![]() In any case, the battery life is still strong with up to 18 hours of use for the 15″ MacBook Air.Īpple says when using the 70W power adapter, the M2 15″ and 13″ MacBook Air can fast charge to give up to 50% battery in just 30 minutes. Interestingly, while Apple’s 16″ MacBook Pro has a longer battery life than the 14″ model, the 15″ MacBook Air comes with the same battery life rating as the 13″ sibling. While of course, the 15″ MacBook Air is heavier than the 13″ Air, Apple says it’s the thinnest 15″ laptop in the world and tips the scales at just 3.3 pounds – only 0.6 pounds heavier than the 13″ MacBook Air.Īt 11.5 mm (0.45 inch), the 15″ MacBook Air is barely thicker than the 13″ model which comes in at 11.3 mm (0.44 inch). ġ external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Best USB-C display and Thunderbolt displays for MacBooksĪlong with the two USB4/Thunderbolt 3 ports, the new 15″ MacBook Air has a 3.5 mm headphone jack.No surprise that Apple has kept additions like HDMI, SDXC slot, and support for up to 4 external displays exclusive to the 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro.Ī notable limitation for all of the MacBook Air models is only having support for 1 external display up to 6K at 60Hz, even with the new M2 chip. The 15″ MacBook Air comes with the same I/O as the 13″ M2 MacBook Air. But unlike the iPhone, the notch doesn’t include Face ID hardware/support. The 15″ and 13″ M2 MacBook Air include a notch at the top center of the display for the 1080p FaceTime camera. ![]() The 15″ MacBook Air has the same display design and specs as the 13″ M2 Air like 500 nits brightness, slim bezels, P3 wide color support, 224 PPI, and more on the larger screen. Meanwhile, the 13-inch M1 MacBook Air has the old 720p webcam. Like the 2022 13″ M2 MacBook Air, the 15″ model has a 1080p webcam. It also has a video and ProRes encode and decode engine. It has over 20 billion transistors and can handle up to 15.8 trillion operations per second.Īnd the M2 chip features a media engine that brings support for hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW. Six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers, wide soundĪpple says the M2 is up to 18% faster for CPU performance and up to 35% faster for GPU performance than the M1. One difference M2 wise, the 10-core GPU is standard with the 15″ MacBook Air, but is a $100 upgrade with the 13″ MacBook Air.Īnd the 15″ MacBook Air gets a six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers, while the smaller model has a 4-speaker sound system. Same as the 13″ MacBook Air, the 15″ model uses the M2 chip which enables up to 24GB RAM, up to 10 GPU cores, and comes with a faster 8-core CPU than the M1. 15″ MacBook Air vs 13″ Air CPU, GPU, RAM, more Below we’ve included both the 13″ M2 and M1 MacBook Air in the charts for reference.Īnd if you want to check out a side-by-side comparison of the MacBook Pro vs MacBook Air laptops, we’ve got that too. Historically, the larger screen sizes have been reserved for the MacBook Pro models usually at $2,000+ prices.īut the 15″ MacBook Air changes all that with a starting price of just $1,299. Now the 15″ MacBook Air has arrived with the great features of its smaller sibling but with a few improvements. ![]() But Apple still sells the M1 13″ MacBook Air as a more affordable option. The 13″ MacBook Air got a big redesign in the summer of 2022 with the M2 chip, a larger 13.6-inch display, flat-edged chassis, new midnight color, upgraded webcam, and much more. ![]()
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