Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" M1 Space Gray 2020
The Apple M1 chip delivers up to 20 hours of battery life and 2.8x faster CPU performance in a fanless, 1.36kg aluminum unibody. Its 13.3-inch Retina display with 500 nits brightness and 100% sRGB coverage provides color-accurate visuals for content work. This MacBook Pro is best for students and business users who need all-day battery and silent operation for productivity tasks.
CPU Apple M1
RAM 8 GB
Storage 256 GB
Screen 13.3" 2560x1600
GPU Apple M1 8-core
OS macOS
Weight 1.4 kg
75 Overall Score
Price $499
Snapshot
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Strong social proof (100th percentile) 100th
- Strong reliability (97th percentile) 97th
- Strong user sentiment (95th percentile) 95th
- Strong portability (93rd percentile) 93rd
Cons
- Below average ram (14th percentile)
- Below average storage (30th percentile)
What owners think
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The proof
Performance
Specifications
Full Specifications
Processor
| CPU | Apple M1 |
| Cores | 8 |
| Frequency | 3.2 GHz |
Graphics
| GPU | Apple M1 8-core |
| Type | Integrated |
| VRAM Type | System Shared |
Memory & Storage
| RAM | 8 GB |
| RAM Generation | LPDDR3 |
| Storage 1 | 256 GB |
| Storage 1 Type | SSD |
| Storage 2 | 256 GB |
| Storage 2 Type | HDD |
Display
| Size | 13.3" |
| Resolution | 2560x1600 (QHD) |
| Panel | IPS |
| Brightness | 500 nits |
| Color Gamut | 100% sRGB |
Connectivity
| USB-C Ports | 2 |
| USB Ports | 2 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 5.0 |
Physical
| Weight | 1.4 kg / 3.0 lbs |
| OS | macOS |
vs Competition
| Spec | Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" M1 | ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB | Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US | Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition | MSI Creator A13V | HP OmniBook X Flip |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU | Apple M1 | Intel Core Ultra 9 285H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V | Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite X1E-84-100 | Intel Core i7 13620H | Intel Core Ultra 7 256V |
| RAM (GB) | 8 | 32 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 16 |
| Storage (GB) | 256 | 1000 | 1024 | 1024 | 2048 | 1024 |
| Screen | 13.3" 2560x1600 | 14" 1920x1200 | 14" 1920x1200 | 15" 2496x1664 | 14" 2880x1800 | 14" 1920x1200 |
| GPU | Apple M1 8-core | Intel Arc Graphics | Intel Arc 140V | Qualcomm Adreno | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4060 | Intel Arc 140V |
| OS | macOS | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home | Windows 11 Home |
| Weight (kg) | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Battery (Wh) | - | 75 | 70 | 66 | 54 | 65 |
| Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare | Compare |
| Product | CPU | GPU | RAM | Ports | Screen | Portability | Storage | User Sentiment | Reliability | Social Proof |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple MacBook Pro 13.3" M1 | 45.7 | 58.8 | 13.9 | 69.2 | 88 | 93.2 | 30.2 | 94.8 | 97.4 | 99.5 |
| ASUS Zenbook UX3405CA-U9321TB Compare | 88.6 | 67.7 | 90.5 | 64.2 | 81.8 | 86.9 | 62.3 | 94.8 | 59.8 | 98.3 |
| Lenovo Slim 7 83MC0001US Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 86.1 | 82.9 | 86.8 | 80.3 | 0 | 80.6 | 99 |
| Microsoft Surface Laptop 7th Edition Compare | 98.8 | 27.4 | 80.8 | 64.2 | 89.4 | 57.5 | 80.3 | 79.1 | 80.6 | 95.1 |
| MSI Creator A13V Compare | 72.1 | 84.2 | 84.9 | 72.4 | 89.8 | 74.2 | 94.2 | 0 | 59.8 | 67 |
| HP OmniBook X Flip Compare | 66.8 | 65 | 67.6 | 80.8 | 75 | 82.5 | 80.3 | 94.8 | 32.8 | 98.3 |
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