Macbook Air 15 inch M5

Apple MacBook Air 15″ M5: Big Display, Six Speakers and Up to 18 Hours of Battery

The Apple MacBook Air 15-inch M5 gives you a 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, the Apple M5 chip with a 10-core GPU, 16GB of unified memory and a 512GB SSD in a body only 0.45 in (1.15 cm) thick. It has a six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers and a 66.5Wh battery rated for up to 18 hours of video streaming. It comes in Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight and Midnight.

It suits students, professionals, creatives and small-business owners who want more screen space for spreadsheets, documents, editing and multitasking without moving to a MacBook Pro. Order the MacBook Air 15-inch M5 in Kenya from FancyTech.

MacBook Air 15-inch M5 highlights

• 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display at 2880 × 1864, 500 nits.
• Apple M5 chip: 10-core CPU and 10-core GPU as standard.
• 16GB unified memory, configurable to 24GB or 32GB.
• 512GB SSD, configurable to 1TB, 2TB or 4TB.
• Up to 18 hours video streaming and up to 15 hours wireless web.
• Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers.
• Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth from the Apple N1 chip.
• 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View.
• Touch ID and a backlit Magic Keyboard.

Design and colours

• Four finishes: Sky Blue, Silver, Starlight and Midnight
• Height: 0.45 in (1.15 cm)
• Width: 13.40 in (34.04 cm)
• Depth: 9.35 in (23.76 cm)
• Weight: 3.3 lb (1.51 kg), varying by configuration
• Enclosure: 100% recycled aluminium

Performance: Apple M5 chip

• 10-core CPU: 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores
• 10-core GPU
• Neural Accelerators
• 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

• Multitask across several windows on the larger screen.
• Edit photos and video, and produce music.
• Run work apps, spreadsheets and presentations.
• Use Apple Intelligence tools for writing and getting things done.

Memory and storage

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

15.3-inch Liquid Retina display

• 15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology
• 2880 × 1864 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 15.3 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
• 66.5Wh 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 15-inch systems with the 10-core GPU, 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 and signing in
• 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
• Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
• Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos on the built-in speakers
• 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 15-inch M5 runs macOS, with Apple Intelligence and ways to use your iPhone with your Mac. Apple describes Apple Intelligence as its personal intelligence system for writing, self-expression and getting things done, and says its privacy protections mean no one else can access your data, not even Apple. Apple Intelligence is in beta, and features and languages vary by region.

iPhone Mirroring is a built-in app, though it is not available in all countries and regions.

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

• 15-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

13-inch vs 15-inch MacBook Air M5

Frequently asked questions

What chip does the MacBook Air 15-inch M5 have?
The Apple M5, with a 10-core CPU (4 super cores, 6 efficiency cores), a 10-core GPU and a 16-core Neural Engine.

How big is the screen?
15.3 inches (diagonal), at 2880 × 1864 and 224 pixels per inch.

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.

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

How is it different from the 13-inch MacBook Air M5?
It has a larger 15.3-inch display, a 10-core GPU as standard, a six-speaker system and a bigger 66.5Wh battery. It weighs 3.3 lb versus 2.7 lb.

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.

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 is the MacBook Air 15-inch M5 price in Kenya?
KSh 218,999 – KSh 285,000