Apple MacBook Air 13" (2022)

Released July 2022

Apple MacBook Air 13" (2022)

Summary


Pros

  • Excellent experience in both use cases and features, as well as in all tested conditions
  • Excellent camera experience in video call, providing pleasing color rendering, good dynamic range and accurate target exposure on faces
  • In video calls, very good intelligibility of voices in capture and in playback, with clear sounds
  • Very good HDR video rendering, with appropriate brightness
  • Excellent control of reflections compared to other devices in its class
  • Immersive audio playback experience in music & video, with good spatial attributes, a faithful tonal balance with deep bass that is more powerful than other laptops

Cons

  • Lack of background noise reduction while capturing voices in video calls
  • Performance limitations in situations when voices overlap

Scores


139
laptop
Global i
139
114
MSI Summit E16 Flip Evo (2023)
BEST 148
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Use Cases & Sub-scores

BEST 144

Video call

Single or group videoconference calls

BEST 154

Music & Video

Watching videos or listening to music

Sub-scores

Camera i
121
47
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2023 Ryzen Edition
Display i
140
108
Acer Swift 14 (2023)
Audio i
140
111
MSI Summit E16 Flip Evo (2023)

Specifications


21.5 x 30.4 x 1.1cm
1.2kg

Dimensions & weight

13.6"
2560 x 1664 IPS

Screen

Apple
M2

Chipset

Apple
M2

Graphics

1080p

Camera

4 speakers
3 microphones

Audio
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