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MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)

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Price
£1,1992launch price
Chip
Core i51.6GHz dual-core Intel
CPU
2-coreCPU
GPU
Not available3GPU
Memory
8GBmemory, base
Storage
128GBstorage, base
Display
13.3-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to13 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
7 November 20182ReleasedIn Apple Stores; orderable online from 30 October 2018.
Security updates
14 September 20264Security updates ended

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

304.1 mm212.4 mm4.1–15.6 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. Apple states the height as a range, 4.1–15.6 mm; the bar is drawn at the thick end, up to 15.6 mm.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions
4.1–15.6 x 304.1 x 212.4 mm
Weight
1.25 kg
Colours
Gold, Silver, Space Gray
Ports
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm 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
No MagSafe port.6
Keyboard
Full-size keyboard with LED-backlit keys
Touch ID
Yes

Display

Display size
13.3 in
Resolution
2560 x 1600
Pixel density
227 ppi
Display type
Retina display

Chip and memory

Chip
1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.5
CPU cores
2
Graphics
Intel UHD Graphics 617
Chip options
1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i57
Memory (base)
8GB
Memory (maximum)
16GB
Memory options
8GB or 16GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents8
Storage (base)
128GB
Storage (maximum)
1.5TB
Storage options
128GB, 256GB, 512GB or 1.5TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity
50.3 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles9
Video playback (claimed)
13 h
Wireless web (claimed)
12 h
Included power adapter
30 W
Fast charging
No fast charging.6

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
4.2
Ethernet
No Ethernet port.6
External displays (base)
2

Camera and audio

Camera
720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Microphones
Three microphones

Platform

Shipped with
macOS Mojave10
Newest macOS
macOS Sonoma11
Model identifier
MacBookAir8,111
Part numbers
MRE82xx/A, MREA2xx/A, MREE2xx/A, MRE92xx/A, MREC2xx/A, MREF2xx/A, MUQT2xx/A, MUQU2xx/A, MUQV2xx/A12
Model year
2018

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available13
endoflife.date lists security support for Sonoma as ended
14 September 20264
Basis
endoflife.date’s listed end of security support for Sonoma14

Previous and next model

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What changed

Weight
1.35 kg MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)1.25 kg MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
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 MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Thunderbolt ports
1 MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)2 MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Resolution
1440 x 900 MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)2560 x 1600 MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Chip
1.8GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Battery capacity
54 Wh MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)50.3 Wh MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)
Video playback (claimed)
12 h MacBook Air (13-inch, 2017)13 h MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)

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What changed

Battery capacity
50.3 Wh MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018)49.9 Wh MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — All-new MacBook Air takes flight · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — All-new MacBook Air takes flight. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  4. endoflife.date — Apple macOS · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  5. No USB-A ports. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  6. No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No MagSafe port. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  7. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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

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

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  10. Apple Newsroom (UK) — All-new MacBook Air takes flight · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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

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  13. Feature updates: end date not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  14. This is endoflife.date’s cycle end for Sonoma, not necessarily the day of Apple’s last patch. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Sonoma. endoflife.date records security updates for Sonoma as ended on 14 September 2026. Source: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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Not published by Apple

MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: brightness, refresh rate, wide colour (P3), nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user. Geekbench 7: the Mac chart has no entry for this Mac, so no figures are shown (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — All-new MacBook Air takes flight, read 9 Oct 2026.