Apple MacBook Air with M3 chip launched in India: Check specs, price

MacBook Air M3 launch: Apple today upgraded its MacBook Air laptop with its most powerful chip, that is, M3. The company today announced that its 13-inch MacBook Air and 15-inch MacBook Air is getting the M3 chip, which the company says is up to 60 percent faster than the model with the M1 chip and up to 13x faster than the fastest Intel-based MacBook Air. The new MacBook Air also comes with a faster and a more efficient Neural Engine thanks to the M3 chip. Also Read: Apple iPad Pro Launched In India With New M5 Chip, Ultra Retina XDR Display: Price, Specs

The 13-inch MacBook Air and the 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 can be ordered in India today and they will be available for purchase later in the month. Before the laptop goes on sale in India, take a detailed look at their pricing and specifications. Also Read: Apple Launches 14-inch MacBook Pro With M5 Chip And Up To 24-Hour Battery Life: Check Price And Availability

MacBook Air M3 India price and availability

The 13-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip starts at Rs 114,900 in India while the 15-inch MacBook Air with M3 chip starts at Rs 124900 in the country. They are available for ordering in India via Apple’s online store starting today and it will start arriving starting March 8. Interested buyers will be able to purchase the new MacBook Air from the Apple Store and Apple Authorised Resellers staring March 8. Both the size variants of the MacBook Air M3 will be available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space grey colour variants. Also Read: iPhone 13 vs iPhone 14 vs iPhone 15: Best Deal To Grab This Diwali Under Rs 50000

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Apart from this, Apple also announced that it is reducing the price of the 13-inch MacBook Air with M2 chip. It now starts at Rs 99,900 in India and that it will be available in midnight, starlight, silver, and space grey colour variants.

MacBook Air M3 features and specifications

The upgraded MacBook Air with M3 chip comes in two display variants. The 13.6-inch variant comes with a Liquid Retina display with a resolution of 2560 x 1664 pixels, while the 15.3-inch variant comes with a Liquid Retina display with a resolution of 2880 x 1864 pixels. Both the variants offer 500 nits of peak brightness, P3 wide colour gamut with support for True Tone technology.

Both the models are powered by the company’s M3 chips that have an 8-core CPU, up to a 10-core GPU, and support for up to 24GB of unified memory. Apple says that the new MacBook Air supports advanced technologies such as hardware-accelerated mesh shading and ray tracing, which in turn offers more accurate lighting, reflections, and shadows for extremely realistic gaming experiences. Both the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air M3 come in 8GB, 16GB and 24GB RAM variants and 256GB SSD, 512GB SSD, 1TB SSD and 2TB SSD variants.

Coming to webcam, both the models come with a 1080p FaceTime HD camera with advanced image signal processor with computational video. While the 13-inch MacBook Air comes with four-speaker sound system, the 15-inch MacBook Air comes with a six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers. Both the variants support Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers. They also support Touch ID with ambient light sensor. And in terms of connectivity they support, Wi-Fi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3, USB 4 and Thunderbolt port.

Coming to the battery, the 13-inch MacBook Air comes with a 52.6Whr Li polymer battery with 30W USB-C Power Adapter and 67W fast charging capbility using USB-C. The 15-inch MacBook Air, on the other hand, comes with a 66.5Whr Li polymer battery with 35W Dual USB-C Power Adapter and 70W fast charging support using USB-C.