Apple Macbook Pro 13-inch (2020) Price, Specs

The Apple Macbook Pro 13-inch (2020) offers a fantastic blend of performance, portability, and raw power. The Macbook comes with a 13.3-inch screen, a redesigned Magic Keyboard, and an Intel 10th-generation quad-core processor with up to a Core i7 chipset, 8GB of RAM, and 4TB of storage.

A louder speaker, a Retina display with True Tone technology, a T2 Security Chip, a Touch Bar with Touch ID, Thunderbolt 3 (USB C) connectors, and a built-in 58.0 watt-hour lithium-polymer battery are all included in the 2020 MacBook Pro. The model was released in mid-2020, some months before the new M1 CPU Macbook Pro (M1, 2020).

Apple Macbook Pro (2020) 13.3-inch Key Features and Specs

• Up to 10th‑generation Intel Core i7 quad-core
• Intel Iris Plus Graphics
• MacOS 10.15
• 13.3‑inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560 x 1600 resolution
• Up to 16GB RAM
• Up to 4TB SSD
• Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
• 720p FaceTime HD camera
• 58.0 Wh Li‑Po Built-in Battery (13.3-inch)
• Up to 10 hours Wireless Web.

Design

The design of the MacBook Pro 13-inch 2020 model is comparable to that of its predecessor. It boasts the same solid-looking and feeling metal unibody.

The 2020 model is slightly thicker and heavier than the 2019 model, despite the comparable look. Its dimensions are 11.97 x 8.36 x 0.61 inches, and it weighs 3.1 pounds, compared to its predecessor’s thickness of 0.59 inches and weight of 3.02 pounds.

When you open the laptop’s sleek, flat lid, you’ll notice a significant difference from the 2019 model. The new ‘Magic Keyboard’ replaces Apple’s contentious Butterfly switch keyboard.

The new Magic Keyboard has a redesigned scissor mechanism with 1 mm of travel, giving you the greatest typing experience you’ve ever had on a Mac notebook.

The Escape key is dedicated to toggling between modes and perspectives quickly. In addition, the newly inverted-T arrow keys make it easier to navigate through lines of code, spreadsheets, and game environments.

This keyboard also includes a Touch Bar that displays powerful shortcuts and Touch ID for quick authentication.

A wide and silky touchpad is located beneath the keyboard for convenient navigation and control.

Above all, Apple Macbook Pro 13-inch (2020) comes with two USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports, positioned on the right side. On the left however, sit an audio jack for plugging in a headset. Some 13-inch models will also add two additional USB-C/Thunderbolt 3 ports on the right side.

Display

The Apple MacBook Pro (2020) retains the traditional 13.3-inch Retina display, which is built on an IPS LCD panel. As a result, it has a powerful LED backlighting system that produces deep blacks and bright whites.

This display boasts a native resolution of 2,560 x 1,600 amounting to 227 pixels per density with support for millions of colors, ergo, the bright and sharp screen.

Apple Macbook Pro 13-inch (2020) also supports P3 wide color for even more brilliant greens and reds than with sRGB.

Furthermore, this laptop, like all MacBook Pros, includes True Tone technology, which dynamically adjusts color temperature based on ambient light, resulting in a more natural viewing experience.

Performance

The Apple Macbook Pro 13-inch (2020) features a quad-core Intel Core CPU with up to 80% greater graphics performance than the previous generation.

The Intel Core i7 chipset, which gives turbo boost up to 4.1GHz and 8MB shared L3 cache, or the 2.0GHz quadcore Intel Core i5 chipset, which offers turbo boost up to 3.8GHz and 6MB shared L3 cache, are both available in the 10th generation Intel Core CPU.

This new 10th generation CPU offers improved integrated graphics as well as higher computational performance than its predecessor (Intel Iris Plus Graphics).

The Macbook Pro 13-inch (2020) comes with 16GB of 3733MHz LPDDR4X onboard memory that can be expanded to 32GB and a 4TB SSD to support the performance.

Above all, it effortlessly runs macOS Catalina, resulting in a fluid and responsive experience.

Apple Macbook Pro 13-inch (2020) Price and Availability

The price of the Apple Macbook Pro 13-inch (2020) begins at $1499. However, the pricing may vary based on the configuration you select.

This laptop starts at roughly 950,000 Naira in Nigeria, depending on the RAM, Processor, and other configurations.

The Apple Macbook Pro 13-inch (2020) is available from Apple’s own shop as well as third-party e-commerce sites like as Amazon.