The A2681 corresponds to the Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, M2, 2022) model, representing the generation introduced in 2022. It features the Apple M2 chip equipped with an 8-core CPU and an 8-core GPU, paired with a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display. This model originally came with 8GB of unified memory.

Finish

• Space Gray
  

Chip

Apple M2 chip

• 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

• 8-core GPU

• 16-core Neural Engine

• 100GB/s memory bandwidth

• Configurable to M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU

Media engine

• Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

• Video decode engine

• Video encode engine

• ProRes encode and decode engine

Display

Liquid Retina display

• 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology;¹

• 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch with support for 1 billion colors

• 500 nits brightness

Color

• Support for 1 billion colors

• Wide color (P3)

• True Tone technology

Battery and Power²

• 52.6-watt‑hour lithium‑polymer battery

• 30W USB-C Power Adapter

• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
  

Charging and Expansion

• MagSafe 3 charging port

• 3.5 mm headphone jack

• 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)

Memory

• 16GB unified memory

Storage

• 256GB SSD

Keyboard and Trackpad

Backlit Magic Keyboard with:

• 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement

• Touch ID

• 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

Wireless

Wi-Fi

• Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)

Bluetooth

• Bluetooth 5.3

Camera

• 1080p FaceTime HD camera

• Advanced image signal processor with computational video

Audio

• Four-speaker sound system

• Wide stereo sound

• Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers

• Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max

• Three-mic array with directional beamforming

• 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Display Support

Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:

• One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz

Thunderbolt 3 digital video output

• Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C

• VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

Video Playback

• Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, and ProRes

• HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG

Audio Playback

Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos

Size and Weight

• Height: 0.44 inch (1.13 cm)

• Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)

• Depth: 8.46 inches (21.5 cm)

• Weight: 2.7 pounds (1.24 kg)⁴

Operating System

macOS