MacBook Air 13 (M4) is the mainstream Apple laptop to pick when portability, quiet operation, and everyday speed matter more than sustained pro workloads. The M4 model brings a strong CPU jump, 16GB starting memory, better external display support, and the familiar light Air chassis at a lower launch price. Choose a MacBook Pro instead if you need a brighter ProMotion display, more ports, or long heavy rendering sessions.
MacBook Air 13 (M4)
Recorded specifications: CPU: Apple M4 · GPU: Apple M4 integrated GPU · RAM: 16 GB · Storage: 256 GB · Full configuration pairing is not separately specified.
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LAUNCH
- Released
- 2025-03-12
GAMING PERFORMANCE
- Gaming Performance Index (GPI)
GRAPHICS BENCHMARKS
- 3DMark Time Spy
- -
CPU BENCHMARKS
- Geekbench 6 Single
- Geekbench 6 Multi
OTHER BENCHMARKS
- PCMark
- -
SCREEN SIZE
- SCREEN SIZE
- 13.6" (290 × 188 mm)
- Size
- 13.6"
PLATFORM & HARDWARE
- OS
- macOS
- CPU
- Apple M4
- GPU
- Apple M4 integrated GPU
- GPU FP32 TFLOPS
- -
MEMORY & STORAGE
- Dedicated VRAM
- -
- Memory
- 16 GBRecorded configuration
- Storage
- 256 GBRecorded configuration
- Memory options
- 16 GB / 24 GB / 32 GBFamily options; availability depends on CPU, GPU, screen and region. This list does not establish a supported combination.
- Storage options
- 256 GB / 512 GB / 1,000 GB / 2,000 GBFamily options; availability depends on CPU, GPU, screen and region. This list does not establish a supported combination.
SCREEN QUALITY
- Panel
- Liquid Retina IPS
- Resolution
- 2560 x 1664
- Refresh Rate
- -
- Brightness
- Peak: 500 nits
- Dual-mode Display
- -
POWER & BATTERY
- Battery capacity
- 53.8 Wh
- Video playback
- Up to 18 hManufacturer claim · ; not measured typical runtime
Test conditions & details
Video playback or streaming test
Preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air; M4 10-core CPU / 8-core GPU, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD
Same hardware configuration
Manufacturer up to 18 hours; Apple January 2025; 1080p video streaming in Safari; Wi-Fi connected; Wi-Fi version not stated; display 8 brightness steps above minimum (nits not published); keyboard backlight off. Results vary with use and configuration.
configuration note: Battery-test hardware matches the represented hardware. This is a manufacturer upper-bound claim, not measured typical runtime.
- Web browsing
- Up to 15 hManufacturer claim · ; not measured typical runtime
Test conditions & details
Wireless web test
Preproduction 13-inch MacBook Air; M4 10-core CPU / 8-core GPU, 16GB unified memory, 256GB SSD
Same hardware configuration
Manufacturer up to 15 hours; Apple January 2025; wireless browsing of 25 popular websites; Wi-Fi connected; Wi-Fi version not stated; display 8 brightness steps above minimum (nits not published); keyboard backlight off. Results vary with use and configuration.
configuration note: Battery-test hardware matches the represented hardware. This is a manufacturer upper-bound claim, not measured typical runtime.
BODY & DIMENSIONS
- CHASSIS SIDE · LENGTH × THICKNESS
- 304.1 × 11.3 mm
- CHASSIS TOP · LENGTH × WIDTH
- 304.1 × 215 mm
- Dimensions
- 304.1 × 215 × 11.3 mm
- Weight
- 1.24 kg
CONNECTIVITY & EXPANSION
- Ports
- 1 × · MagSafe 3 · power · MagSafe 3 · MagSafe 3 · charging 1 × · 3.5mm · audio · analog_audio_output · 3.5mm headphone jack · audio_output 2 × · USB-C · thunderbolt · Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 · 2x Thunderbolt 4 / USB4 · charging · display_output
- Wireless
- Wi-Fi 6E / BT 5.3
OTHER SPECIFICATIONS
- Brand
- Apple
- Model
- MacBook Air 13-inch (M4, 2025)
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