Apple MacBook Air (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 (M2, 2022).
Tests and Specifications
Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
| 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 |
| Size |
13.6 inches |
| Type |
IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate |
60 Hz |
| PPI |
225 ppi |
| Aspect ratio |
16:10 |
| Resolution |
2560 x 1664 pixels |
| HDR support |
Yes, HDR10 |
| 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 |
| Full charging time |
2:30 hr |
| Battery type |
Li-Po |
| Replaceable |
No |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| USB Power Delivery |
Yes |
| Charging port position |
Left |
| Charge power |
30 / 35 / 67 W |
| Cable length |
2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter |
174 / 189 / 250 grams |
| Base frequency |
3.5 GHz |
| Cores |
8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads |
8 |
| Integrated GPU |
Apple M2 GPU |
| Fabrication process |
5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
1801
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
8197
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1447
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
7994
| TGP |
15 W |
| Type |
Integrated |
| Fabrication process |
5 nm |
| GPU base clock |
500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock |
1456 MHz |
| FLOPS |
3 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 |
| Channels |
GB |
| Clock |
6400 MHz |
| Type |
LPDDR5 |
| Upgradable |
No |
| Bus |
Custom |
| Storage type |
SSD (M2) |
| Channels |
1x256 GB |
| Upgradable |
No |
| Speakers |
2.2 |
| Dolby Atmos |
Yes |
| Loudness |
82.7 dB |
| Microphones |
3 |
| Wi-Fi standard |
v6 |
| Bluetooth |
v5 |
| 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 |
Keyboard
| Keyboard type |
Island |
| Numpad |
No |
| Backlight |
Yes |
| Key travel |
1 mm |
Touchpad
| Surface |
Glass |
| Windows Precision |
No |
Comparison with competitors
