MacBook Neo (Early 2026) vs MacBook Pro 13 (M1, Late 2020)

MacBook Neo (Early 2026) $599
MacBook Pro 13 (M1, Late 2020) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$599
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
A18 Pro (Neo)
CPU
M1 (8C8G)
GPU
5-Core A18 Pro
GPU
8-Core M1
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13" LCD IPS 2408×1506
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
A18 Pro (Neo)
6 Cores
6 Threads
4.04GHz Clock
CPU Image
M1 (8C8G)
8 Cores
8 Threads
3.2GHz Clock
A18 Pro (Neo) vs M1 (8C8G) Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
5-Core A18 Pro
640 Shaders
1470MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
8-Core M1
1024 Shaders
1278MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.88 TFLOPS FP32
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21 FPS 1080p
18%
2.62 TFLOPS FP32
5%
5-Core A18 Pro vs 8-Core M1 Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR5X-7500
8GB
LPDDR4X-4266
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.7GB/s
442 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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13"
LCD IPS
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
76 in² (490.2 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 Nits
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Brightness
500 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Response Time
48ms GtG
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Flicker
120000Hz
Resolution
2408×1506
3.6 Million Pixels
218 PPI
Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.23 Gamma
6930K
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
65 Keys
Scissor Switch
1.00mm
White Backlight
Touch Bar
Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
Fingerprint
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 2400Mbps
Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
2 Stream
Up to 1200Mbps
Bluetooth 6.0
Bluetooth 5.0
No Sensors
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Integrated Chipset
Data
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1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD
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2x USB 4 (40Gbps)
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Power
MagSafe 3
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External
External
20W
9.00V
2.22A
61W
20.30V
3.00A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
2.22A 9V (19.98W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 20V (60W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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36.5Wh
4803mAh
7.60V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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58.2Wh
5103mAh
11.41V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 11 Hours
Up to 20 Hours
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macOS 26 Tahoe
macOS 11 Big Sur
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
1x Fans
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Display Side Boarder Size
9.0mm
Height
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Width
297.5 mm (11.7 in)
Depth
206.4 mm (8.1 in)
Volume
0.78 L
Height
15.6 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
1.01 L
Weight
1.23 kg (2.7 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.29 kg (2.8 lb)
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Weight
1.4 kg (3.1 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.59 kg (3.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A2338
EMC 3578
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