Apple released the new 15-inch MacBook Air at the 2023 WWDC conference, bringing a 15-inch screen to its thin and light notebook series for the first time. The new MacBook Air has been put on the shelves, and the price has also been announced: the 8GB+256GB version of MacBook Air is priced at 10,499 yuan, and the 8GB+512GB version is priced at 11,999 yuan.
What are the configuration parameters of the new MacBook Air 15 in 2023? Here I will summarize it for you, let’s take a look!
Exterior
chip
Apple M2 chip
8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 energy efficiency cores
10-core graphics processor
16 core neural network engine
100GB/s memory bandwidth
media processing engine
Supports H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW hardware acceleration
video encoding engine
ProRes codec engine
Display
Liquid Retina Display
15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display (using IPS technology)1;
Native resolution 2880 x 1864 (224 ppi), supports 1 billion colors
500 nits brightness
Wide color gamut (P3)
True Tone display technology
Batteries and power supplies
Up to 18 hours of video playback on the Apple TV app
Up to 15 hours of wireless Internet access
66.5 watt hour lithium polymer battery
35W Dual USB-C Port Small Power Adapter
USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable
Fast charging (using 70W USB-C power adapter)
Charging and peripheral expansion
MagSafe 3 charging port
3.5mm headphone jack
Two Thunderbolt/USB 4 ports, both supporting:
Charge
DisplayPort
Thunderbolt 3 (speed up to 40Gb/s)
USB 4 (speed up to 40Gb/s)
USB 3.1 second generation (rate up to 10Gb/s)
Memory
8GB unified memory
Optional:
16GB or 24GB
storage
256GB SSD: Optional: 512GB, 1TB or 2TB
512GB solid state drive: optional: 1TB or 2TB
Keyboard and trackpad
Backlit Magic Keyboard, equipped with:
78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 full-size function keys and 4 direction keys (arranged in an inverted T shape)
Touch ID
ambient light sensor
Force Touchpad provides precise cursor control and pressure sensitivity; supports force click, acceleration control, pressure-sensitive drawing and multi-touch gestures
Wireless connections
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.3
Camera
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Advanced image signal processor with computational video technology
Audio
Six-speaker system with vibration-cancelling woofer
Wide stereo sound
Supports spatial audio functionality when playing Dolby Atmos music or videos using the built-in speakers
Pair with AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro or AirPods Max for spatial audio with dynamic head tracking
Three-microphone array with directional beamforming
3.5mm headphone jack with advanced high-impedance headphone support
Monitor support
Also supports built-in display at native resolution (capable of displaying 1 billion colors) and:
An external monitor with a resolution of up to 6K (60Hz)
Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
Native DisplayPort output via USB-C
Supports VGA, HDMI, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 output using converters (converters purchased separately)
video playback
Supported formats include HEVC, H.264 and ProRes
Supports Dolby Vision, HDR10 and HLG, and can display HDR image quality
Audio Player
Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple fidelity compression, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital+, Dolby Atmos
Dimensions and weight
Height: 1.15 cm (0.45 inches)
Width: 34.04 cm (13.40 inches)
Depth: 23.76 cm (9.35 inches)
Weight: 1.51 kg (3.3 lbs)