MacBook Air 13-inch (M1, 2020)
DiscontinuedApple M1
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Apple M1
Display
13.3″
Memory
8–16 GB
Storage
256–2048
Overview
- Type
- Notebook
- Announced
- 10 Nov 2020
- Released
- 17 Nov 2020
- Colours
- Gold, Silver, Space Gray
Chip & performance
- Chip
- Apple M1
- CPU cores
- 8
- GPU cores
- 7–8
- Neural Engine
- 16 cores
Memory & storage
- Unified memory
- 8–16 GB
- Memory bandwidth
- —
- Storage
- 256GB – 2TB
Display
- Type
- Retina, LED-backlit IPS
- Size
- 13.3″
- Resolution
- 2560x1600
- Pixel density
- 227 ppi
- Peak brightness
- 400 nits
- ProMotion
- No
- Nano-texture option
- No
Battery & power
- Video playback
- Up to 18 hrs
- Capacity
- 49.9 Wh
- Power adapter
- 30W USB-C Power Adapter
Ports & connectivity
- Thunderbolt
- Thunderbolt / USB 4
- Thunderbolt ports
- 2
- HDMI
- No
- USB-A ports
- 0
- SDXC card slot
- No
- Ethernet
- —
- MagSafe
- No
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- Max external displays
- 1
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
- Camera
- 720p FaceTime HD camera
Physical
- Dimensions
- —
- Weight
- 1290 g
- Touch ID
- Yes
- Touch Bar
- No
Software
- macOS
- Shipped with macOS Big Sur 11 · Supported on the current OS
Field-level sources
Individual specifications can carry their own evidence and verification — not one blanket source. Some values are Apple-published, others come from regulatory filings or teardowns, and some are explicitly not disclosed.
chip.nameApple M1Apple-confirmed
chip.cpuCores8Apple-confirmed
chip.gpuCoresBase7Apple-confirmed
chip.gpuCoresMax8Apple-confirmed
chip.neuralEngineCores16Apple-confirmed
memory.baseGb8 GBApple-confirmed
memory.maxGb16 GBApple-confirmed
macStorage.baseGb256 GBApple-confirmed
macStorage.maxGb2048 GBApple-confirmed
display.technologyRetina, LED-backlit IPSApple-confirmed
display.sizeInches13.3 inApple-confirmed
display.resolution2560x1600Apple-confirmed
display.pixelsPerInch227 ppiApple-confirmed
display.maxBrightnessNits400 nitsApple-confirmed
display.proMotionfalseApple-confirmed
display.nanoTextureOptionfalseApple-confirmed
battery.videoHours18 hrsApple-confirmed
battery.capacityWh49.9 WhApple-confirmed
powerAdapter30W USB-C Power AdapterApple-confirmed
ports.thunderboltThunderbolt / USB 4Apple-confirmed
ports.thunderboltCount2Apple-confirmed
ports.usbA0Apple-confirmed
ports.hdmifalseApple-confirmed
ports.sdxcfalseApple-confirmed
ports.magsafefalseApple-confirmed
ports.headphonetrueApple-confirmed
externalDisplaysMax1Apple-confirmed
camera720p FaceTime HD cameraApple-confirmed
wifiWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Apple-confirmed
bluetoothBluetooth 5.0Apple-confirmed
touchIdtrueApple-confirmed
touchBarfalseApple-confirmed
weightGrams1290 gApple-confirmed
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