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Overview:
The Apple MacBook Air 15 M5 MDVH4ZE/A in Midnight is a powerful and lightweight notebook designed for everyday productivity, creative work, and smooth multitasking. Built around the latest Apple M5 chip, this 15-inch MacBook Air delivers impressive speed, efficient performance, and advanced AI capabilities while maintaining the ultra-portable design the Air lineup is known for.
With 16GB of unified memory and a fast 512GB SSD, the system responds quickly whether you are running multiple applications, editing media, or managing demanding workloads. The large Liquid Retina display offers exceptional detail and color accuracy, making it a great choice for work, entertainment, and content creation.
Despite the larger screen size, the notebook remains slim and easy to carry at just around 1.5 kg. Long battery life and efficient hardware ensure that the MacBook Air keeps up with busy days at work, school, or on the move.
Features:
Apple M5 Performance The Apple M5 chip introduces a new level of speed and efficiency to the MacBook Air. Its 10 core CPU combines performance cores and efficiency cores to deliver strong processing power while maintaining excellent power management.
The integrated 10 core GPU enhances graphics performance for creative applications, video editing, and everyday visual tasks. A 16 core Neural Engine accelerates AI driven workloads and advanced system features, helping apps run smoothly and intelligently.
Unified memory architecture allows the CPU, GPU, and Neural Engine to access the same memory pool. This design improves responsiveness when running multiple applications or handling demanding projects.
Immersive 15.3 Inch Liquid Retina Display The 15.3 inch Liquid Retina display provides a large and vibrant workspace. With a native resolution of 2880 x 1864 and support for one billion colors, images appear sharp, detailed, and lifelike.
500 nits brightness keeps the screen clear in different lighting conditions. Wide color support and True Tone technology help ensure accurate color reproduction for photo editing, video playback, and everyday tasks.
Text appears crisp and easy to read, while videos and images stand out with strong contrast and vivid detail.
Portable Design with Long Battery Life The MacBook Air maintains its reputation for portability even with a larger screen. The slim aluminum body is just over 11 mm thick and weighs about 1.51 kg, making it easy to carry between home, office, or campus.
Efficient hardware and intelligent power management allow the notebook to deliver up to 18 hours of video playback or up to 15 hours of wireless web use. This means you can work or stream content throughout the day without constantly reaching for a charger.
Camera, Audio and Communication A 12MP Center Stage camera keeps you perfectly framed during video calls by automatically adjusting the view as you move. Desk View also allows you to show a top-down view of your workspace when needed.
The three microphone array improves voice clarity during meetings and recordings. A six speaker sound system with force cancelling woofers delivers rich audio with support for Spatial Audio and Dolby Atmos, making music, movies, and calls sound more immersive.
Connectivity and Ports The MacBook Air includes modern connectivity options to support fast data transfer and external displays.
- Two Thunderbolt 4 USB C ports with support for charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt and USB 4
- MagSafe 3 charging port
- 3.5 mm headphone jack with support for high impedance headphones
- Wi Fi 7 wireless networking
- Bluetooth 6 connectivity
These connections allow the notebook to work with high speed storage, external displays, and a wide range of accessories.
Memory and Storage The notebook is equipped with 16GB of unified memory, delivering smooth performance across multiple applications and workflows.
A fast 512GB PCIe solid state drive provides quick boot times and rapid access to files, applications, and media content.
Design and Build - Midnight finish aluminum chassis
- 15.3 inch Liquid Retina LED backlit display
- Slim 11.5 mm profile
- Approximate weight of 1.51 kg
The clean design combines durability with a premium feel, making it suitable for both professional and personal use.
In the Box - Apple MacBook Air 15 inch notebook
- USB C to MagSafe 3 charging cable
Power adapter sold separately.
Specifications:
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Specifications and features |
| Brand | Apple |
| Year released | 2026 |
| SKU | MBA-15-INCH-M5 |
| Screen size | 15-inch |
| Model | Apple M5 |
| Processor | Apple M5 chip.10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores 10-core GPU Neural Accelerators Hardware-accelerated ray tracing 16-core Neural Engine 153GB/s memory bandwidth |
| Touch Bar Option | Non Touch Bar |
| Keyboard Type | Standard |
| Display | Liquid Retina display |
| 15.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology , 2 |
| 2880-by-1864 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch |
| 500 nits brightness |
| Color |
| Support for 1 billion colors |
| Wide color (P3) |
| True Tone technology |
| Connection and Ports | MagSafe 3 charging port |
| 3.5mm headphone jack |
| Two Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports with support for: |
| Charging |
| DisplayPort |
| Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40Gb/s) |
| USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) |
| Camera and Video Support | 12MP Center Stage camera with support for Desk View |
| 1080p HD video recording |
| Advanced image signal processor with computational video |
| Audio | Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers |
| Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers |
| Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using supported models of AirPods, AirPods Pro and AirPods Max5 |
| Three-mic array with directional beamforming |
| Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum microphone modes for enhanced voice clarity in audio and video calls |
| 3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones |
| Power and Battery | Up to 18 hours video streaming |
| Up to 15 hours wireless web |
| Built-in 66.5-watt-hour lithium-polymer battery |
| USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2m) |
| Supports charging via a USB-C power adapter or other USB PD power source |
| Minimum wattage required to charge the device: 35W |
| Fast-charge capable with 70W or higher USB PD power source |
| Keyboard and Trackpad | Backlit Magic Keyboard with: |
| 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys |
| Touch ID |
| Ambient light sensor |
| Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities , enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing and Multi-Touch gestures |
| Size and Weight | Height: 11.5 mm |
| Width: 340.4 mm |
| Depth: 237.6 mm |
| Weight: 1.51 kg |
| Wireless | Apple N1 wireless networking chip |
| Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)4 |
| Bluetooth 6 |
| Thread networking technology |
| Accessibility | Accessi-bility features help people with disabilities get the most out of their new MacBook Pro. |
| With built-in support for vision, hearing, mobility and learning, you can create and do amazing things. |
| Features include: |
| VoiceOver |
| Zoom |
| Motion, display and text settings |
| Accessi-bility Reader |
| Voice Control |
| Switch Control |
| Closed Captions |
| Live Captions |
| Personal Voice and Live Speech |
| In The Box | 15-inch MacBook Air |
| USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m) |
| Adapter Sold Separately |
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