MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
Quick look
Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.
Specifications
Body
- Dimensions
- 3–17 x 325 x 227 mm
- Weight
- 1.35 kg
- Ports
- Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), Thunderbolt 2 port (up to 20 Gbps), MagSafe 2 power port, SDXC card slot, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Thunderbolt ports
- 1
- Thunderbolt version
- Thunderbolt 2
- USB-A ports
- 2
- HDMI
- No HDMI port.5
- SD card slot
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- MagSafe
- Yes
- Keyboard
- Full-size backlit keyboard
- Touch ID
- No Touch ID.5
Display
- Display size
- 13.3 in
- Resolution
- 1440 x 900
- Display type
- LED-backlit glossy widescreen display
Chip and memory
- Chip
- 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
- Apple silicon
- Intel processor, not Apple silicon.6
- CPU cores
- 2
- Graphics
- Intel HD Graphics 6000
- Chip options
- 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 or 2.2GHz dual-core Intel Core i7
- Memory (base)
- 4GB
- Memory (maximum)
- 8GB
- Memory options
- 4GB or 8GB
- Memory upgradeable by user
- No, as Apple documents7
- Storage (base)
- 128GB
- Storage (maximum)
- 512GB
- Storage options
- 128GB, 256GB or 512GB
Battery and power
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- 4.0
- Ethernet
- No Ethernet port.5
- External displays (base)
- 1
Camera and audio
- Camera
- 720p FaceTime HD camera
- Speakers
- Stereo speakers
- Microphones
- Dual microphones
Platform
Software support
Previous and next model
Previous model
What changed
- Ports
- Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), Thunderbolt port (up to 10 Gbps), MagSafe 2 power port, SDXC card slot, headphone port MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)Two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), Thunderbolt 2 port (up to 20 Gbps), MagSafe 2 power port, SDXC card slot, 3.5 mm headphone jack MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
- Chip
- 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
Next model
What changed
- Chip
- 1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
- Memory (base)
- 4GB MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)8GB MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
- When does the MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) stop getting updates?
- Should I upgrade my MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)?
- 2 reviews of the MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) and 1 of the same chassis in another configuration
- Which Macs run macOS 27?
- Which Macs run macOS Monterey?
- Which Macs run macOS Big Sur?
- Which is the lightest MacBook?
- Which Mac has the longest battery life?
- Which Macs have an SD card slot?
- How many external displays does each Mac support?
- How many charge cycles is each MacBook rated for?
- Can I upgrade the memory or storage in my Mac?
- Ports, displays and chargers for every Mac
Comparisons
Against its own line
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (13-inch, M5)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (M2, 2022)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (M1, 2020)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
Against the rest of the range
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)
Sources
Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) - Technical Specifications ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air ·
↩Not published by Apple.
↩endoflife.date — Apple macOS ·
↩No HDMI port. No Touch ID. No fast charging. No Ethernet port.
↩Intel processor, not Apple silicon.
↩Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model ·
↩Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) ·
↩Feature updates: end date not published by Apple.
↩This is endoflife.date’s cycle end for Monterey, not necessarily the day of Apple’s last patch. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Monterey. endoflife.date records security updates for Monterey as ended on 16 September 2024.
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Not published by Apple
MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: colours, pixel density, brightness, refresh rate, wide colour (P3), nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air, read 9 Oct 2026.