
- 8core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
- 8core GPU, 10core GPU
- Hardwareaccelerated ray tracing
- 16core Neural Engine
- 100GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
- Hardwareaccelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- AV1 decode
- Configurable to:
- M3 with 8core CPU and 10core GPU
Display
Liquid Retina display
- 15.3inch (diagonal) LEDbacklit display with IPS technology;1 2880by1864 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
- 500 nits brightness
Color
- Support for 1 billion colors
- Wide color (P3)
- True Tone technology
Memory
Battery and Power2
- Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
- Up to 15 hours wireless web
- 52.6watthour lithiumpolymer battery
- 30W USBC Power Adapter (included with M2 and M3 with 8core GPU)
- 35W Dual USBC Port Compact Power Adapter (included with M2 and M3 with 10core GPU and 512GB storage, configurable with M2 and M3 with 8core GPU)
- USBC to MagSafe 3 Cable
- Fastcharge capable with 70W USBC Power Adapter
Storage3
Charging and Expansion
- MagSafe 3 charging 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
M3
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the builtin 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 fullheight function keys and 4 arrow keys in an invertedT arrangement
- Touch ID
- Ambient light sensor
- Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressuresensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressuresensitive drawing, and MultiTouch gestures
Wireless
M3
- WiFi 6E (802.11ax)4
- Bluetooth 5.3
Camera
- 1080p FaceTime HD camera
- Advanced image signal processor with computational video
Audio
- Fourspeaker sound system
- Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on builtin speakers
- Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods 3, AirPods 4, AirPods Pro, AirPods Pro 2, and AirPods Max
- Threemic array with directional beamforming
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
- Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls (M3)
- 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for highimpedance headphones
Operating Requirements
- Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC
- Frequency: 50Hz to 60Hz
- Operating temperature: 50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
- Storage temperature: –13° to 113° F (–25° to 45° C)
- Relative humidity: 0% to 90% noncondensing
- Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
- Maximum storage altitude: 15,000 feet
- Maximum shipping altitude: 35,000 feet
Size and Weight
- Height: 0.44 inch (1.13 cm)
- Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
- Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm)
- Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)5
Operating System
macOS
macOS is the most advanced desktop operating system in the world. macOS Sequoia helps you be productive and creative in new ways — with Apple Intelligence,6 iPhone Mirroring, window tiling, major updates to Safari, and more.
Accessibility
Accessibility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Air. With builtin support for vision, hearing, mobility, and learning, you can create and do amazing things.
Features include:
- Voice Control
- VoiceOver
- Siri and Dictation
- Increase Contrast
- Reduce Motion
- Live Captions
- Switch Control
- Zoom
Builtin Apps7
- App Store
- Books
- Calendar
- Contacts
- FaceTime
- Find My
- Freeform
- GarageBand
- Home
- iMovie
- iPhone Mirroring
- Keynote
- Mail
- Maps
- Messages
- Music
- News
- Notes
- Numbers
- Pages
- Passwords
- Photo Booth
- Photos
- Podcasts
- Preview
- QuickTime Player
- Reminders
- Safari
- Shortcuts
- Stocks
- Time Machine
- Tips
- TV
- Voice Memos
- Weather
In the Box
- 13inch MacBook Air
- 30W USBC Power Adapter (M2 and M3 with 8core GPU) or 35W Dual USBC Port Compact Power Adapter (M2 and M3 with 10core GPU and 512GB storage)
- USBC to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)
