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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)
- 3,050Top 33%
- Geekbench 6 (multi)
- 12,000Bottom 17%
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 HP OmniBook Ultra 14, Dell XPS Googlebook, ASUS ROG Zephyrus G14 (2025) — open the comparison pages for a spec-by-spec breakdown.
