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


121
camera
Overall Camera Score i
121
52
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition
BEST 135
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Sub-scores

Exposure i
90
48
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition
Texture i
38
20
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition
Color i
59
30
Samsung Galaxy Book3 Pro 16"
Noise i
72
46
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2022 Ryzen Edition
140
display
Overall Display Score i
140
100
HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook
BEST 156
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M3 Pro, 2023)

Sub-scores

HDR i
65
16
HP Dragonfly Pro (2023)
SDR i
70
57
Xiaomi RedmiBook Pro 15 2023 Ryzen Edition
BEST 84
Readability i
82
37
HP Dragonfly Pro Chromebook
140
audio
Overall Audio Score i
140
103
Acer Chromebook Spin 714
BEST 148
Top score
Apple MacBook Pro 14" (M2 Pro, 2023)

Sub-scores & Use Cases

Playback i
141
98
Acer Chromebook Spin 714
Capture i
118
105
Honor MagicBook View 14 (2022)
BEST 133
Top score
Acer Swift Go 14
Duplex i
135
82
Honor MagicBook View 14 (2022)
BEST 153

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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