Compare Apple MacBook Air (M1) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16 vs MacBook Pro 16 2021
Variants
M1 Max
M1 Pro
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 + 3.5mm headphone jack
4 USB-C with support for Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB 3.1 Gen 2, Headphone jack
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
49.9 Wh
100 Wh lithium-polymer
100 Wh
Camera | Front
HD (720p)
720p
FHD (1080p)
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space Gray
Silver, Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
Microphone
Three-mic array with directional beamforming
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
24.59 cm
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
Size | Height
0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
1.62 cm
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
Size | Width
11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
35.79 cm
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
Weight
2.8 lbs (1.29 kg)
2.0 kg
Display
Brightness
400 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 inch
16 in
16.2 inch
Display Type
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
DCI-P3, True Tone technology
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
227 ppi
226 ppi
254 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
3072 x 1920
3456 x 2234
Function
Audio
6-speak system with force-cancelling woofers
Chipset
Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
Apple M1 7-core or 8-core GPU
AMD Radeon Pro 5300 w/ 4GB of GDDR6; 5500M w/ 4GB GDDR6; 5500M w/ 8GB GDDR6
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Yes
Operating System
MacOS Big Sur
macOS Monterey
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
Apple M1 8-core CPU with 16-core Neural Engine
2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7; optional 8-core i9
10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores
Security
Touch ID sensor
Touch ID sensor
Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Touchpad
Force Touch trackpad
Force Touch trackpad
Video Codecs
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 15 hours wireless web / Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Up to 11 hours wireless web / Up to 17 hours Apple TV app movie playback
Memory | Capacity
8 or 16 GB
16GB, up to 64GB
16, 32, or 64 GB
Memory | Type
DDR4 2666MHz
200GB/s memory bandwidth
Power Supply
30 W
96W USB-C adapter
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
Storage
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
512GB SSD; optional up to 8TB
512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD
Production
Availability
2020-11-17
2021-10-26
Debut
2020-11-10
2019 November
2021-10-18
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