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MacBook Air (M2, 2022)

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Price
£1,2492launch price
Chip
M2chip
CPU
8-coreCPU
GPU
8-coreGPU
Memory
8GB3unified memory, base
Storage
256GBstorage, base
Display
13.6-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to18 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
15 July 20222ReleasedIn select Apple Stores; orderable online from 8 July 2022.
Security updates
Not available4Security updates

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

304.1 mm215 mm11.3 mm
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
11.3 x 304.1 x 215 mm
Weight
1.24 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.5
HDMI
No HDMI port.6
SD card slot
No SD card slot.6
Headphone jack
Yes
MagSafe
Yes
Keyboard
Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID
Yes

Display

Display size
13.6 in
Resolution
2560 x 1664
Pixel density
224 ppi
Display type
Liquid Retina display
Brightness
500 nits
Wide colour (P3)
Yes
Nano-texture option
No nano-texture display option.6

Chip and memory

Chip
Apple M2 chip
Apple silicon
Yes
CPU cores
8
Performance cores
4
Efficiency cores
4
GPU cores
8
Neural Engine cores
16
Chip options
M2 with 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU or 10-core GPU
Memory (base)
8GB3
Memory (maximum)
24GB3
Memory options
8GB, 16GB or 24GB3
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents7
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
52.6 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles8
Video playback (claimed)
18 h
Wireless web (claimed)
15 h
Included power adapter
30 W
Fast charging
Yes

Connectivity

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

Camera and audio

Camera
1080p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers
Four-speaker sound system
Microphones
Three-mic array with directional beamforming

Platform

Newest macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate9
Model identifier
Mac14,210
Part numbers
MLXW3xx/A, MLXX3xx/A, MLXY3xx/A, MLY03xx/A, MLY13xx/A, MLY23xx/A, MLY33xx/A, MLY43xx/A11
Model year
2022

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
2,34212
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
9,65112
Geekbench 7 (Metal)
39,84312

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A
£565–£71013cheapest of 4 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £580–£675 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade B
£520–£59514cheapest of 4 CeX listings · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £530–£565 from 2 Oct 2026
Used, Grade C
£450–£53015cheapest of 4 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £475–£510 from 2 Oct 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A
£350 cash / £406 voucher1316% 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 8-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

1 July 2022 to 1 June 2023
£1,2491617
6 June 2023 to 28 February 2024
£1,1491819
6 March 2024 to 1 October 2024
£9992021

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M2 chip, 8-core CPU, 8-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. A price changed some time between the last capture read at one price and the first read at the next, so no day is given. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available22
Security updates until
Not available22
Basis
our inference from history23

Previous and next model

Previous model

What changed

Weight
1.29 kg MacBook Air M11.24 kg MacBook Air M2
Ports
Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, 3.5mm headphone jack MacBook Air M1Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, MagSafe 3 charging port, 3.5mm headphone jack MacBook Air M2
Display size
13.3 in MacBook Air M113.6 in MacBook Air M2
Resolution
2560 x 1600 MacBook Air M12560 x 1664 MacBook Air M2
Brightness
400 nits MacBook Air M1500 nits MacBook Air M2
Chip
Apple M1 chip MacBook Air M1Apple M2 chip MacBook Air M2
GPU cores
7 MacBook Air M18 MacBook Air M2
Battery capacity
49.9 Wh MacBook Air M152.6 Wh MacBook Air M2

Next model

What changed

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

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (M2, 2022) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook Air (M2, 2022) · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — All-new MacBook Air with M2 available to order starting Friday, July 8 · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026

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  3. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (M2, 2022) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  4. Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  5. No USB-A ports. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (M2, 2022) - Tech Specs. Read 14 Sep 2026

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  6. No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No nano-texture display option. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (M2, 2022) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  7. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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  10. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model · Apple’s figure · read 14 Sep 2026

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  11. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  12. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  13. CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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  14. CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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  15. CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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  16. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Air - Apple (UK), captured 1 Jul 2022 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  17. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Air - Apple (UK), captured 1 Jun 2023 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  18. 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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  19. 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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  20. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Air - Apple (UK), captured 6 Mar 2024 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  21. Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Air - Apple (UK), captured 1 Oct 2024 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  22. Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  23. 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 (M2, 2022). 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 (M2, 2022) - Tech Specs; Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — All-new MacBook Air with M2 available to order starting Friday, July 8, read 9 Oct 2026.