Brought a Retina display, Touch ID, and USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 to the Air for the first time, ending the decade-old wedge chassis. Its butterfly-mechanism keyboard (shared with the same-era MacBook Pro) is a documented reliability issue, and this generation also introduced the failure-prone "flexgate" display cable as a common repair.
| Display | 13.3" Retina IPS, 2560x1600 |
| Chip | Intel Core i5 / Core i7 (Amber Lake / Ice Lake) |
| Storage | 128GB-2TB SSD (soldered) |
| Battery | ~50 Wh (built-in) |
| Ports | 2x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) |