
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[note 1].
Application Processor[edit]
This model of the MacBook Air uses the M2 SoC.
Operating System[edit]
- First Release: 12.4 (21F2081)
- Latest Release: 14.1.2 (23B92)
- Latest Beta Release: 14.2 RC 2 (23C64)
Specifications[edit]
Color options[edit]
- Midnight, Silver, Space Gray or Starlight
Processor, Memory and Storage options[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 1080p FaceTime HD camera
Input[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
- 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0/5.3 (5.3 as of June 2023) wireless technology
Battery and Power[edit]
- 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[edit]
MacBook Air (M2, 2022) on Apple's website
MacBook Air (M2, 2022) on Wikipedia
- ^ The device_map.plist and device_map.db files included in Sky 19A224 HomeDiagnostic use the identifier MacBookAir11,1.