Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)

Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)
  • Launched: June 2022
  • Screen-to-body ratio: ~82%
  • Dimensions: 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm (11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches)
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Review

Evaluation of the main characteristics with the configuration selected for the MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022).
Performance
55
Gaming
20
Display
53
Battery Life
85
Connectivity
70
Portability
94
NanoReview Score
64
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Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Air 13 (M2, 2022)

Case

Weight 1.24 kg (2.73 lbs)
Dimensions 304.1 x 215 x 11.3 mm
11.97 x 8.46 x 0.44 inches
Area 654 cm2 (101.3 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~82%
Side bezels 5.6 mm
Colors Silver, Gold, Gray, Blue
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 130°
Cooling solution
Cooling system Passive
Liquid metal No

Display

Size 13.6 inches
Type IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No
PPI 225 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1664 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 1384:1
sRGB color space 99.9%
Adobe RGB profile 87.6%
DCI-P3 color gamut 98.4%
Response time 29 ms
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capacity
Full charging time 2:30 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W
Charging port position Left
Charge power 30 / 35 / 67 W
Cable length 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 174 / 189 / 250 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.5 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E)
Threads 8
Integrated GPU Apple M2 GPU
Fabrication process 5 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2425
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9590
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
117
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
547

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 500 MHz
GPU boost clock 1398 MHz
FLOPS 2.9 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory bus 128 bit
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32
GPU performance 2.9 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 264
Solar Bay 6237

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5
Upgradable No

Storage

Storage size
Bus Custom
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 1x256 GB
Upgradable No
NVMe Yes

Sound

Speakers 2.2 (2 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~82.7 dB
Microphones 3

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6
Bluetooth v5.3
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 3
HDMI No
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader No
Proprietary charging port Yes

Input

Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlight Yes
Key travel 1 mm
Touchpad
Surface Glass
Windows Precision No

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Mac February 28, 2026 at 05:05 PM
Mac book air m2 8/256 60hz
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Galifer01 September 8, 2022 at 09:02 PM
it's actually thunderbolt 3
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Sergey September 9, 2022 at 05:58 PM
Yes, Thunderbolt 3 and USB 4
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