Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020) vs MacBook Neo

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Review

Evaluation of Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020) and MacBook Neo important characteristics
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
Portability
Design, materials, durability and usability
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Value for money (Beta)

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VS
63.6
(Average)
Value Index
187.3
(Excellent)

Key Differences

What are the key differences between the notebooks
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
  • MacBook with the Apple M1 chip maintains its performance even when running on battery power.
  • Features a much bigger (~59%) battery – 58.2 against 36.5 watt-hours
  • Can run popular games at about 7-10% higher FPS
  • Backlit keyboard
Advantages of the Apple MacBook Neo
  • Slightly easier to carry: weighs 140 grams less (around 0.31 lbs)
  • Around 29% better multi-core CPU performance in the Cinebench 2024 test
  • Better webcam recording quality

Tests and Specifications

Comparison table of test results and technical specs

Case

Weight 1.37 kg (3.02 lbs) 1.23 kg (2.71 lbs)
Dimensions 304.1 x 212.4 x 15.6 mm
11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches
297.5 x 206.4 x 12.7 mm
11.71 x 8.13 x 0.5 inches
Area 646 cm2 (100.1 inches2) 614 cm2 (95.2 inches2)
Screen-to-body ratio ~79.4% ~79.8%
Side bezels 8.8 mm 8.8 mm
Colors Silver, Gray Silver, Blue, Pink, Yellow
Material Aluminum Aluminum
Transformer No No
Opening angle 135° 135°
Size comparison
Cooling solution
Cooling system Active Passive
Vapor chamber No No
Liquid metal - No
Number of fans 1 -
Max. fan speed (RPM) 7000 RPM -
Noise level (max. load) 41.9 dB -

Display

Size 13.3 inches 13 inches
Type IPS LCD IPS LCD
Refresh rate 60 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
PPI 227 ppi 218 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10 16:10
Resolution 2560 x 1600 pixels 2408 x 1506 pixels
HDR support Yes, HDR10 Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No No
Touchscreen No No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective) Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes Yes
Screen space comparison
MacBook Pro 13 (M1, 2020)
13.3″ (16:10 ratio) = 79.5 in2
MacBook Neo
13″ (16:10 ratio) = 76 in2
~4% more screen space
Display tests
Contrast 1759:1 1142:1
sRGB color space 100% 97.9%
Adobe RGB profile 88.3% 72.6%
DCI-P3 color gamut - 72.2%
Response time 36 ms 18 ms
Max. brightness

Battery

Capacity
Voltage 11.4 V -
Full charging time 2:00 hr 2:00 hr
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Fast charging Yes Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 65 W Yes, 30 W
Charging port position Left Left
Charge power 61 W 20 W
Cable length 2 meters 1.5 meters
Weight of AC adapter 275 grams 58 grams

CPU

CPU name
Base frequency 3.2 GHz 2 GHz
Turbo frequency - 4.05 GHz
Cores 8 (4P + 4E) 6 (2P + 4E)
Threads 8 6
Integrated GPU Apple M1 GPU Apple A18 Pro GPU
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm

Benchmarks

Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core)
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core)

Graphics Card

GPU name
TGP 15 W -
Type Integrated Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm 3 nm
GPU base clock 450 MHz -
GPU boost clock 1278 MHz 1490 MHz
FLOPS 2.6 TFLOPS 2.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared System Shared
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory bus 128 bit 128 bit
Memory speed 4.27 Gbps 7.5 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 1024 768
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 64 40
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 32 -
GPU performance 2.6 TFLOPS 2.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 231 -
Solar Bay 6115 6779

RAM

RAM size
Channels 2x4 GB 2x4 GB
Clock 4266 MHz 7500 MHz
Type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Upgradable No No

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 ~83 dB
Microphones 3 2

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard v6 v6E
Bluetooth v5 v6.0
Fingerprint Yes Optional
Infrared sensor No No
Optical drive No No
Webcam Above the display Above the display
Webcam resolution 1280 x 720 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No No
USB Type-C 2x USB 4.0 2x USB 3.2
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 3 No
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
Keyboard type Island Island
Numpad No No
Backlight Yes No
Key travel 1 mm 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 13.2 x 8.1 cm 11.5 x 7.2 cm
Surface Glass Glass
Windows Precision No No
*Disclaimer! Ports, speakers, display, and other specifications can vary depending on the laptop's specific configuration or region.

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