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 Apple MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
Performance
59
Gaming
17
Display
54
Battery Life
81
Connectivity
73
Portability
94
BestCheck Score
63

Tests and Specifications

Detailed tests and technical specifications of the Apple MacBook Air (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
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
Max. brightness
500 nits

Battery

Capicity
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

CPU

 
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)
2457
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
9446
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
1447
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
7994

Graphics Card

 
TGP 15 W
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU base clock 500 MHz
GPU boost clock 1398 MHz
FLOPS 2.86 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
2.86 TFLOPS

RAM

 
Channels 2x4 GB
Clock 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5
Upgradable No

Storage

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

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
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