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Apple MacBook Air 13 (M3)
The M3 Air added dual external display support and Wi-Fi 6E to an already near-perfect thin-and-light. It is still fanless, still lasts fifteen hours, and remains the benchmark every Windows ultrabook is measured against.
Pros
- Fanless and completely silent
- Fifteen-hour real-world battery life
- 1.24kg chassis with superb build quality
- Dual external display support with the lid closed
- Excellent speakers and trackpad
Cons
- 60Hz display with no HDR or ProMotion
- Only two Thunderbolt ports, both on one side
- 256GB base SSD is slower than larger options
- 1080p webcam trails the M4 generation
Average
Computed from specs & benchmarks via our public methodology.
Full specifications
Everything we track for the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M3)
Display
- Screen size
- 13.6 ″
- Panel type
- IPS (Liquid Retina)
- Resolution
- 2560x1664
- Refresh rate
- 60 Hz
- Peak brightness
- 500 nits
Performance
- Processor
- Apple M3 (8-core)
- Graphics
- Apple M3 8-core GPU
- RAM
- 16 GB
- RAM type
- LPDDR5 (unified)
- Storage
- 256 GB
- Storage type
- NVMe SSD
Benchmarks
- Geekbench 6 (single)
- 3,050
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 12,000
Battery
- Capacity
- 53 Wh
- Web browsing endurance
- 15 h
- Charging
- 35 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 6E
- Bluetooth
- 5.3
- Webcam
- 1080p FaceTime HD
- Biometrics
- Touch ID
Software
- Operating system
- macOS Sonoma
Quick answers
Is the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M3) good in 2026?
The Apple MacBook Air 13 (M3) earns an Inno Score of 53.5/100 (“Average”) based on its specs and benchmark results. The M3 Air added dual external display support and Wi-Fi 6E to an already near-perfect thin-and-light. It is still fanless, still lasts fifteen hours, and remains the benchmark every Windows ultrabook is measured against.
What are the key specs of the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M3)?
Processor: Apple M3 (8-core) · RAM: 16 GB · Screen size: 13.6 ″ · Weight: 1.24 kg
What are the closest alternatives to the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M3)?
Its closest rivals on InnoReviews are ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025), Acer Predator Helios 16 (2024), Microsoft Surface Laptop 7 (15-inch) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
