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- Launched: November 2020
- Screen-to-body ratio:: ~79.4%
- Dimensions:: 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm (11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches)
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Expert Verdict
A high-end Apple MacBook Air 13 (M1, 2020) laptop with long battery life. Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads.
Review
Performance
51
Gaming
19
Display
51
Battery Life
85
Connectivity
67
Portability
92
QuickComparisons Score
61
Pros
- Great battery life
- Highly portable
- Thunderbolt connectivity
Cons
- Older generation device
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Full Specifications
Case
| Weight | 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 646 cm 2 (100.1 inches 2 ) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.4% |
| Side bezels | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Material | Aluminum |
| Transformer | No |
| Opening angle | 130° |
Cooling Solution
| Cooling system | Passive |
|---|---|
| Vapor chamber | No |
| Liquid metal | No |
| Number of fans | — |
| Noise level (max. load) | — |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches |
|---|---|
| Type | IPS LCD |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No |
| PPI | 227 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 |
| Sync technology | No |
| Touchscreen | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Display tests | — |
| Contrast | 1069:1 |
| sRGB color space | 99.80% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 85.90% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.60% |
| Response time | 35 ms |
| Max. brightness | 400 nits |
Battery
| Capacity | 49.9 Wh |
|---|---|
| Full charging time | 2:23 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 W |
| Cable length | 2 meters |
| Weight of AC adapter | 172 grams |
CPU
| CPU name | Apple M1 |
|---|---|
| Base frequency | 3.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 (4P + 4E) |
| Threads | 8 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
2284
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
8085
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206
106
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)
504
Graphics Card
| GPU name | Apple M1 GPU (8-core) |
|---|---|
| Type | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| GPU boost clock | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| GPU performance | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| Blender GPU | 241 |
| Solar Bay | 6005 |
RAM
| RAM size | 8GB |
|---|---|
| Channels | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No |
Storage
| Storage size | 256GB |
|---|---|
| Bus | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 2x128 GB |
| Upgradable | No |
| NVMe | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2 |
|---|---|
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Loudness | ~79.6 dB |
| Microphones | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi | v6 |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes |
| Infrared sensor | No |
| Optical drive | No |
| Webcam | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 |
Ports
| USB-A | No |
|---|---|
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 3.1 |
| 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 | No |
Input
| Keyboard | |
| Keyboard type | Island |
|---|---|
| Numpad | No |
| Backlit | Yes |
| Key Travel | 1 mm |
| Touchpad | |
| Size | 12.1 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass |
| Windows Precision | No |
