MacBook Air (M1, 2020) vs. MacBook Pro 14” (2021) - Detailed Specs Comparison

Better Performance

Better Battery Life

Better FaceTime HD camera

Better Display

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• Supports latest USB 4
• Supports latest Wi-Fi 6
• Better security with new Secure Enclave in M1 chip

• All-New MacBook Pro Design - the new design focus on functionality and performance. It has a larger chassis that provides more room for an advanced thermal system that can move 50 percent more air than the previous generation.
• New M1 Pro and M1 Max Chip - The new 14” MacBook Pro features the new M1 Pro, and M1 Max applies a system-on-a-chip (SoC) architecture. Both processors feature fast unified memory and increased memory bandwidth up to 400GB/s, 8-core CPU, 32-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, and with best-in-class performance per watt and industry-leading power efficiency.
• New Liquid Retina XDR with ProMotion Display - featuring mini-LED technology used in iPad Pro, the Liquid Retina XDR display delivers up to 1,000 nits of sustained, full-screen brightness, an incredible 1,600 nits of peak brightness, and a 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio.
• Better Battery Life - It delivers up to 17 hours of video playback, which is seven additional hours compared to the previous-generation MacBook Pro.

• Supports only one extended [email protected] display, while the older Intel version supports up to two [email protected]
• Not supports for external Thunderbolt-3 enabled graphics processors (eGPUs).

• No Touchbar
• One less Thunderbolt ports

• Announced on October 18, 2021.
• Available on October 26, 2021.

• $999
  Apple M1 Chip (7 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
• $1,249
  Apple M1 Chip (8 cores GPU) | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD

• $1,999
  M1 Pro, 8C CPU, 14C GPU, 16GB, 512GB
• $2,499
  M1 Pro, 10C CPU, 16C GPU, 16GB, 1TB
• $3,099
  M1 Max, 10C CPU, 24C GPU, 32GB, 1TB
• $3,299
  M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 32GB, 1TB
• $3,699
  M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 1TB
• $4,099
  M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 2TB
• $4,699
  M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 4TB
• $5,899
  M1 Max, 10C CPU, 32C GPU, 64GB, 8TB

• 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1440 by 900
  • 1024 by 640
• 16:10 aspect ratio
• 400 nits brightness
• Supports wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

• Liquid Retina XDR display
  • Size: 14.2-inch
  • Technology: Liquid Retina XDR display
  • Resolution: 3024 x 1964
  • Pixel Density: 254 PPI
• XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range)
  • Up to 1000 nits sustained (full-screen) brightness, 1600 nits peak brightness
  • 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio
  • Color
    1 billion colors Wide color (P3) True Tone technology
• Refresh rates
  • ProMotion technology for adaptive refresh rates up to 120Hz
  • Fixed refresh rates: 47.95Hz, 48.00Hz, 50.00Hz, 59.94Hz, 60.00Hz

• Width: 11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
• Depth: 8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
• Height: 0.16–0.63 inch (0.41–1.61 cm)

• Height: 0.61 inch (1.55 cm)
• Width: 12.31 inches (31.26 cm)
• Depth: 8.71 inches (22.12 cm)

• 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

• 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
• Touch ID
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s)
• USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

• 2 x Thunderbolt™️ 4
  Supports USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s), DisplayPort, and charging.
• 1 x MagSafe 3
• 1 x Headphone jack

• 1 x Thunderbolt™️ 4
  Supports USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s), DisplayPort, and charging.
• 1 x SDXC card slot
• 1 x HDMI port

• Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
  8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W
• Apple M1
  8 cores, 8 threads, 3.20 GHz, 10W

• Apple M1 Pro (8C, 14G)
  8 cores, 8 threads, 0.00 GHz,
• Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G)
  10 cores, 10 threads, 0.00 GHz,
• Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G)
  10 cores, 10 threads, 0.00 GHz,
• Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G)
  10 cores, 10 threads, 0.00 GHz,

• Apple M1 (7 GPU Cores)
  Apple M1 iGPU

  7 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz
• Apple M1
  Apple M1 iGPU

  8 Graphics Cores, 1280 MHz

• Apple M1 Pro (8C, 14G)
  Apple M1 Pro iGPU

  14 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
• Apple M1 Pro (10C, 16G)
  Apple M1 Pro iGPU

  16 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
• Apple M1 Max (10C, 24G)
  Apple M1 Max iGPU

  24 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,
• Apple M1 Max (10C, 32G)
  Apple M1 Max iGPU

  32 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,

• 8GB
  4266 MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory
• Configurable to 16GB

• 256GB512GB
  SSD
• Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

• 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

• 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

• 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 of Apple TV app movie playback

• 67W USB‑C Power Adapter
  M1 Pro with 8-core CPU models
• 96W USB‑C Power Adapter
  M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max models. Supports Fast-Charging.

• Stereo speakers
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for Dolby Atmos playback
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• 3.5 mm headphone jack

• High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-canceling woofers
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for spatial audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
• Spatial audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
• Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
• 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

• Touch ID sensor
• Ambient light sensor

• MacBook Air
• 30W USB‑C Power Adapter
• USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)

• 14‑inch MacBook Pro
• 67W USB‑C Power Adapter
  M1 Pro with 8-core CPU models.
• 96W USB‑C Power Adapter
  M1 Pro with 10-core CPU or M1 Max models.
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

• Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colors and:
  • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
• Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
  • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

• Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:
  • Up to two external displays with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Pro) or
  • Up to three external displays with up to 6K resolution and one external display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors (M1 Max)
• Thunderbolt 4 digital video output
  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
  • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)
• HDMI digital video output
  • Support for one display with up to 4K resolution at 60Hz
  • DVI output using HDMI to DVI Adapter (sold separately)