Macbook Air 13 inch M5

Apple MacBook Air 13″ M5: Thin, Light and Powerful with Up to 18 Hours of Battery

The Apple MacBook Air M5 pairs the Apple M5 chip with a 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display, 16GB of unified memory as standard and a 512GB SSD. It weighs 2.7 lb (1.23 kg) and is only 0.44 in (1.13 cm) thin. Apple rates it for up to 18 hours of video streaming. It comes in Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight and Midnight.

It suits students, professionals, small-business owners and creatives who want a portable Mac for daily work. Order the MacBook Air M5 in Kenya from FancyTech.

MacBook Air M5 highlights

• Apple M5 chip: 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores, plus an 8-core or 10-core GPU.
• 16GB unified memory as standard, configurable to 24GB or 32GB.
• 512GB SSD as standard, configurable up to 4TB.
• 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display: 2560 × 1664, 500 nits, P3 wide colour, True Tone.
• Up to 18 hours video streaming and up to 15 hours wireless web.
• Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth from the Apple N1 wireless networking chip.
• 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View.
• Touch ID and a backlit Magic Keyboard.
• MagSafe 3 charging plus two Thunderbolt 4 ports.

Design and colours

• Four finishes: Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight and Midnight
• Height: 0.44 in (1.13 cm)
• Width: 11.97 in (30.41 cm)
• Depth: 8.46 in (21.5 cm)
• Weight: 2.7 lb (1.23 kg), varying by configuration
• Enclosure: 100% recycled aluminium

Performance: Apple M5 chip

• 10-core CPU: 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
• GPU: 8-core as standard, or 10-core when configured
• Neural Accelerators in the GPU
• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
• 16-core Neural Engine
• 153GB/s memory bandwidth

Media Engine

• Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW
• Video decode and encode engines
• A ProRes encode and decode engine
• AV1 decode

What you can do with it

• Everyday work: browsing, email, documents and video calls.
• Creative work: photo editing, music production and video editing.
• Study and research with on-device Apple Intelligence tools.
• Light gaming with ray-tracing graphics.

Memory and storage

Apple notes that 1GB equals 1 billion bytes and 1TB equals 1 trillion bytes, and that actual formatted capacity is less.

Liquid Retina display

• 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology
• 2560 × 1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch
• 500 nits brightness
• 1 billion colours, Wide colour (P3) and True Tone
• HDR playback with Dolby Vision, HDR10+/HDR10 and HLG
• Supported video formats: HEVC, H.264, AV1 and ProRes

Apple notes the display has rounded corners at the top, and the actual viewable area is less than 13.6 inches.

External display support

• Two external displays up to 6K at 60Hz or 4K at 144Hz, or
• One external display up to 8K at 60Hz, 5K at 120Hz or 4K at 240Hz
• Up to two external displays over a single Thunderbolt port
• The built-in display runs at full native resolution at the same time
• Native DisplayPort 1.4 speeds (up to HBR3) with DSC capability

Battery and charging

• Up to 18 hours video streaming
• Up to 15 hours wireless web
• 53.8Wh built-in lithium-polymer battery
• 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max in the box
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable (2 m) in the box
• Fast charge with a 70W or higher USB PD power source

Apple’s battery tests used pre-production systems with 16GB memory and a 512GB SSD in January 2026. Battery life varies with use and configuration.

Optional power adapters at configuration

• 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
• 70W USB-C Power Adapter

Ports and connectivity

• MagSafe 3 charging port
• Two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s) and USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s)
• 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

Wireless: Apple N1 chip

• Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be), where supported in your country or region
• Bluetooth
• Thread networking technology

Keyboard, trackpad and Touch ID

• Backlit Magic Keyboard with 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 full-height function keys
• Touch ID for unlocking, signing in and paying
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing, Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing and Multi-Touch gestures

Camera, audio and microphones

• 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View support
• 1080p HD video recording and an advanced image signal processor with computational video
• Four-speaker sound system with Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos
• Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking with supported AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes
• Audio playback of AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus and Dolby Atmos

macOS and Apple Intelligence

The MacBook Air M5 runs macOS. Apple describes Siri AI as an assistant with personal context understanding, broad world knowledge and onscreen awareness. Apple says Siri AI is in beta in macOS 27 and requires an Apple Intelligence-enabled device set to a supported language, starting with English.

Apple Intelligence helps you write, express yourself and get things done. Apple says its privacy protections mean no one else can access your data, not even Apple. Features and languages vary by region, and some server-based features have daily usage limits.

Productivity features include iPhone Mirroring (not available in all regions), window tiling and Sidecar.

Built-in apps

App Store, Books, Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, Find My, Freeform, Games, GarageBand, Home, iMovie, iPhone Mirroring, Journal, Keynote, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, News, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Passwords, Phone, Photo Booth, Photos, Podcasts, Preview, QuickTime Player, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, Stocks, Time Machine, Tips, TV, Voice Memos and Weather.

Apple notes that iMovie, GarageBand, Pages, Numbers and Keynote are available from the Mac App Store, and downloading apps requires an Apple Account.

Accessibility

VoiceOver, Zoom, motion, display and text settings, Accessibility Reader, Voice Control, Switch Control, Closed Captions, Live Captions, and Personal Voice and Live Speech.

What’s in the box

• 13-inch MacBook Air
• 40W Dynamic Power Adapter with 60W Max
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

Operating requirements

• Line voltage: 100V to 240V AC, 50Hz to 60Hz
• Operating temperature: 10° to 35° C (50° to 95° F)
• Storage temperature: –25° to 45° C (–13° to 113° F)
• Relative humidity: 0% to 90% non-condensing
• Operating altitude: tested up to 10,000 feet
• Acoustics: sound power level of 1.3 B at idle and during wireless web browsing

Environmental credentials

• 55% recycled content by weight
• 100% recycled aluminium in the enclosure and trackpad gel plate
• 100% recycled cobalt and 95% recycled lithium in the battery
• 100% recycled gold plating, rare earth elements in all magnets, and tin solder in Apple-designed circuit boards
• 90% recycled steel in the keyboard feature plate and trackpad beam
• 50% low-carbon electricity used in manufacturing
• ENERGY STAR® certified
• 100% fibre-based packaging
• Zero-waste-to-landfill final assembly sites

Full specification summary

Frequently asked questions

What chip does the MacBook Air M5 have?
The Apple M5, with a 10-core CPU (4 super cores, 6 efficiency cores), an 8-core GPU as standard and a 16-core Neural Engine. A 10-core GPU is a configure-to-order option.

How much memory and storage does it come with?
16GB unified memory and a 512GB SSD. You can configure up to 32GB memory and 4TB storage.

What is the screen size and resolution?
A 13.6-inch Liquid Retina display at 2560 × 1664 and 224 pixels per inch.

How long does the battery last?
Up to 18 hours of video streaming or 15 hours of wireless web, based on Apple’s tests.

What ports does it have?
MagSafe 3, two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports and a 3.5 mm headphone jack.

Does it support Wi-Fi 7?
Yes, where Wi-Fi 7 is supported in your country or region. It also supports Bluetooth and Thread.

How many external displays can it run?
Up to two, for example two at 6K and 60Hz, or one at 8K and 60Hz.

Does it have Touch ID?
Yes, on the backlit Magic Keyboard.

What colours does the MacBook Air M5 come in?
Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight and Midnight.

What is the MacBook Air M5 price in Kenya?
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