Apple 15" MacBook Air M2, 8-Core CPU, 10-Core GPU, 512GB - Starlight

Design
Product type The sub-category of the product.	Notebook
Product colour The colour e.g. red, blue, green, black, white.	Beige
Form factor The shape or design of the product.	Clamshell
Housing material What the casing of the product is made of.	Aluminium, Glass
Introduction year	2023

Display
Display diagonal Size of the display for this product, measured diagonally, usually in inches.	38.9 cm (15.3")
Display resolution The number of distinct pixels in each dimension that can be displayed. It is usually quoted as width × height, with the units in pixels: for example, "1024 × 768" means the width is 1024 pixels and the height is 768 pixels. The higher the number of pixels, the sharper the image.	2880 x 1864 pixels
Touchscreen A screen of a laptop, smartphone, etc., that responds to touch so you can control the interface using your fingers.
Panel type	IPS
LED backlight A backlight is a form of illumination used in liquid crystal displays (LCDs). One type of backlight is made by LEDs, which can be either white or RGB (red green blue). White LEDs are used most often in notebooks and desktop screens, and in virtually all mobile LCD screens. RGB LEDs for backlighting are found in high-end color proofing displays such as HP DreamColor LP2480zx monitor or selected HP EliteBook notebooks, as well as newer consumer grade displays such as Dell's Studio series laptops which have an optional RGB LED display.
Display brightness Brightness is the amount of radiating light emitted from the screen. The brightness rating is measured in candellas per square meter, commonly known as 'nits'.	500 cd/m²
Pixel density	224 ppi
RGB colour space	DCI-P3
True Tone technology
High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported
High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology	Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG)

Processor
Processor manufacturer The manufacturer that produced the processor.	Apple
Processor generation	Apple M 2nd Gen
Processor model The model number for the processor in a computer.	M2
Processor family A family of processors is a group of processors produced by one company over a short period of time e.g. Intel Pentium processors.	Apple M
Processor cores The number of central processing units ('cores') in a processor. Some processors have 1 core, others have 2 (e.g. Intel Core Duo) or more (e.g. the Intel Xeon E7-2850 has 10 cores).	8
Coprocessor model	Neural Engine
Coprocessor cores	16
Performance cores	4
Efficient cores	4

Memory
Internal memory A computer's memory which is directly accessible to the CPU.	8 GB
Memory form factor Design of the memory e.g. 240-pin DIMM, SO-DIMM.	On-board

Storage
Total storage capacity The total amount of data that can be stored on the device.	512 GB
Storage media Used for the storage of data e.g. HDD (hard disk drive), SSD (solid-state drive).	SSD
Total SSDs capacity	512 GB
Number of SSDs installed	1
SSD capacity The Solid State Drive's data storage capacity.	512 GB
Optical drive type An optical drive uses laser to read optical discs such as CDs, DVDs and Blu-Ray. Some types of optical drive are: CD ROM drive, CR-RW (CD writer) drive, DVD-ROM.

Graphics
Discrete graphics card model A graphics adapter (often known as a video card) generates images for a display. A discrete graphics adapter plugs into the motherboard, and usually produces much better graphics than an integrated graphics adapter. There are various models of discrete graphics adapters.	Not available
On-board graphics card Graphics hardware which is built into the motherboard or CPU, as opposed to a separate graphics adapter (video card). On-board graphics uses CPU and RAM for graphics processing.
On-board GPU manufacturer	Apple
Discrete graphics card
On-board graphics card family	Apple
On-board graphics card model "Graphic adapter" is the hardware that produces images on a display. "On-board" means that the graphics adapter is intergrated inside the motherboard.	Apple GPU
On-board graphics card cores	10
On-board graphics card 6K support
Memory bandwidth (max)	100 GB/s

Audio
Audio system System used to play music or speech.	Dolby Atmos
Number of built-in speakers	6
Built-in microphone Microphone that is found inside the product.
Number of microphones	3
Audio formats supported The audio formats which this device or software can read/use e.g. MP3, MP4.	AAC, ALAC, FLAC, MP3
Audio decoders Device or software capable of decoding a digital stream of audio e.g. internet radio.	Dolby Atmos, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus

Camera
Front camera Camera at the front of the product.
Front camera HD type	Full HD

Network
Top Wi-Fi standard Connection of this device is done via Wi-Fi in a high standard.	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Mobile network connection
Bluetooth Bluetooth is a low-power radio technology developed to replace the cables and wires currently used to link or connect electronic devices such as personal computers, printers, and a wide variety of handheld devices including mobile phones. Because it uses radio-wave connectivity, a Bluetooth-enabled device has a constant, established connection to whatever browser it uses. This saves the user the trouble of logging on to check for emails or news updates, for example.
Bluetooth version The type of bluetooth technology in the product e.g. Bluetooth Smart (v4.0).	5.3

Ports & interfaces
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity	2
Headphone outputs Number of sockets /ports where headphones are connected.	1
Charging port type	MagSafe 3

Performance
Ambient light sensor
Voice control

Keyboard
Pointing device	Trackpad
Physical layout	ISO
Numeric keypad Small, palm-sized, seventeen key section of a computer keyboard, usually on the very far right. The numeric keypad features digits 0 to 9, addition (+), subtraction (-), multiplication (*) and division (/) symbols, a decimal point (.) and Num Lock and Enter keys. Laptop keyboards often do not have a numpad, but may provide numpad input by holding a modifier key (typically labelled "Fn") and operating keys on the standard keyboard.
Keyboard backlit

Software
Pre-installed software List of pre-installed software for the product; including manufacturer; coined name and modules where applicable; or generic descriptor	App Store, Books, Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, Find My,Freeform, GarageBand, Home, iMovie, Keynote, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, News, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Photo Booth, Photos, Podcasts, Preview, QuickTime Player, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, Siri, Stocks, Time Machine, TV, Voice Memos
Operating system installed Type of operating system on a device e.g. IOS on Apple devices, Android for mobile devices.	macOS Ventura

Brand-specific features
Accessibility features	Increase Contrast, Reduce Motion, Siri and Dictation, Switch Control, VoiceOver, Zoom

Battery
Battery technology The type of battery in the device, e.g. nickel–cadmium (NiCd).	Lithium Polymer (LiPo)
Battery capacity	66.5 Wh
Continuous video playback time	18 h
Browsing time (Wi-Fi)	15 h
Fast charging

Power
AC adapter power	35 W
AC adapter frequency	50 - 60 Hz
AC adapter input voltage	100 - 240 V

Security
Fingerprint reader A scanner used to identify a person's fingerprint for security purposes. After a sample is taken, access to a computer or other system is granted if the fingerprint matches the stored sample. A PIN may also be used with the fingerprint sample.

Operational conditions
Operating temperature (T-T) The minimum and maximum temperatures at which the product can be safely operated.	10 - 35 °C
Storage temperature (T-T) The minimum and maximum temperatures at which the product can be safely stored.	-25 - 45 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	0 - 90%
Operating altitude	0 - 3000 m
Non-operating altitude	0 - 4500 m
Maximum shipping altitude	10500 m

Sustainability
Sustainability compliance
Sustainability certificates	ENERGY STAR
Doesn't contain	Arsenic, Beryllium, Mercury, PVC/BFR

Weight & dimensions
Width The measurement or extent of something from side to side.	340.4 mm
Depth The distance from the front to the back of something.	237.6 mm
Height The measurement of the product from head to foot or from base to top.	11.5 mm
Weight Weight of the product without packaging (net weight). If possible, the net weight is given including standard accessories and supplies. Please note that sometimes the manufacturer leaves out the weight of accessories and/or supplies.	1.51 kg

Packaging content
Cables included	USB Type-C to MagSafe 3

Other features
Video compression formats	H.264, HEVC