Apple on Wednesday refreshed its MacBook Air lineup to include the more powerful M4 chip, along with other substantial hardware upgrades that will benefit end users who demand more power at their fingertips.
Whether you’re thinking about getting a 15-inch MacBook Air for the first time or upgrading from a smaller 13-inch model, we’ll be taking this opportunity to share with you the internal hardware specifications of this particular notebook computer so you can determine if the $1,199+ upgrade is worth it for you.
15-inch MacBook Air with M4 chip tech specs
Finish
- Aluminum
- Sky Blue
- Silver
- Starlight
- Midnight
Display
- Liquid Retina display
- 15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology
- 2880-by-1864 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
- 500 nits brightness
- Support for 1 billion colors
- Wide color (P3)
- True Tone technology
Size & weight
- Height: 0.45 inch (1.15 cm)
- Width: 13.40 inches (34.04 cm)
- Depth: 9.35 inches (23.76 cm)
- Weight: 3.3 pounds (1.51 kg)
Chip
- Apple M4 chip
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- 10‑core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
- 10‑core GPU
- Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
- 16-core Neural Engine
- 120GB/s memory bandwidth
- Media Engine
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- Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
- Video decode engine
- Video encode engine
- ProRes encode and decode engine
- AV1 decode
Storage
Base model:
- 256GB SSD
- Configurable to 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
Mid model:
- 512GB SSD
- Configurable to 1TB or 2TB
Top model:
- 1TB SSD
- Configurable to 2TB
Memory
Base & mid models:
- 16GB unified memory
- Configurable to 24GB or 32GB
Top model:
- 24GB unified memory
- Configurable to 32GB
Battery & power
- Up to 18 hours video streaming
- Up to 15 hours wireless web
- Built-in 66.5‑watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery
- 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
- USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
- Fast-charge capable with 70W USB-C Power Adapter
Charging & expansion
- MagSafe 3 charging port
- 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for:
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- Charging
- DisplayPort
- Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
- USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
Keyboard & trackpad
- Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
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- 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full‑height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement
- Touch ID
- 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 6E (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth 5.3
Camera
- 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View
- 1080p HD video recording
- Advanced image signal processor with computational video
Audio
- Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
- Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
- Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using supported models of AirPods, AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
- Three-mic array with directional beamforming
- Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
- Enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls
- 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high‑impedance headphones
Conclusion
That pretty much wraps things up as far as the specs of the 15-inch MacBook Air with M4 chip are concerned, and it’s a real winner in our book. If you’re thinking about upgrading from last year’s model, or just moving up in screen size, it’s a good year to take advantage of the spec bump.
Also read: 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 chip tech specs
Do you plan to get yourself a 15-inch MacBook Air with M4 chip? Let us know why or why not in the comments section down below.