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MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)

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Price
£9992launch price
Chip
Core i31.1GHz dual-core Intel
CPU
2-coreCPU
GPU
Not available3GPU
Memory
8GBmemory, base
Storage
256GBstorage, base
Display
13.3-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to12 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
18 March 20204Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
Security updates
Not available5Security updates

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

304.1 mm212.4 mm4.1–16.1 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, 4.1–16.1 mm; the bar is drawn at the thick end, up to 16.1 mm.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions
4.1–16.1 x 304.1 x 212.4 mm
Weight
1.29 kg
Colours
Gold, Space Gray, Silver
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.6
HDMI
No HDMI port.7
SD card slot
No SD card slot.7
Headphone jack
Yes
MagSafe
No MagSafe port.7
Keyboard
Backlit Magic Keyboard
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
1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.6
CPU cores
2
Graphics
Intel Iris Plus Graphics
Chip options
1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3; 1.1GHz quad-core Intel Core i5; 1.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Memory (base)
8GB
Memory (maximum)
16GB
Memory options
8GB or 16GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents8
Storage (base)
256GB
Storage (maximum)
2TB
Storage options
256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity
49.9 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles9
Video playback (claimed)
12 h
Wireless web (claimed)
11 h
Included power adapter
30 W
Fast charging
No fast charging.7

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.0
Ethernet
No Ethernet port.7
External displays (base)
2

Camera and audio

Camera
720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Microphones
Three-mic array with directional beamforming

Platform

Shipped with
macOS Catalina10
Newest macOS
macOS Sequoia11
Model identifier
MacBookAir9,111
Part numbers
MVH22xx/A, MVH42xx/A, MVH52xx/A, MWTJ2xx/A, MWTK2xx/A, MWTL2xx/A12
Model year
2020

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
97213
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
1,64713

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available14
Security updates until
Not available14
Basis
our inference from history15

Previous and next model

Previous model

What changed

Weight
1.25 kg MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)1.29 kg MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
Chip
1.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3 MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
Storage (base)
128GB MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)256GB MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)
Video playback (claimed)
13 h MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2019)12 h MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020)

Next model

What changed

Ports
Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack MacBook AirTwo Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, 3.5mm headphone jack MacBook Air M1
Chip
1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i3 MacBook AirApple M1 chip MacBook Air M1
CPU cores
2 MacBook Air8 MacBook Air M1
Video playback (claimed)
12 h MacBook Air18 h MacBook Air M1
Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi MacBook AirWi‑Fi 6 (802.11ax) MacBook Air M1

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — New MacBook Air has more to love and is now just £999 · 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, 2020) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — New MacBook Air has more to love and is now just £999. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — New MacBook Air has more to love and is now just £999 · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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

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  6. No USB-A ports. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  7. 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, 2020) - Technical Specifications. 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) — New MacBook Air has more to love and is now just £999 · 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. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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

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  15. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Sequoia; Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate list does not name it. endoflife.date shows Sequoia still receiving security updates on 22 September 2026. Apple’s habit of patching the two releases before the newest points to those updates ending around autumn 2027; that is an inference, not a commitment. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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Not published by Apple

MacBook Air (Retina, 13-inch, 2020). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: 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 (Retina, 13-inch, 2020) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Air model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — New MacBook Air has more to love and is now just £999, read 9 Oct 2026.