Compare Apple MacBook Air (M1) vs MacBook Pro 16 2023 vs Apple MacBook Air 2020
Variants
M2 Max
M2 Pro
Connectivity
Ports
2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 + 3.5mm headphone jack
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x SD card reader
2x USB-C (thunderbolt), Headphone jack
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac), Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
49.9 Wh
100 Wh
49.9 watt-hour
Camera | Front
HD (720p)
1080p FaceTime HD camera
720p
Colors
Gold, Silver, Space Gray
Silver / Space Gray
Gold; Space Gray; Silver
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
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
21.24 cm
Size | Height
0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
1.61 cm
Size | Width
11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
30.41 cm
Weight
2.8 lbs (1.29 kg)
1.29 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
16.2 inch
13.3 in
Display Type
IPS
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
Gamut
DCI-P3, True Tone technology
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
227 ppi
254 ppi
227 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
3456 x 2234
2560 x 1600
Function
AI
16-core Neural Engine
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
Apple M1 7-core or 8-core GPU
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
12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
1.1GHz 2-core Intel Core i3; 1.2GHz 4-core i7 (optional)
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 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 15 hours wireless web
Memory | Capacity
8 or 16 GB
8GB; up to 16 GB
Memory | Type
Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth
3733Mhz LPDDR4X
Power Supply
30 W
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
30W USB-C adapter
Storage
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
256 GB SSD; up to 2 TB
Production
Availability
2020-11-17
Debut
2020-11-10
2023-01-17
2020 March
Reviews
Neofiliac score
93%
Pros
- Sleek, minimalist design
- Quiet, silent operation
- Long battery life
- Great keyboard and touchpad
- Gorgeous styling
- Superb battery life
- Great performance plugged-in or not
- New WiFi 6E + BT 5.3 support
- No numeric keypad
- Best-in-industry touchpad
- Very good performance for the price
- Long battery runtimes
- Very good keyboard and touchpad
- Decent speakers
Cons
- Nothing in particular
- Only marginal improvement over the 2021 model
- Ridiculously expensive memory and storage
- Cannot upgrade memory or storage
- Keyboard is a bit shallow
- Only one USB-C port
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