| Design |
| Introduction year |
2024 |
| Housing material |
Aluminium |
| Form factor |
Clamshell |
| Product colour |
Beige |
| Product type |
Laptop |
| Display |
| High Dynamic Range (HDR) technology |
Dolby Vision, High Dynamic Range 10 (HDR10), Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) |
| High Dynamic Range (HDR) supported |
Yes |
| RGB colour space |
DCI-P3 |
| True Tone technology |
Yes |
| Pixel density |
224 ppi |
| Display brightness |
500 cd/m² |
| LED backlight |
Yes |
| Display technology marketing name |
Liquid Retina |
| Panel type |
IPS |
| Touchscreen |
No |
| Display resolution |
2880 x 1864 pixels |
| Display diagonal |
38.9 cm (15.3") |
| Processor |
| Coprocessor cores |
16 |
| Coprocessor model |
Neural Engine |
| Efficient cores |
4 |
| Performance cores |
4 |
| Processor cores |
8 |
| Processor model |
M3 |
| Processor generation |
Apple M 3rd Gen |
| Processor family |
Apple M |
| Processor manufacturer |
Apple |
| Memory |
| Memory form factor |
On-board |
| Internal memory |
8 GB |
| Storage |
| Card reader integrated |
No |
| Optical drive type |
No |
| SSD capacity |
512 GB |
| Number of SSDs installed |
1 |
| Total SSDs capacity |
512 GB |
| Storage media |
SSD |
| Total storage capacity |
512 GB |
| Graphics |
| Memory bandwidth (max) |
100 GB/s |
| On-board graphics card 6K support |
Yes |
| On-board graphics card cores |
10 |
| On-board graphics card model |
Apple GPU |
| On-board graphics card family |
Apple |
| On-board GPU manufacturer |
Apple |
| Discrete graphics card model |
Not available |
| Discrete graphics card |
No |
| On-board graphics card |
Yes |
| Audio |
| Microphone modes |
Voice Isolation, Wide Spectrum |
| Built-in microphone |
Yes |
| Number of microphones |
3 |
| Number of built-in speakers |
6 |
| Audio system |
Dolby Atmos |
| Camera |
| Front camera HD type |
Full HD |
| Front camera |
Yes |
| Network |
| Bluetooth version |
5.3 |
| Bluetooth |
Yes |
| Ethernet LAN |
No |
| Top Wi-Fi standard |
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) |
| Mobile network generation |
Not supported |
| Mobile network connection |
No |
| Ports & interfaces |
| Charging port type |
MagSafe 3 |
| Docking connector |
Yes |
| Combo headphone/mic port |
Yes |
| Micro HDMI ports quantity |
0 |
| Mini HDMI ports quantity |
0 |
| Thunderbolt 3 ports quantity |
2 |
| Mini DisplayPorts quantity |
0 |
| DisplayPorts quantity |
0 |
| HDMI ports quantity |
0 |
| USB4 Gen 3x2 ports quantity |
0 |
| USB4 Gen 2x2 ports quantity |
0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantity |
0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity |
0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity |
0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity |
0 |
| USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity |
0 |
| USB 2.0 ports quantity |
0 |
| Performance |
| Ambient light sensor |
Yes |
| Voice control |
Yes |
| Keyboard |
| Keyboard backlit |
Yes |
| Numeric keypad |
No |
| Pointing device |
Trackpad |
| Software |
| Pre-installed software |
App Store, Books, Calendar, Contacts, FaceTime, Find My, Freeform, GarageBand, Home, iMovie, Keynote, Mail, Maps, Messages, Music, News, Notes, Numbers, Pages, Photo Booth, Photos, Podcasts, Preview, QuickTime Player, Reminders, Safari, Shortcuts, Siri, Stocks, Time Machine, TV, Voice Memos |
| Operating system installed |
macOS Sonoma |
| Brand-specific features |
| Accessibility features |
Increase Contrast, Live Captions, Reduce Motion, Siri and Dictation, Switch Control, VoiceOver, Zoom |
| Battery |
| Fast charging |
Yes |
| Browsing time (Wi-Fi) |
15 h |
| Continuous video playback time |
18 h |
| Battery capacity |
66.5 Wh |
| Battery capacity |
66.5 Wh |
| Battery technology |
Lithium Polymer (LiPo) |
| Power |
| AC adapter input voltage |
100 - 240 V |
| AC adapter frequency |
50 - 60 Hz |
| AC adapter power |
35 W |
| Security |
| Fingerprint reader |
Yes |
| Operational conditions |
| Maximum shipping altitude |
10500 m |
| Non-operating altitude |
0 - 4500 m |
| Operating altitude |
0 - 3000 m |
| Operating relative humidity (H-H) |
0 - 90% |
| Storage temperature (T-T) |
-25 - 45 °C |
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
10 - 35 °C |
| Sustainability |
| Sustainability compliance |
Yes |
| Doesn't contain |
Arsenic, Mercury, PVC/BFR |
| Sustainability certificates |
ENERGY STAR |
| Weight & dimensions |
| Height |
11.5 mm |
| Depth |
237.6 mm |
| Width |
340.3 mm |
| Weight |
1.51 kg |
| Packaging content |
| Cables included |
USB Type-C to MagSafe 3 |
| Other features |
| Internal memory |
8 GB |
| Manufacturer |
Apple |
| Operating temperature (T-T) |
10 - 35 °C |
| Video compression formats |
HEVC, AV1, H.264, ProRes, ProRes RAW |
| Warranty period |
1 year(s) |
