Apple MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
2560 by 1664 pixels on a 13.6 inch laptop, introduced in 2025.
Device details
| Brand | Apple |
|---|---|
| Model | MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025) |
| Also known as | 13-inch MacBook Air |
| Type | laptop |
| Product line | MacBook Air |
| Year introduced | 2025 |
Display specs
| Resolution (as printed by the maker) | 2560 by 1664 pixels |
|---|---|
| Diagonal, measured rectangle | 13.6 in |
| Diagonal, marketing size | 13 in |
| Panel technology | LED-backlit display with IPS technology |
| PPI stated by the maker | 224 |
Width and height follow the order the maker prints them in; phones are usually listed with the long side first.
- Pixel pitch (computed from PPI; a rectangular estimate, not a measured panel pitch)
- 113.1 um
- Physical size (computed from the rectangle, not the usable area)
- 11.4 by 7.41 in (29 by 18.8 cm)
- Aspect ratio (computed)
- 20:13
- Megapixels (computed)
- 4.26
- Looks sharp from (assuming 20/20 vision, one pixel per arcminute)
- 15.3 in and further
- Pixels per degree at an assumed 20 in viewing distance
- 78.4
- Density as a percentage of Windows' 96 PPI reference (a ratio, not a scaling recommendation)
- 234%
- macOS 2x workspace (hypothetical: half the native resolution in points)
- 1280 by 832 points
Every row above is computed here from the stated resolution and the stated diagonal. With w and h in pixels and the diagonal in inches: PPI = sqrt(w^2 + h^2) / diagonal, which here is sqrt(2560^2 + 1664^2) / 13.6; pixel pitch = 25.4 mm / PPI; physical size = pixels / PPI, which is the full panel rectangle and not the usable area, so a screen with rounded corners or a notch has less usable area than the size shown; sharpness distance = 1 / (PPI x tan(1/60 degree)), the distance at which one pixel spans one arcminute for 20/20 vision; pixels per degree = 2 x distance x tan(0.5 degree) x PPI at the assumed viewing distance. Values are rounded to two decimals, and to one decimal for the pitch, the sizes in centimeters, the distances, and the pixels per degree.
How we know
Device details
| Field | Value | Source | Quoted text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Model | MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025) | Apple | MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025) - Tech SpecsTitle of Apple's tech specs page. |
| Also known as | 13-inch MacBook Air | Apple | 13-inch MacBook AirApple's In the Box line on the same tech specs page. |
| Year introduced | 2025 | Apple | Year introduced: 2025 |
Display specs
| Field | Value | Source | Quoted text |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resolution, first number | 2560 px | Apple | 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch |
| Resolution, second number | 1664 px | Apple | 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch |
| Diagonal (measured) | 13.6 in | Apple | 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch |
| Diagonal (marketing size) | 13 in | Apple | Screen size is measured diagonally. The displays on the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air have rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screens are 13.6 inches and 15.3 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less). |
| PPI stated by the maker | 224 PPI | Apple | 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch |
| Panel technology | LED-backlit display with IPS technology | Apple | 13.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1664 native resolution at 224 pixels per inch |
Sources
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025) - Tech Specs. Apple, manufacturer, retrieved 2026-09-13.
Apple states the measured rectangle in a footnote on the tech specs page: "Screen size is measured diagonally. The displays on the 13-inch and 15-inch MacBook Air have rounded corners at the top. When measured as a standard rectangular shape, the screens are 13.6 inches and 15.3 inches diagonally (actual viewable area is less)." The 13-inch name is the marketing size, and the PPI here is computed from the 13.6-inch rectangle. The specs page states no refresh rate for this display, so none is recorded.
Where this sits
Ranked 41 of 187 laptops in this database, counting down from the highest pixel density.