Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020) vs Macbook Air (M1, 2020)
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Performance
System and application performance
Gaming
Performance in popular 3D games
Display
Viewing angle, color accuracy, brightness
Battery Life
Potential battery life in light and average use
Connectivity
Ports, webcam and other interfaces
Case
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Key Differences
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
- Features a bigger (~17%) battery – 58.2 against 49.9 watt-hours
- Provides 25% higher max. screen brightness: 500 vs 400 nits
Advantages of the Apple Macbook Air (M1, 2020)
- Slightly easier to carry: weighs 110 grams less (around 0.24 lbs)
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Tests and Specifications
Comparison table of test results and technical specsCase
| Weight | 1.4 kg (3.09 lbs) | 1.29 kg (2.84 lbs) |
| Dimensions | 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches |
304.1 x 212.4 x 16.1 mm 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.63 inches |
| Area | 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) | 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.4% | ~79.4% |
| Side bezels | 8.8 mm | 8.8 mm |
| Colors | Silver, Gray | Silver, Gold, Gray |
| Transformer | No | No |
Size comparison
| Cooling system | Active | Passive |
| Vapor chamber | No | Yes |
| Number of fans | 1 | - |
| Max. fan speed (RPM) | 7000 RPM | - |
| Noise level | 41.9 dB | - |
Display
| Size | 13.3 inches | 13.3 inches |
| Type | IPS LCD | IPS LCD |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz | 60 Hz |
| PPI | 227 ppi | 227 ppi |
| Aspect ratio | 16:10 | 16:10 |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10 | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touchscreen | No | No |
| Coating | Glossy (Antireflective) | Glossy (Antireflective) |
| Contrast | 1759:1 | 1069:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% | 99.8% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 88.3% | - |
| Response time | 35 ms | 35 ms |
Max. brightness
Battery
Capacity
| Voltage | 11.4 V | 11.4 V |
| Full charging time | 2:00 hr | 2:23 hr |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes | Yes |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes | Yes |
| Charging port position | Left | Left |
| Charge power | 61 W | 30 W |
| Cable length | 2 meters | 2 meters |
| Weigh of AC adapter | 275 gramm | 172 gramm |
CPU
CPU name
| Base frequency | 2.1 GHz | 2.1 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.2 GHz | 3.2 GHz |
| Cores | 8 | 8 |
| Threads | 8 | 8 |
| Integrated GPU | Apple M1 GPU | Apple M1 GPU |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)
Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core)
Graphics Card
GPU name
| TGP | 15 W | 15 W |
| Type | Integrated | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm | 5 nm |
| GPU base clock | 450 MHz | 450 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1278 MHz | 1278 MHz |
| FLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS | 2.6 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory bus | 128 bit | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 4.27 Gbps | 4.27 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 | 32 |
GPU performance
RAM
RAM size
| Channels | 2x4 GB | 2x4 GB |
| Clock | 4266 MHz | 4266 MHz |
| Type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| Total slots | 2 | 2 |
Storage
Storage size
| Bus | Custom | Custom |
| Storage type | SSD (M2) | SSD (M2) |
| Channels | 1x256 GB | 1x256 GB |
| Upgradable | No | No |
| NVMe | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | 2.0 | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
| Loudness | 77.5 dB | 79.6 dB |
| Microphones | 3 | 3 |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | v6 | v6 |
| Bluetooth | v5 | v5 |
| Fingerprint | Yes | Yes |
| Optical drive | No | No |
| Webcam | Above the display | Above the display |
| Webcam resolution | 1280 x 720 | 1280 x 720 |
| USB-A | No | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 | 2x USB 3.1 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI | No | No |
| DisplayPort | No | No |
| VGA | No | No |
| Audio jack (3.5 mm) | Yes | Yes |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No | No |
| SD card reader | No | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No | No |
Input
| Keyboard type | Island | Island |
| Numpad | No | No |
| Backlight | Yes | Yes |
| Key travel | 1 mm | 1 mm |
| Size | 13.2 x 8.1 cm | 12.1 x 8.1 cm |
| Surface | Glass | Glass |
| Windows Precision | No | No |
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can be different depending on the laptop’s particular configuration or region.
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