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MacBook Air 13-inch (M1, 2020)

Discontinued

Apple M1

Price unavailable for United Kingdom

Chip

Apple M1

Display

13.3″

Memory

8–16 GB

Storage

256–2048

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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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