MacBook Air 2017 - 13" vs MacBook Air 2023 - 15"

The MacBook Air 13” (2017) features include a 13.3-inch widescreen display, an Intel Core i5 or Core i7 processor, up to 8GB of RAM, Intel HD Graphics 6000, up to 512GB of storage, two USB 3 ports, one Thunderbolt 2 port, an SDXC memory card slot, a MagSafe 2 power port, a 720p FaceTime HD webcam, and up to 12 hours of battery life.

The MacBook Air 13” (2017) also features WiFi 802.11ac, Bluetooth 4.0, stereo speakers, dual microphones, a 3.5mm headphone jack, a backlit keyboard, and a trackpad.

The MacBook Air 15” (2023) features include a 15.3-inch Liquid Retina display, an Apple M2 chip, up to 24GB of unified memory, up to 2TB of storage, two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, a 1080p FaceTime HD webcam with an advanced image signal processor with computational video, and up to 18 hours of battery life.

The MacBook Air 15” (2023) also features WiFi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3, a six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers, wide stereo sound, support for Spatial Audio, a three-mic array with directional beamforming, a 3.5mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones, Touch ID, a backlit Magic Keyboard, and a Force Touch trackpad.