Apple MacBook Pro 13″ (M1) vs Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)

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MacBook Pro 13″ (M1) compared with MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)

	AppleMacBook Pro 13″ (M1)	AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2009)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2020	June 2009
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	13.3″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600 (better)	1280 × 800
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	TN LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	60 Hz	–
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Retina display; LED-backlit with IPS technology	LED-backlit glossy widescreen LCD, millions of colours; TN panel identified in Notebookcheck’s exact-model review. No antiglare option; refresh rate and brightness unpublished by Apple.
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	Apple M1	Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz (MacBook Pro 13-inch, Mid 2009) or Intel Core 2 Duo P8700
CPU cores
CPU cores	8	2
Graphics
Graphics	8-core GPU	NVIDIA GeForce 9400M
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB (better)	2 GB, 4 GB or 8 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 2 TB (better)	128 GB to 500 GB
CPU
CPU	8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores	Dual-core Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.26 GHz or 2.53 GHz with 3 MB shared L2 cache and 1066 MHz frontside bus. The upper P8700 identity is confirmed by Notebookcheck. EveryMac lists P7550 or P8400 for the lower model, so its chip record retains the maker’s model and clock without selecting one silicon variant.
GPU
GPU	8-core GPU	NVIDIA GeForce 9400M with 256 MB of DDR3 SDRAM shared with main memory
AI engine
AI engine	16-core Neural Engine	–
Memory type
Memory type	Unified memory; 8 GB, configurable to 16 GB	1066 MHz DDR3 in two SO-DIMM slots, up to 8 GB. Lower model starts with 2 GB and supports 4 or 8 GB; upper starts with 4 GB and supports 8 GB.
Storage type
Storage type	SSD, configurable to 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB	Lower base has 160 GB and upper base 250 GB, both 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drives. Configurable 250 GB, 320 GB or 500 GB hard drive, or 128 GB or 256 GB SSD; rows preserve base memory and storage restrictions confirmed by Macworld. 8× slot-loading SuperDrive supports DVD±R DL, DVD±RW and CD-RW.
Cooling
Cooling	Active cooling	–
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 20 hours	Up to 7 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	58.2 Wh	60 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.4 kg (better)	2.04 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.6 mm (better)	24.1 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	304.1 × 212.4 mm	325 × 227 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Up to 17 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery	Built-in 60 Wh lithium-polymer battery from Apple’s model-specific sheet; the launch notice instead lists 58 Wh. Up to 7 hours wireless productivity in Apple’s launch test. Reference weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.
Charger
Charger	61 W USB-C Power Adapter	60 W MagSafe Power Adapter with cable management
Materials
Materials	Recyclable, low-carbon aluminium enclosure	Aluminium unibody enclosure and glass trackpad
Colours
Colours	Silver, Space Grey	Silver
Connections
Ports
Ports	2 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack	2 × USB-A, MagSafe, headphone jack, SD card slot, Ethernet
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 6	802.11n draft; compatible with 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	2.1 + EDR
Webcam
Webcam	720p FaceTime HD	Built-in iSight camera
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	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	Two USB 2.0 ports up to 480 Mb/s, FireWire 800 up to 800 Mb/s, Mini DisplayPort, 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet, SD card slot, MagSafe, combined headphone/line input with optical digital output, and Kensington lock slot. DVI, VGA and dual-link DVI require separate adapters.
External displays
External displays	One external display up to 6K 60 Hz alongside the built-in display	Built-in screen plus one external display up to 2560 × 1600, both with millions of colours; dual display and video mirroring
Keyboard
Keyboard	Backlit Magic Keyboard; 65 (US) or 66 (ISO) keys; Touch Bar; ambient light sensor	Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, 12 function keys and four arrow keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad	Glass Multi-Touch trackpad with scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger and four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap and drag
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range; wide stereo sound; Dolby Atmos playback	Stereo speakers
Microphones
Microphones	Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming	Omnidirectional microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID	–
In the box
In the box	13-inch MacBook Pro, 61 W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)	MacBook Pro, display cleaning cloth, 60 W MagSafe power adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, software DVDs and documentation; Mac OS X Leopard and iLife ’09