differences between M1 and Intel MBA

[ghanwani]

Aside from the processor, are there any differences between the M1 MBA and Intel MBA?

Unfortunately, Apple's comparison tool isn't able to compare to the 2019 MBA (which is the model I have). But when comparing the 2020 M1 to the 2020 Intel, aside from the obvious processor difference, I only saw 2 things:

• Display goes from Full Standard Color (sRGB) to Wide Color (P3).
• WiFi goes from 802.11ac to 802.11ax.

I actually wasn't aware of these differences.

There's also a difference that is not listed by Apple:

• SSD speed (I'm not sure how this translates as SSD size increases but testers have reported higher speeds for M1 256GB).

Are there any differences that aren't listed by Apple?

 

[Zazoh]

Chip isn’t made by Intel and support a completely different hardware framework making many aspects faster yet still giving better battery life. Runs some iOS apps, runs less Mac Apps.

Keyboard is different. Camera is same, body is same.

 

[ghanwani]

Chip isn’t made by Intel and support a completely different hardware framework making many aspects faster yet still giving better battery life. Runs some iOS apps, runs less Mac Apps.

Keyboard is different. Camera is same, body is same.

I thought keyboard is the same as the 2020 Intel.

 

[Zazoh]

I thought keyboard is the same as the 2020 Intel.

Maybe. You have the 2019. I didn't think it was same as that one.

 

[Jack Neill]

I have a i5/8/512 and a M1/8/512. The M1 SSD is considerable faster but is also 6Gb smaller. The Intel shows 500 and the M1 shows 494 for total drive size. The look and feel are exactly the same. The Intel actually seem to have a bit smoother scrolling in Safari.