Apple MacBook Air 13" M4 vs Apple MacBook Pro 16" M4 Pro
Apple MacBook Air 13" M4
Apple
9.1
Must Buy
Apple MacBook Pro 16" M4 Pro
Apple
9.2
Must Buy
What Reviewers Agree On
- Best overall laptop for most people
- 18+ hour battery life is outstanding
- M4 chip handles everything from browsing to video editing
- Fanless design means zero noise
Deal Breakers
- Only one external display natively (two with lid closed)
What Reviewers Agree On
- Desktop-class performance in a portable form factor
- Mini-LED display is among the best laptop screens ever
Detailed Comparison
Performance
Apple MacBook Air 13" M4
M4 chip delivers excellent everyday and creative performance.
- M4 is ~20% faster than M3 in CPU tasks — handles 4K video editing, coding, and multitasking with ease
- 16GB unified memory standard means no more worrying about running out of RAM
- Can handle light gaming and ML tasks thanks to improved GPU and Neural Engine
Apple MacBook Pro 16" M4 Pro
M4 Pro delivers desktop-rivaling performance.
- M4 Pro outperforms the M3 Max in many benchmarks — a generational leap
- Handles 8K video editing, complex 3D renders, and large codebases without breaking a sweat
- Thunderbolt 5 support means blazing-fast external storage and display connectivity
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