MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
Touch Bar Pro with M1 and a battery that lasts a long working day.
Overview
Revealed alongside the M1 Air and Mac mini, the 13-inch MacBook Pro kept its old body and Touch Bar but gained the Apple M1 chip with a fan to sustain heavy loads. Its CPU is the same eight-core design as the Air, with an eight-core GPU in every configuration.
Battery life reached 20 hours of video playback, the longest of any Mac at the time. The display reached 500 nits of brightness with the P3 wide color gamut, and the studio-quality microphones improved over earlier models.
It has two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports and Wi-Fi 6. Many reviewers considered the Air the better value, but the Pro found a market with users who needed steadier performance for video editing and development.
Why it mattered
Showed that Apple silicon beat the Intel Pro it replaced while using far less power.
At a glance
- Announced
- November 10, 2020
- Released
- November 17, 2020
- Discontinued
- June 24, 2022
- Launch price
- $1,299
- Chip / processor
- Apple M1
- Display
- 13.3"
- Storage
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB, 2 TB
- Status
- Discontinued
Highlights
- Apple M1 with active cooling
- Up to 20 hours video playback
- 500-nit P3 display
- Touch Bar and Touch ID
- Studio-quality mics
Tech specs
Specifications as published at launch. Some values (like battery life) are manufacturer estimates.
Display
- Size
- 13.3-inch
- Type
- Retina IPS LED-backlit, P3, True Tone
- Resolution
- 2560 x 1600
- Brightness
- 500 nits
Chip
- Chip
- Apple M1
- CPU cores
- 8 (4 performance, 4 efficiency)
- GPU cores
- 8
- Neural Engine
- 16-core
Memory
- RAM
- 8 GB or 16 GB unified memory
- Storage options
- 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB SSD
Battery
- Battery life
- Up to 20 hours video playback
Ports
- Ports
- 2 Thunderbolt / USB 4, headphone jack
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.0
Camera
- Camera
- 720p FaceTime HD
Audio
- Speakers
- Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Security
- Authentication
- Touch ID
Design
- Dimensions
- 1.56 x 30.41 x 21.24 cm
- Weight
- 1.4 kg (3.0 lb)
Software
- Launch OS
- macOS Big Sur 11.0.1
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