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MacBook Air (M1, 2020)

The MacBook Air (M1, 2020) was introduced at Apple's 'One More Thing' event on 10 November 2020, and is one of the first Macs to feature Apple Silicon as part of the transition from x86_64-based Intel processors.

It was made available for preorder on the 10 November 2020, and for purchase on 17 November 2020.

The firmware identifier is MacBookAir10,1.

Application Processor

This model of the MacBook Air uses the M1 SoC.

Operating System

• First Release: 11.0 (20A2411)
• Latest Release: 13.0.1 (22A400)
• Latest Beta Release: 13.1 beta 2 (22C5044e)

Specifications

Color options

• Gold, Silver and Space Gray

Processor, Memory and Storage options

• Processor: M1 with 7- or 8-core GPU
• Memory: 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4X-4266
• Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB

Size and Weight

• Size: 0.16-0.63 inches (0.41-1.61 cm) (height) x 11.97 inches (30.41 cm) (width) x 8.36 inches (21.24 cm) (depth)
• Weight: 2.8 pounds (1.29 kg)

Display

• Retina display
• 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1440 by 900
  • 1024 by 640
• 400 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

Camera

• 720p FaceTime HD camera

Input

• Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
  • 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
  • Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

Audio

• Stereo speakers
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for Dolby Atmos playback
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• 3.5mm headphone jack

Display Support

• Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
  • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
• Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C

Charging and Expansion

• Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)
• 3.5mm headphone jack

Wireless

• Wi-Fi
  • 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
    IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible
• Bluetooth
  • Bluetooth 5.0 wireless technology

Battery and Power

• Built-in 49.9-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery
  • Current: 4,379 mA⋅h
  • Power: 49.9 W⋅h
  • Voltage: 11.4 V
• 30W USB-C Power Adapter

External Links

MacBook Air on Apple's website
MacBook Air (M1, 2020) on Wikipedia