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Apple MacBook Air 13″ (M4)
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Apple · MacBook Air

MacBook Air 13″ (M4)

Released March 2025

The 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 is Apple's thin, fanless everyday laptop from 2025, with 16GB of memory as standard and support for two external displays, suited to students and home or office users who value portability and long battery life.

Model history · 17 models, 2008–2025
  1. 2008MacBook Air (Original)Compare
  2. 2008MacBook Air (Late 2008)Compare
  3. 2009MacBook Air (Mid 2009)Compare
  4. 2010MacBook Air (13-inch, Late 2010)Compare
  5. 2011MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2011)Compare
  6. 2012MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2012)Compare
  7. 2013MacBook Air (13-inch, Mid 2013)Compare
  8. 2014MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)Compare
  9. 2015MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)Compare
  10. 2017MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)Compare
  11. 2018MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)Compare
  12. 2019MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)Compare
  13. 2020MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)Compare
  14. 2020MacBook Air 13″ (M1)Compare
  15. 2022MacBook Air 13″ (M2)Compare
  16. 2024MacBook Air 13″ (M3)Compare
  17. 2025MacBook Air 13″ (M4)
Size
13.6″
Display
IPS LCD, 60 Hz
Processor
Apple M4
Memory
16 GB – 32 GB
Weight
1.24 kg
Battery
18 h

What reviewers say

Reviewers praise the fast, silent fanless M4, the excellent build and design, long battery life and a lower starting price, calling it one of the best everyday laptops. Notebookcheck and PCMag found the 60 Hz screen starting to look dated, PCMag measured slightly shorter battery life than the M3 model, and Notebookcheck criticises the 256 GB base storage and costly upgrades.

From notebookcheck.net, pcmag.com and techradar.com

Specifications

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Display

Screen size
13.6″
Resolution
2560 × 1664
Panel
IPS LCD
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Brightness
500 nits
Touchscreen
No
Display type
Liquid Retina display; LED-backlit with IPS technology
Pixel density
224 ppi
Colour range
Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Display features
True Tone

Performance

Processor
Apple M4
CPU cores
10
Graphics
8-core GPU or 10-core GPU
AI engine (NPU)
38 TOPS
Memory
16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB
Storage
256 GB to 2 TB
CPU
10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
GPU
8-core or 10-core GPU; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode
AI engine
16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Unified memory
Memory bandwidth
120 GB/s
Storage type
SSD, configurable up to 2 TB
Cooling
Fanless

Battery and size

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 18 hours
Battery capacity
53.8 Wh
Weight
1.24 kg
Thickness
11.3 mm
Width × depth
304.1 × 215 mm
Battery life detail
Up to 15 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery
Charger
30 W USB-C adapter with the 8-core GPU model; 35 W Dual USB-C Port adapter with the 10-core GPU model
Fast charging
With the 70 W USB-C Power Adapter
Materials
100% recycled aluminium enclosure; more than 55% recycled content overall
Colours
Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight

Connections

Ports
2 × Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
5.3
Webcam
12MP Center Stage
Operating system
macOS
Port detail
2 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s); MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displays
Up to two at up to 6K 60 Hz, alongside the built-in display
Keyboard
Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys
Trackpad
Force Touch trackpad
Speakers
Four-speaker sound system; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Three-mic array with directional beamforming; Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes
Biometrics
Touch ID
In the box
13-inch MacBook Air, 30 W or 35 W Dual USB-C Port power adapter (by model), USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorage
Apple M4, 8-core GPU16 GB256 GB
Apple M416 GB512 GB
Apple M424 GB1 TB
Apple M432 GB2 TB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Fanless design, 11.3 mm thick and 1.24 kg
  • Apple claims up to 18 hours of video streaming
  • 12MP Center Stage camera and support for two external displays with the lid open

Cons

  • 60Hz, 500-nit display with no ProMotion or HDR brightness rating
  • Only two Thunderbolt 4 ports, with no HDMI or SD card slot
  • The entry model has 256GB of storage and the 8-core GPU version of M4

Closest rivals

Model
SizeDisplayProcessorMemoryWeightBatteryReleased
AppleMacBook Air 13″ (M2)
13.6″IPS LCD, 60 HzApple M28 GB – 24 GB1.24 kg18 hJul 2022
AppleMacBook Air 13″ (M3)
13.6″IPS LCD, 60 HzApple M38 GB – 24 GB1.24 kg18 hMar 2024
AppleMacBook Air 13″ (M5)
13.6″IPS LCD, 60 HzApple M516 GB – 32 GB1.23 kg18 hMar 2026

Previous model: MacBook Air 13″ (M3). Newer model: MacBook Air 13″ (M5).

Sources

  1. support.apple.com/en-gb/122209
  2. apple.com/uk/newsroom/2025/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-the-m4-…

Photo: store.storeimages.cdn-apple.com

  • 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 in sky blue: open top view showing the keyboard and trackpad: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 in sky blue: left and right side views with the lid open: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 in sky blue: close-up of the ports on both sides: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 in sky blue: front edge with the lid closed: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air with M4 in sky blue: top of the closed lid: Apple

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