MacBook Air (M2, 2022)

MacBook Air (M2, 2022)

The MacBook Air (M2, 2022) was introduced at Apple's 'WWDC 2022' event on 6 June 2022.

It was made available for preorder on 17 June 2022, and for purchase on 24 June 2022.

The model identifier is Mac14,2.

Application Processor

This model of the MacBook Air uses the M2 SoC.

Operating System

• First Release: 12.4 (21F2081)
• Latest Release: 14.1.2 (23B92)
• Latest Beta Release: 14.2 RC 2 (23C64)

Specifications

Color options

• Midnight, Silver, Space Gray or Starlight

Processor, Memory and Storage options

• Processor: M2 with 8-core GPU (upgradeable to 10-core)
• Memory: 8GB, 16GB or 24GB LPDDR5 Memory
• Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB

Size and Weight

• Size: 0.44 inches (1.13 cm) (height) x 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) (width) x 8.46 inches (21.5 cm) (depth)
• Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)

Display

• Retina display
• 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 1 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1440 by 900
  • 1024 by 640
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

Camera

• 1080p FaceTime HD camera

Input

• Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 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

Audio

• Four-speaker sound system
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
• Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

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

Charging and Expansion

• MagSafe 3 charging port
• 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)
• 3.5mm headphone jack

Wireless

• Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
    IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
• Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0/5.3 (5.3 as of June 2023) wireless technology

Battery and Power

• Built-in 52.6-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
  • Current: 4561 mA⋅h
  • Power: 52.6 W⋅h
  • Voltage: ? V
• 67W USB-C Power Adapter

External Links

MacBook Air (M2, 2022) on Apple's website
MacBook Air (M2, 2022) on Wikipedia

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