Compare Apple MacBook Pro 16 vs Apple MacBook Air 2020 vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 M1

Connectivity

Ports
4 USB-C with support for Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB 3.1 Gen 2, Headphone jack
2x USB-C (thunderbolt), Headphone jack
2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 + 3.5mm headphone jack
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity
100 Wh lithium-polymer
49.9 watt-hour
58.2 Wh
Camera | Front
720p
720p
HD (720p)
Colors
Gold; Space Gray; Silver
Silver or Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
Stereo speakers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
24.59 cm
21.24 cm
8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
Size | Height
1.62 cm
1.61 cm
0.61 inch (1.56 cm)
Size | Width
35.79 cm
30.41 cm
11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
Weight
2.0 kg
1.29 kg
3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)

Display

Brightness
500 nits
Display Diagonal
16 in
13.3 in
13.3 inch
Display Type
IPS
Gamut
DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
226 ppi
227 ppi
227 ppi
Resolution
3072 x 1920
2560 x 1600
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)

Function

Audio
6-speak system with force-cancelling woofers
Graphics
AMD Radeon Pro 5300 w/ 4GB of GDDR6; 5500M w/ 4GB GDDR6; 5500M w/ 8GB GDDR6
Apple M1 8-core GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Operating System
MacOS Big Sur
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7; optional 8-core i9
1.1GHz 2-core Intel Core i3; 1.2GHz 4-core i7 (optional)
Apple M1 8-core CPU with 16-core Neural Engine
Security
Touch ID sensor
Touchpad
Force Touch trackpad

Performance

Battery Life
Up to 17 hours wireless web / Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Memory | Capacity
16GB, up to 64GB
8GB; up to 16 GB
8 or 16 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2666MHz
3733Mhz LPDDR4X
Power Supply
96W USB-C adapter
30W USB-C adapter
61 W
Storage
512GB SSD; optional up to 8TB
256 GB SSD; up to 2 TB
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB

Production

Availability
2020-11-17
Debut
2019 November
2020 March
2020-11-10

Price

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