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Apple MacBook Air 13″ (M5)
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Apple · MacBook Air

MacBook Air 13″ (M5)

Released March 2026

The 13-inch MacBook Air with M5 is Apple's thin, fanless everyday laptop, suited to students and home or office users who value portability and long battery life over a high-refresh display or extra ports.

Model history · 18 models, 2008–2026
  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)Compare
  18. 2026MacBook Air 13″ (M5)
Size
13.6″
Display
IPS LCD, 60 Hz
Processor
Apple M5
Memory
16 GB – 32 GB
Weight
1.23 kg
Battery
18 h

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree the Air remains one of the best ultraportables, praising its build, fast and silent fanless M5 performance, all-day battery life and the faster, larger base SSD. The common criticisms are an unchanged design and a 60 Hz screen without HDR or OLED options; RTINGS also finds two USB-C ports limiting, and PCMag measured slightly shorter battery life than the M4 model.

From rtings.com, pcmag.com and macworld.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 M5
CPU cores
10
Graphics
8-core GPU or 10-core GPU
Memory
16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB
Storage
512 GB to 4 TB
CPU
10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
GPU
Neural Accelerators; 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
153 GB/s
Storage type
SSD, configurable up to 4 TB
Cooling
Fanless

Battery and size

Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 18 hours
Battery capacity
53.8 Wh
Weight
1.23 kg
Thickness
11.3 mm
Width × depth
304.1 × 215 mm
Battery life detail
Up to 15 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery
Charger
Sold separately in the UK (30 W, 35 W dual-port or 70 W Apple USB-C adapters offered); needs at least 30 W over USB PD
Fast charging
With a 70 W or higher USB PD power source
Materials
100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 55% recycled content overall
Colours
Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight, Midnight

Connections

Ports
2 × Thunderbolt 4, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
6
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 6K 60 Hz or 4K 144 Hz, or one at up to 8K 60 Hz, 5K 120 Hz or 4K 240 Hz, alongside the built-in display
Keyboard
Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (ANSI) 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, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m); power adapter sold separately

Configurations

ProcessorMemoryStorage
Apple M5, 8-core GPU16 GB512 GB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU16 GB512 GB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU24 GB512 GB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU32 GB512 GB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU16 GB1 TB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU24 GB1 TB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU32 GB1 TB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU16 GB2 TB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU24 GB2 TB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU32 GB2 TB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU16 GB4 TB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU24 GB4 TB
Apple M5, 10-core GPU32 GB4 TB

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Fanless design, 11.3 mm thick and 1.23 kg
  • Apple claims up to 18 hours of video streaming
  • 512GB SSD as standard, plus Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6

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 gets the 8-core GPU version of M5

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″ (M4)
13.6″IPS LCD, 60 HzApple M416 GB – 32 GB1.24 kg18 hMar 2025

Previous model: MacBook Air 13″ (M4).

Sources

  1. apple.com/uk/macbook-air/specs
  2. support.apple.com/en-gb/126320
  3. apple.com/uk/newsroom/2026/03/apple-introduces-the-new-macbook-air-with-m5
  4. apple.com/uk/shop/buy-mac/macbook-air/13-inch
  5. notebookcheck.net/Insane-performance-and-efficiency-without-fans-Apple-MacBook-…
  6. engadget.com/computing/laptops/macbook-air-m5-review-same-but-faster-120000685.…
  7. support.apple.com/en-gb/docs/mac/301288
  8. support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/macbook-air/welcome/mac
  9. support.apple.com/en-gb/125721
  10. cdsassets.apple.com/live/6GJYWVAV/information/locale/en-gb/macbook-air-13inch-m…
  11. support.apple.com/en-gb/guide/macbook-air/apd7e765329d/2026/mac/27
  12. support.apple.com/en-gb/102869

Photo: store.storeimages.cdn-apple.com

  • 13-inch MacBook Air laptops, side exteriors, open, silver colour, thin profile, right-side port: headphone jack, left-side ports: MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4, rounded raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, front exterior, closed, silver colour, centred notch, rounded raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, open, silver colour, display, rounded corners, raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, top exterior, rounded corners, centred Apple logo, available colours: sky blue, silver, starlight, midnight: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air laptops, interior, lids open, sky blue and starlight colours, backlit keyboard, black keys, Touch ID button in top-right corner, trackpad centred below keyboard: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air (M5), closed silver and midnight enclosures with left and right ports: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, open, sky blue colour, display, rounded corners, raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air laptops, side exteriors, open, sky blue colour, thin profile, right side port: headphone jack, left-side ports: MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4, rounded raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, front exterior, closed, sky blue colour, centred notch, rounded raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, top exterior, sky blue colour, rounded corners, centred lighter sky blue glossy Apple logo: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, open, midnight colour, display, rounded corners, raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air laptops, side exteriors, open, midnight colour, thin profile, right-side port: headphone jack, left-side ports: MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, front exterior, closed, midnight colour, centred notch, rounded raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, top exterior, midnight colour, rounded corners, centred black glossy Apple logo: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, open, starlight colour, display, rounded corners, raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air laptops, side exteriors, open, starlight colour, thin profile, right-side port: headphone jack, left-side ports: MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4, rounded raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, front exterior, closed, starlight colour, centred notch, rounded raised feet: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, top exterior, starlight colour, rounded corners, centred lighter starlight glossy Apple logo: Apple
  • MacBook Air (M5), 13-inch Sky Blue and 15-inch Starlight models shown together: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air in starlight beside 15-inch MacBook Air in sky blue, supplied press photograph: Apple Newsroom — Apple-MacBook-Air-13-inch-and-15-inch-260303.jpg
  • Starlight 13-inch MacBook Air with M5 displaying Adobe Photoshop: Apple (official press photograph)
  • Starlight 13-inch MacBook Air with M5 showing Safari, Notes and project planning windows: Apple (official product image)
  • Sky Blue 13-inch MacBook Air with M5 displaying Adobe InDesign: Apple (official product image)
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, open, silver colour, display, rounded corners, raised feet, left-side exterior, ports: MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4, right-side exterior, port: headphone jack, top exterior, rounded corners, centred silver glossy Apple logo; official multiple-view hardware photograph: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, open, sky blue colour, display, rounded corners, raised feet, left-side exterior, ports: MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4, right-side exterior, port: headphone jack, top exterior, rounded corners, centred lighter sky blue glossy Apple logo; official multiple-view hardware photograph: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, open, midnight colour, display, rounded corners, raised feet, left-side exterior, ports: MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4, right-side exterior, port: headphone jack, top exterior, rounded corners, centred black glossy Apple logo; official multiple-view hardware photograph: Apple
  • 13-inch MacBook Air, open, starlight colour, display, rounded corners, raised feet, left-side exterior, ports: MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4, right-side exterior, port: headphone jack, top exterior, rounded corners, centred lighter starlight glossy Apple logo; official multiple-view hardware photograph: Apple
  • MacBook Air M5 family: 13-inch and 15-inch laptops showing Numbers and design work, shared size lineup: Apple (official product or store photograph)

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