MacBook Neo (Early 2026) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2020)

Apple MacBook Neo

MacBook Neo (Early 2026) $599

Apple MacBook Pro 13

MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2020) $1,299

Base Price (MSRP) $599	Base Price (MSRP) $1,299
CPU A18 Pro (Neo)	CPU Core i5-8257U
GPU 5-Core A18 Pro	GPU Iris Plus 645 1050MHz
Memory 8GB	Memory 8GB
Storage 256GB	Storage 256GB
Display 13" LCD IPS 2408×1506	Display 13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600

Highlights

Tech Specs

CPU


A18 Pro (Neo) 6 Cores 6 Threads 4.04GHz Clock	Core i5-8257U 4 Cores 8 Threads 1.4GHz Clock
GB6S 3,410 84% GB6M 8,490 32%	GB6S 1,225 30% GB6M 4,005 15%

A18 Pro (Neo) vs Core i5-8257U Full Specs Comparison

GPU


5-Core A18 Pro 640 Shaders 1470MHz Shared Memory	Iris Plus 645 1050MHz 384 Shaders 1050MHz Shared Memory
N/A 0% 1.88 TFLOPS FP32 4%	11 FPS 1080p 9% 806 GFLOPS FP32 2%

5-Core A18 Pro vs Iris Plus 645 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison

Memory


8GB LPDDR5X-7500	8GB LPDDR3-2133
24 Tabs 5%	24 Tabs 5%

Storage


256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 1.4GB/s	256GB Soldered PCIe 3.0 x4 Up to 2.8GB/s
442 min 4K Video 11%	442 min 4K Video 11%

Optical Drive


No Optical Drive	No Optical Drive
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Display


13" LCD IPS - -	13.3" LCD IPS - -

Area 76 in² (490.2 cm²) 16:10 Aspect Ratio	Area 79.5 in² (512.9 cm²) 16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness 500 Nits -	Brightness 500 Nits -
Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -	Refresh Rate 60Hz - - -
- -	Response Time 48ms GtG
- -	Flicker 120000Hz
Resolution 2408×1506 3.6 Million Pixels 218 PPI	Resolution 2560×1600 4.1 Million Pixels 227 PPI

LED Backlight - 1,500:1 Contrast	LED Backlight - 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 - -	Coverage 100% sRGB 99% DCI-P3 88% Adobe RGB
- - - - - -	Accuracy dE 1.3 Avg dE 3.0 Max dE 2.00 Greyscale 2.23 Gamma 6930K
Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective -	Coating Glossy Anti-Reflective -
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Keyboard

78 Keys

Scissor Switch

65 Keys

Scissor Switch

1.00mm

White Backlight

Touch Bar

Mouse

Multi-Touch Clickpad Trackpad

Glass Surface

Force Touch Trackpad

Glass Surface

Controller

Not Included

Not Included

Stylus

Not Included

Not Included

Biometrics

No Biometrics

Fingerprint

Speakers

2

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Microphones

2

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Cellular


No Cellular	No Cellular

Connectivity


Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax) 2 Stream Up to 2400Mbps	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) 2 Stream Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 6.0	Bluetooth 5.0

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Chipset

Integrated Chipset

300 Series U+

Ports


Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 1x USB-C 3.1 (10Gbps) + DP + PD - - - - - - - - - - - -	Data - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps) - -
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Power MagSafe 3	- -
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Power Supply


External	External

Charger


20W 9.00V 2.22A	61W 20.30V 3.00A
USB-PD 3.00A 5V (15W) 2.22A 9V (19.98W) - - - - - -	USB-PD 2.40A 5V (12W) 3.00A 9V (27W) - - 3.00A 20V (60W) - - -
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Battery

36.5Wh 4803mAh 7.60V Lithium-Ion Polymer -	58.2Wh 5101mAh 11.41V Lithium-Ion Polymer -
Up to 11 Hours	Up to 10 Hours
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Operating System

macOS 26 Tahoe	macOS 10.15 Catalina Windows
	Windows 10 (Latest)

Enclosure


Build Material Aluminum - -	Build Material Aluminum - -
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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) - -	Weight 1.4 kg (3.1 lb) Weight + Charger 1.59 kg (3.5 lb) - -

Upgradability

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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Info

-	A2289 EMC 3456 MacBookPro16,3 Official Site

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