In a post shared with Super Followers on Twitter earlier this month, Young suggests the new MacBook Air, size-wise, would sit between the 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro at 15.5-inches, becoming the larger MacBook Air ever to be released, although no details on the specs for the upcoming machine were shared.
This isn’t the first time that a larger 15.5-inch MacBook Air has been rumored. Earlier this year, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman noted that he expects Apple to unveil a larger MacBook Air in early 2023, noting how the machine will be based off the current 13.6-inch MacBook Air, which features a Liquid Retina display, 1080p HD camera, MagSafe charging, and more in four finishes — midnight, starlight, silver, and space gray.
Measuring just 11.3 millimetres thin and 2.7 pounds in weight, the current-generation 13.6-inch M2 MacBook Air is thinner than Apple’s original iPhone, featuring two Thunderbolt ports for connecting accessories, a 3.5 mm audio jack with support for high-impedance headphones, a full-height function row with Touch ID, and Apple’s Force Touch trackpad.
Despite no details being shared on what chip the new, larger 15.5-inch MacBook Air could use, the machine would likely feature the same M2 chip found in the 13.6-inch model, or an upgraded M2 Pro version with enhanced performance and capabilities.