MacBook Air (M1, 2020) vs MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

The two products' specifications row by row. Rows where they differ are marked; a missing value is unknown, never equal.

10 differences
SpecificationMacBook Air (M1, 2020)MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)
Processor familyDiffersApple M1Intel Core i7
Processor manufacturerDiffersAppleIntel
Display resolutionDiffers2560-by-1600 pixels3072‑by‑1920 pixels
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB64 GB
Bluetooth versionDiffers5.0Bluetooth 5.0
Top Wi-Fi standardDiffersWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)Wi‑Fi 802.11ac
Battery capacityDiffers49.9 Wh100 Wh
WeightDiffers1.29 kg2.0 kg
Packaging contentDiffers30W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)16-inch MacBook Pro, 96W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Cables includedDiffersUSB-CUSB-C Charge Cable (2 m)
Storage mediaSameSSDSSD
USB Type-C charging portSameYesYes
Operating system installedSamemacOSmacOS
Worldwide AC compatibilitySame100V to 240V AC100V to 240V AC
AC adapter includedSameYesYes
Headphone outputsnot knownnot known3.5 mm
Thunderbolt 3 ports quantitynot knownnot known4
USB 2.0 ports quantitynot known0not known
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantitynot known0not known
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantitynot known2not known
Performance-core boost frequencynot knownnot known4.5 GHz
Processor frequencynot knownnot known2.6 GHz
Processor modelnot knownApple M1not known
Display brightnessnot known400 nitsnot known
Display diagonalnot known13.3"not known
RGB colour spacenot knownWide color (P3)not known
Discrete graphics cardnot knownnot knownYes
On-board graphics cardnot knownnot knownYes
On-board graphics card modelnot known7-core GPUnot known
Optical drive typenot knownNonot known
Total storage capacitynot known256 GBnot known
Internal memorynot known8 GBnot known
Introduction yearnot known2020not known
Thunderbolt ports quantitynot known2not known