Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) vs Apple MacBook Pro 13″ (M1)

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011) compared with MacBook Pro 13″ (M1)

	AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, Early 2011)	AppleMacBook Pro 13″ (M1)
Overview
Released
Released	February 2011	November 2020
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	13.3″
Resolution
Resolution	1280 × 800	2560 × 1600 (better)
Panel
Panel	TN LCD	IPS LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	60 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	–	500 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	LED-backlit glossy widescreen LCD, millions of colours; TN panel explicitly confirmed by Notebookcheck's exact Early 2011 2.7 GHz review. No antiglare or higher-resolution option. Apple does not publish refresh rate or brightness.	Retina display; LED-backlit with IPS technology
Pixel density
Pixel density	–	227 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	–	Wide colour (P3); millions of colours
Screen finish
Screen finish	–	Glossy (Notebookcheck)
Display features
Display features	–	True Tone; 60 Hz refresh rate (Notebookcheck)
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-2415M or Intel Core i7-2620M	Apple M1
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	8
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel HD Graphics 3000	8-core GPU
Memory
Memory	4 GB or 8 GB	8 GB or 16 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	128 GB to 750 GB	256 GB to 2 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Dual-core Intel Core i5-2415M at 2.3 GHz with 3 MB shared L3 cache or Core i7-2620M at 2.7 GHz with 4 MB cache. Exact identities confirmed by Notebookcheck's respective 2.3 GHz and 2.7 GHz reviews.	8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
GPU
GPU	Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory	8-core GPU
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Memory type	4 GB of 1333 MHz DDR3, two 2 GB SO-DIMMs; two slots support up to 8 GB	Unified memory; 8 GB, configurable to 16 GB
Storage type
Storage type	Core i5 base has 320 GB and Core i7 base has 500 GB, both 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drives. Configurable 500 GB or 750 GB 5400-rpm hard drive, or 128 GB, 256 GB or 512 GB SSD. Storage capacity rows use HDD for 320/500/750 GB and SSD for 128/256/512 GB; memory upgrades apply to either processor. Macworld confirms 750 GB upgrades on both bases; Apple's configure-to-order list includes it despite the shorter Storage subsection omitting it. 8× slot-loading SuperDrive supports DVD±R DL, DVD±RW and CD-RW.	SSD, configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB
Cooling
Cooling	–	Active cooling
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 7 hours	Up to 20 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	63.5 Wh (better)	58.2 Wh
Weight
Weight	2.04 kg	1.4 kg (better)
Thickness
Thickness	24.1 mm	15.6 mm (better)
Width × depth
Width × depth	325 × 227 mm	304.1 × 212.4 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Built-in 63.5 Wh lithium-polymer battery; up to 7 hours wireless web under Apple's test conditions. Reference weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.	Up to 17 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery
Charger
Charger	60 W MagSafe Power Adapter with cable management	61 W USB-C Power Adapter
Materials
Materials	Aluminium unibody enclosure and glass trackpad	Recyclable, low-carbon aluminium enclosure
Colours
Colours	Silver	Silver, Space Grey
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × USB-A, Thunderbolt, MagSafe, headphone jack, SD card slot, Ethernet	2 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	802.11n; compatible with 802.11a/b/g	Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	2.1 + EDR	5.0
Webcam
Webcam	720p FaceTime HD (Macworld)	720p FaceTime HD
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	Two USB 2.0 ports up to 480 Mb/s, Thunderbolt up to 10 Gb/s, FireWire 800 up to 800 Mb/s, 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet, SDXC card slot, MagSafe, combined headphone/line input with digital output, and Kensington lock slot. Native Mini DisplayPort output; DVI, VGA, dual-link DVI and HDMI audio/video through separate adapters.	Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports supporting charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 3 and USB 4 up to 40 Gb/s, and USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm headphone jack
External displays
External displays	Built-in screen plus one external display up to 2560 × 1600, both with millions of colours; dual display and video mirroring	One external display up to 6K 60 Hz alongside the built-in display
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, 12 function keys and four arrow keys	Backlit Magic Keyboard; 65 (US) or 66 (ISO) keys; Touch Bar; ambient light sensor
Trackpad
Trackpad	Glass Multi-Touch trackpad with inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap and drag	Force Touch trackpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers with subwoofer	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range; wide stereo sound; Dolby Atmos playback
Microphones
Microphones	Omnidirectional microphone	Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming
Biometrics
Biometrics	–	Touch ID
In the box
In the box	MacBook Pro, display cleaning cloth, power adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, software DVDs and documentation; Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iLife ’11	13-inch MacBook Pro, 61 W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)