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Both devices are capable of supporting just one external display, however.

When it comes to ports, both the M1 and M2 MacBook Air have the same arrangement: two Thunderbolt 3 ports that support USB 4 and USB 3.1 Gen 2 speeds. It’s a real improvement over the M1 MacBook Air. As we can see in the table below, the M2 MacBook Air’s display is brighter, has wider and more accurate colors, and enjoys deeper contrast. That’s compared to the 400 nits possible with the M1 MacBook Air. This display does support up to a billion colors and has an increased brightness to 500 nits.

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Liquid Retina is certainly a bump up from the M1 MacBook Air, but don’t expect the same eye-popping look of the Super Retina XDR, which is the mini-LED panel saved for the iPad Pro and MacBook Pro (14-inch and 16-inch). The panel itself has also been upgraded to a 2560 x 1660 Liquid Retina display, which Apple says is the biggest and brightest ever on a MacBook Air. On the M2 MacBook Air, that probably won’t be necessary. You might be enticed to use Apple’s Continuity Camera with the M1 MacBook Air, which converts your iPhone into a webcam.

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Tucked into the notch is an improved 1080p webcam, bumped up from the 720p option on the M1 MacBook Air. The screen also has rounded edges along the top corners. That means, yes, the new MacBook Air includes a notch, and the old one does not. That change is because of the reduced bezel size, both along the side edges and the top.

The display has been widened ever so slightly from 13.3 inches on the M1 Air to 13.6 inches on the M2 Air. This new speaker setup also includes support for Spatial Audio, both through Dolby Atmos in the built-in speakers and dynamic head tracking using the high-end Apple AirPods products. While the stereo speakers on the M1 MacBook Air flank the sides of the keyboard, the M2 MacBook Air places its four-speaker setup in between the keyboard and the hinge. This includes the Touch ID button being slightly different than the M1’s, as well as the full-size function keys along the top. The keyboard on the M2 MacBook Air isn’t that different from the M1 version but does look more in line with the larger MacBook Pro models. It should be noted: The M2 MacBook Air is just 0.1 pounds lighter than the M1 MacBook Air. It’s perfect for those who prize portability over raw power (though it has plenty of that, as we’ll see later). The new M2 MacBook Air chassis also continues to live up to its namesake by being only 2.7 pounds and 0.44 inches thin. While it does lose a bit of flair (and extreme thinness), it does make the MacBook line more consistent. Instead, the M2 version adopts the same squared-off sides and rounded edges as its bigger brothers, the MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch. Right off the bat, the M2 MacBook Air drops the iconic wedge shape that made the Air famous.

Note that you’re likely to find the M1 MacBook Air discounted at various non-Apple retail outlets. It tops out at $1,999 for 16GB of RAM and a 2TB SSD. The M1 MacBook Air starts at $999 with the eight-core CPU, seven-core GPU M1 CPU, 8GB of RAM, and a 256GB solid-state drive (SSD).