13.3-inch (2560×1600 at 227ppi) Retina display, 500 nits brightness, True Tone.Finally, the new Pro supports Spatial Audio, whereas its predecessor did not. While the size of the battery is the same as before, the machine comes bundled with a slightly faster USB-C charger: 67W, up from 61W. The new Pro also goes much higher in RAM allocation than its predecessor: you can now go as high as 24GB, up from 16GB in 2020. Lastly, the Cupertino-based company was recently reported to be working on a more powerful M1X or M2 chipset, which has delayed the launch of new MacBook Pro models.You can read more about the M2 in our guide to the M2 and also in our guide to the MacBook Air, which has the same processor. Secondly, a lot of assembly lines that are responsible for the mass production of MacBook devices were shut due to the ongoing pandemic.

Firstly, the global chip shortage is now affecting giant manufacturers such as Apple as well. Delay in the production of these powerful notebook devices from Apple could be due to three possible reasons.

Other variants of MacBook Pro, the 14' and 16' models have not yet been upgraded to silicon-based M chipsets.Īs it turns out, there was no MacBook Pro in WWDC. The MacBook Air, MacBook Pro 13' and Apple Mac Mini. The speculations were based on the fact that Apple upgraded only 3 devices with their in-house M1 chip in November 2020. Both the MacBook Pro 14' and 16' were supposed to be revealed along with a new M1X or M2 chipset. Reports and rumours earlier this month suggested that Apple would launch the new MacBook Pro models at WWDC 2021.

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