1Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, and 8-core GPU, and preproduction 15-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, and 10-core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Wireless web battery life tested by browsing 25 popular websites while connected to Wi-Fi. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content in Safari while connected to Wi-Fi. All systems tested with display brightness set to 8 clicks from bottom and keyboard backlight off. Battery life varies by use and configuration.
2Wi‑Fi 7 available in countries and regions where supported.
3Data plan required. 5G is available in select markets and through select carriers. Speeds vary based on site conditions and carrier. For details on 5G support, contact your carrier.
4Up to 3.8x Faster than PC Laptop with Intel Core Ultra X7: Testing conducted by Apple in February 2026 using preproduction 15-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 512GB SSD, as well as production Intel Core Ultra X7 300H Series-based PC systems with Intel Arc Graphics, 32GB of RAM, 1TB SSD, and the latest version of Windows 11 available at the time of testing. Time to first token measured with an 8K-token prompt using a 14-billion parameter model with 4-bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.2 (Build 2). Tested with equivalent display brightness settings for all units. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air. Up to 9.5x Faster than MacBook Air with M1: Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 4TB SSD, and production MacBook Air systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory, and 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with an 8Ktoken prompt using a 14-billion parameter model with 4-bit quantization, and LM Studio 0.4.1 (Build 1). Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Air. Up to 6 More Hours Battery Life than the Intel-Based MacBook Air (Up to 18 Hours Total): Compared with 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3-based MacBook Air. Testing conducted by Apple in February 2020 using preproduction 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3-based MacBook Air systems with 8GB of RAM and 256GB SSD. The iTunes movie playback test measures battery life by playing back HD 1080p content. Testing conducted by Apple in January 2026 using preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, and 8-core GPU, and preproduction 15-inch MacBook Air systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, and 10-core GPU, all configured with 16GB of unified memory and 512GB SSD. Video streaming battery life tested with 1080p content. Equivalent display brightness settings used for all units. Battery life varies by use and configuration.
5Up to 6x Faster AI Performance than the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1 or M2: Testing conducted by Apple in September 2025 using preproduction 14-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M5, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 32GB of unified memory, and 4TB SSD, as well as production 14-inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M4, 10-core CPU, 10-core GPU, and 32GB of unified memory, and production 13- inch MacBook Pro systems with Apple M1, 8-core CPU, 8-core GPU, and 16GB of unified memory, all configured with 2TB SSD. Time to first token measured with a 16Ktoken prompt using an 8-billion parameter model with 4-bit weights and FP16 activations, mlx-lm, and prerelease MLX framework. Performance tests are conducted using specific computer systems and reflect the approximate performance of MacBook Pro.
6Apple Intelligence is available in beta. Some features may not be available in all regions or languages. For feature and language availability and system requirements, see support.apple.com/121115.
7Apps are available on the App Store. Title availability is subject to change. Third-party software sold separately.