MacBook Air (13-inch, M1, 2020) – Technical Specifications

Finish 

• Silver

• Space Gray

Display 

• Retina display

• 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors

• Supported scaled resolutions:

  • 1680 by 1050

  • 1440 by 900

  • 1024 by 640

• 500 nits brightness

• Wide color (P3)

• True Tone technology

Chip

• Apple M1 chip
  8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
  8-core GPU
  16-core Neural Engine

Battery and Power1

• Up to 17 hours wireless web

• Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback

• Built-in 58.2-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery

• 61W USB-C Power Adapter

Memory

• 8GB
  8GB unified memory
  Configurable to: 16GB

Storage2

• 256GB SSD
  Configurable to 512GB SSD, 1TB, or 2TB SSD

Charging and Expansion 

Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:

• Charging

• DisplayPort

• Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)

• USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)

• USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

• Headphone

Keyboard and Trackpad 

• Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

  • 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement

  • Touch Bar

  • Touch ID sensor

  • Ambient light sensor

  • Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi‑Touch gestures

Wireless 

• Wi-Fi
  802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
  IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

• Bluetooth
  Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Camera 

• 720p FaceTime HD camera

Display Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:

• One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz

Thunderbolt 3 digital video output

• Native DisplayPort output over USB-C

• VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Video Playback

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, 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

Audio 

• Stereo speakers with high dynamic range

• Wide stereo sound

• Support for Dolby Atmos playback

• Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming

• 3.5 mm headphone jack

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: 0.61 inch (1.56 cm)

• Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)

• Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)

• Weight: 3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)3

Operating System 

macOS
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Features include: 

• Voice Control

• VoiceOver

• Zoom

• Increase Contrast

• Reduce Motion

• Siri and Dictation

• Switch Control

• Closed Captions

• Text to Speech

Built-in Apps4

• App Store

• Books

• Calendar

• Contacts

• FaceTime

• Find My

• GarageBand

• Home

• iMovie

• Keynote

• Mail

• Maps

• Messages

• Music

• News

• Notes

• Numbers

• Pages

• Photo Booth

• Photos

• Podcasts

• Preview

• QuickTime Player

• Reminders

• Safari

• Shortcuts

• Siri

• Stocks

• Time Machine

• TV

• Voice Memos