Compare Apple MacBook Pro 13 vs MacBook Pro 14 2023 vs Apple MacBook Air 2020

Variants
M2 Max
M2 Pro

Connectivity

Ports
4x Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), headphone
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader
2x USB-C (thunderbolt), Headphone jack
Wireless Connectivity
Bluetooth 5, WiFi 5 (802.11ac)
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity
58 Wh
70 Wh
49.9 watt-hour
Camera | Front
HD
1080p FaceTime HD camera
720p
Colors
Silver, Space Gray
Gold; Space Gray; Silver
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Dimensions

Size | Depth
212.4 mm
8.71 inches (22.12 cm)
21.24 cm
Size | Height
15.6 mm
0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
1.61 cm
Size | Width
304.1 mm
12.31 inches (31.26 cm)
30.41 cm
Weight
1.4 kg / 3.1 lbs
1.29 kg

Display

Brightness
500 nits
1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak
Contrast Ratio
1,000,000:1
Display Backlight
Full-Array LED (Mini LED)
Display Color Depth
10 bit (1.07B colors)
Display Diagonal
13.3 in
14.2 inch
13.3 in
Display Type
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
227 ppi
254 ppi
227 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
2560 x 1600
3024 x 1964
2560 x 1600

Function

AI
16-core Neural Engine
Audio
Stereo with Dolby Atmos support
Fast Charging
With 96W charger
Graphics
14-core, 16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Operating System
macOS Monterey
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
10th-gen Intel Core i5 or i7 (quad-core) or 8th-gen Intel Core i5 or i7
1.1GHz 2-core Intel Core i3; 1.2GHz 4-core i7 (optional)
Security
Touch ID sensor
Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Touchpad
Force Touch trackpad
Video Codecs
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Performance

Battery Life
Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 12 hours wireless web
Memory | Capacity
16GB, up to 32GB (8GB or 16GB on models w/ 8th-gen Intel processors)
8GB; up to 16 GB
Memory | Type
LPDDR4X (LPDDR3 on models w/ 8th-gen Intel processors)
Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth
3733Mhz LPDDR4X
Power Supply
61W USB-C
30W USB-C adapter
Storage
512GB or 1TB, up to 4TB (256GB up to 2TB on models w/ 8th-gen Intel processors)
256 GB SSD; up to 2 TB

Production

Debut
2020-05-04
2023-01-17
2020 March
Made In
China

Reviews

Neofiliac score
89%
Pros
  • Great performance for the price
  • Very good battery life
  • Long battery life (up to 45 minutes)
  • Rather powerful for its class
  • Gorgeous styling
  • Great performance plugged-in or not
  • Upgraded wireless connectivity
  • Decent port selection
  • Very good performance for the price
  • Long battery runtimes
  • Very good keyboard and touchpad
  • Decent speakers
Cons
  • Only one USB-C port
  • Only one Thunderbolt port
  • Only marginally upgraded from the 2021 model
  • Non-upgradable, non-removable memory and SSD
  • Extremely expensive memory
  • Keyboard is a bit shallow
  • Only one USB-C port

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