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Colour name. Sky Blue. Introduction year. 2026. Introduction month. March.
| Product type | Laptop |
| Product colour | Blue |
| Form factor | Clamshell |
Display technology marketing name. Liquid Retina. Panel type. IPS. Display number of colours. 1.07 billion colours. LED backlight. Yes. Pixel density. 224 ppi. True Tone technology. Yes. High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported. Yes. High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology. High Dynamic Range 10+ (HDR10 Plus), Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG). Number of external displays supported. 2.
| Display diagonal | 34.5 cm (13.6") |
| Display resolution | 2560 x 1664 pixels |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Display brightness | 500 cd/m² |
Processor generation. Apple M 5th Gen. Efficient cores. 6. Neural processor unit (NPU). Neural processor unit (NPU) cores. 16. Neural processor unit (NPU). Apple Neural Engine (ANE).
| Processor manufacturer | Apple |
| Processor family | Apple M |
| Processor model | M5 |
| Processor cores | 10 |
| Internal memory | 24 GB |
| Memory form factor | On-board |
| Maximum internal memory | 24 GB |
Total SSDs capacity. 1 TB. Number of SSDs installed. 1. SSD capacity. 1 TB. Intel® Optane™ Memory module installed. No. Card reader integrated. No. Compatible memory cards. Not supported.
| Total storage capacity | 1 TB |
| Storage media | SSD |
| Optical drive type | No |
On-board GPU manufacturer. Apple. Ray tracing acceleration. Yes
| On-board graphics card | Yes |
| Discrete graphics card | No |
| Discrete graphics card model | Not available |
| On-board graphics card family | Apple |
| On-board graphics card model | Apple GPU |
| On-board graphics card cores | 10 |
| On-board graphics card 4K support | Yes |
| On-board graphics card 8K support | Yes |
| On-board graphics card 6K support | Yes |
| Memory bandwidth (max) | 153 GB/s |
Spatial audio. Yes. Audio formats supported. AAC, MP3, ALAC, FLAC. Microphone modes. Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum.
| Number of built-in speakers | 4 |
| Number of microphones | 3 |
| Built-in microphone | Yes |
| Front camera | Yes |
| Front camera resolution (numeric) | 12 MP |
| Front camera resolution | 1920 x 1080 pixels |
| Front camera HD type | Full HD |
Mobile network generation. Not supported. Ethernet LAN. No. Thread networking technology. Yes. Wireless networking chip. Apple N1. Ports & interfaces. Thunderbolt 4 ports quantity. 2. Intel® Thunderbolt 4. Yes. Headphone outputs. 1. Docking connector. Yes. Charging port type. MagSafe 3. USB Type-C DisplayPort Alternate Mode. Yes. Performance. Ambient light sensor. Yes. Repairability index. 6.8.
| Mobile network connection | No |
| Top Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) |
| Wi-Fi standards | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) |
| Bluetooth | Yes |
| Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) | Yes |
| Bluetooth version | 6.0 |
Keyboard backlit. Yes. Pressure sensing trackpad. Yes.
| Pointing device | Trackpad |
| Numeric keypad | No |
Pre-installed software. App Store, Books, Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, Find My, Freeform, Games, GarageBand, Home, iMovie, iPhone Mirroring, Journal, Keynote, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, News, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Passwords, Phone, Photo Booth, Photos, Podcasts, Preview, QuickTime Player, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, Stocks, Time Machine, Tips, TV, Voice Memos, Weather. Apple Intelligence. Yes. Processor special features. Video encode engine. Yes. Video decode engine. Yes. Brand-specific features. Brand specific technologies. Wide color (P3). Accessibility features. VoiceOver, Zoom, Voice Control, Switch Control, Closed Captions, Live Captions, Accessibility Reader, Live Speech, Motion & display and text settings, Personal Voice.
| Operating system installed | macOS Tahoe |
Continuous video playback time (streamed). 18 h. Browsing time (Wi-Fi). 15 h. Fast charging. Yes.
| Battery technology | Lithium Polymer (LiPo) |
| Battery capacity | 53.8 Wh |
Required charging power (max). 72 W. Required charging power (min). 30 W. USB Type-C charging port. Yes. USB Power Delivery (USB PD). Yes. Security. Fingerprint reader. Yes. Operational conditions. Operating temperature (T-T). 10 - 35 °C. Storage temperature (T-T). -25 - 45 °C. Operating relative humidity (H-H). 0 - 90%. Operating altitude. 0 - 3000 m. Non-operating altitude. 0 - 4500 m. Maximum shipping altitude. 10500 m. 1.23 kg. Packaging data
| Weight & dimensions | Weight |
| Width | 304.1 mm |
| Depth | 215 mm |
| Height | 11.3 mm |
| Package width | 55.4 mm |
| Package depth | 335.5 mm |
| Package height | 244.8 mm |
| Package weight | 1.65 kg |
Packaging content. Cables included. USB Type-C to MagSafe 3. Other features. Video formats supported. HEVC, H.264, AV1, ProRes. Dolby technologies. Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, Dolby Atmos. Warranty period. 1 year(s). MacBook Air (M5) Product Environmental ReportMacBook Air (M5)
| Product series | (M5, 2026) |
| Product family | MacBook Air |
| AC adapter included | No |
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