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Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2)
The 2022 redesign gave the 13-inch Air an 11.3mm body, a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, MagSafe charging and a 1080p camera, all powered by the M2 chip. The $1,199 base model has the 8-core GPU, 8GB of memory and 256GB of storage; a 10-core GPU version with 512GB was also sold.
Pros
- Fanless design that stays silent
- 1.24kg aluminum body just 11.3mm thick
- Over 14 hours of web browsing in review testing
- 500-nit 13.6-inch display, brighter than the M1 Air's 400 nits
- MagSafe charging leaves both USB-C ports free
Cons
- Only two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, both on the left side
- 60Hz display without ProMotion
- Notch cuts into the top edge of the screen
- Base model ships with a 30W charger; the 35W dual-port adapter costs extra
Below average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Performance uses the published results of the Apple M2 (8-core), because we have no benchmark result for this device itself yet.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2)
Display
- Screen size
- 13.6 ″
- Panel type
- IPS (Liquid Retina)
- Resolution
- 2560x1664
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Apple M2 (8-core)
- Graphics
- Apple M2 8-core GPU
- RAM
- 8 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5 (unified)
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Storage type
- SSD
Battery
- Capacity
- 52.6 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 14.1 h
- Charging
- 30 W
Design
- Weight
- 1.24 kg
- Thickness
- 11.3 mm
- Material
- Aluminum
Connectivity
- Ports
- 2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4, MagSafe 3, 3.5mm
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- 1080p FaceTime HD
- Biometrics
- Touch ID
Software
- Operating system
- macOS Monterey
Quick answers
Is the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2) good in 2026?
The Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2) earns an Inno Score of 48.6/100 (“Below average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The 2022 redesign gave the 13-inch Air an 11.3mm body, a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, MagSafe charging and a 1080p camera, all powered by the M2 chip. The $1,199 base model has the 8-core GPU, 8GB of memory and 256GB of storage; a 10-core GPU version with 512GB was also sold.
What are the key specs of the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2)?
Processor: Apple M2 (8-core) · RAM: 8 GB · Screen size: 13.6 ″ · Weight: 1.24 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are Alienware 15 (DA15265), HP EliteBook 6 G2i 16, Lenovo ThinkPad T16 Gen 4 (Intel) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
