MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023)

Quick look

Price: £1,399²launch price
Chip: M2chip
CPU: 8-coreCPU
GPU: 10-coreGPU
Memory: 8GB³unified memory, base
Storage: 256GBstorage, base
Display: 15.3-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to18 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 13 June 2023⁴ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 5 June 2023.
Security updates: Not available⁵Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked¹ unless it carries its own number.

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the footprint from above with the closed height beneath it. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 11.5 x 340.4 x 237.6 mm
Weight: 1.51 kg
Colours: Silver, Starlight, Space Grey, Midnight
Ports: Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, MagSafe 3 charging port, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 2
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁶
HDMI: No HDMI port.⁷
SD card slot: No SD card slot.⁷
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: Yes
Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID: Yes

Display

Display size: 15.3 in
Resolution: 2880 x 1864
Pixel density: 224 ppi
Display type: Liquid Retina display
Brightness: 500 nits
Wide colour (P3): Yes
Nano-texture option: No nano-texture display option.⁷

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M2 chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 8
Performance cores: 4
Efficiency cores: 4
GPU cores: 10
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU
Memory (base): 8GB³
Memory (maximum): 24GB³
Memory options: 8GB, 16GB or 24GB³
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁸
Memory bandwidth: 100 GB/s
Storage (base): 256GB
Storage (maximum): 2TB
Storage options: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engine

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 66.5 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁹
Video playback (claimed): 18 h
Wireless web (claimed): 15 h
Included power adapter: 35 W
Fast charging: Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Bluetooth: 5.3
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁷
External displays (base): 1

Camera and audio

Camera: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones: Three-mic array with directional beamforming

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate¹⁰
Model identifier: Mac14,15¹¹
Part numbers: MQKP3xx/A, MQKQ3xx/A, MQKR3xx/A, MQKT3xx/A, MQKU3xx/A, MQKV3xx/A, MQKW3xx/A, MQKX3xx/A¹²
Model year: 2023

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,343¹³
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 9,580¹³
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 42,672¹³

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £685–£745¹⁴cheapest of 4 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £650–£695 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade B: £600–£640¹⁵cheapest of 4 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £570–£610 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade C: £520–£595¹⁶cheapest of 4 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £495–£565 from 2 Oct 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £424 cash / £493 voucher¹⁴16% more as store credit

Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 8GB memory, 256GB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Apple UK price, as listed

6 June 2023 to 28 February 2024: £1,399¹⁷¹⁸

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M2 chip, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB memory, 256GB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. MacIQ read a selection of the Archive’s captures, not every one. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹⁹
Security updates until: Not available¹⁹
Basis: our inference from history²⁰

Previous and next model

Next model

MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024), March 2024

What changed

Ports: Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, MagSafe 3 charging port, 3.5mm headphone jack MacBook Air M2Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, MagSafe 3 port, 3.5mm headphone jack MacBook Air M3
Chip: Apple M2 chip MacBook Air M2Apple M3 chip MacBook Air M3
Wi-Fi: Wi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) MacBook Air M2Wi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) MacBook Air M3

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023) · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — New 15-inch MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro are available today · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces the 15-inch MacBook Air · Apple’s figure · read 3 Oct 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023) - Tech Specs. Read 14 Sep 2026
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No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No nano-texture display option. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Air - Apple (UK), captured 6 Jun 2023 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Air - Apple (UK), captured 28 Feb 2024 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate compatibility list names this Mac. endoflife.date says Apple usually provides security updates for the latest three macOS releases, but that this isn’t consistently applied; Apple publishes no end date. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023) - Tech Specs; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces the 15-inch MacBook Air; Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers, read 9 Oct 2026.