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Should I upgrade my MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)?

nearly 6 years old · Runs macOS 27 Golden Gate, the current macOS

Quick look

Price
£1,2992launch price
Chip
M1chip
CPU
8-coreCPU
GPU
8-coreGPU
Memory
8GBunified memory, base
Storage
256GBstorage, base
Display
13.3-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to20 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
10 November 20203Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
Security updates
Not available4Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.

Software support

Security updates
Not available4
macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate, the current macOS

No newer Mac with a store price we hold

We hold no Apple UK store price for any Mac in the MacBook Pro 13-inch line, so this page names no newer Mac to set the MacBook Pro M1 (13-inch, 2020) against. That is a gap in what we hold, not a statement about what Apple sells.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions
15.6 x 304.1 x 212.4 mm
Weight
1.4 kg
Colours
Silver, Space Gray
Ports
Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports
2
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports
No USB-A ports.5
HDMI
No HDMI port.6
SD card slot
No SD card slot.6
Headphone jack
Yes
MagSafe
No MagSafe port.5
Keyboard
Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch Bar and Touch ID
Touch ID
Yes
Touch Bar
Yes

Display

Display size
13.3 in
Resolution
2560 x 1600
Pixel density
227 ppi
Display type
Retina display
Brightness
500 nits
Wide colour (P3)
Yes
Nano-texture option
No nano-texture display option.6

Chip and memory

Chip
Apple M1 chip
Apple silicon
Yes
CPU cores
8
Performance cores
4
Efficiency cores
4
GPU cores
8
Neural Engine cores
16
Chip options
M1 with 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU7
Memory (base)
8GB
Memory (maximum)
16GB
Memory options
8GB or 16GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents8
Storage (base)
256GB
Storage (maximum)
2TB
Storage options
256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity
58.2 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles9
Video playback (claimed)
20 h
Wireless web (claimed)
17 h
Included power adapter
61 W
Fast charging
No fast charging.10

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11ax Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth
5.0
Ethernet
No Ethernet port.6
External displays (base)
1

Camera and audio

Camera
720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers
Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Microphones
Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming

Platform

Shipped with
macOS Big Sur11
Newest macOS
macOS 27 Golden Gate12
Model identifier
MacBookPro17,113
Part numbers
MYD83xx/A, MYD92xx/A, MYDA2xx/A, MYDC2xx/A14
Model year
2020

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
2,16615
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
8,30915
Geekbench 7 (Metal)
28,27015

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available4
Security updates until
Not available4
Basis
our inference from history16

Trade-in and used prices

CeX pays, grade A
£319 cash / £370 voucher17Base configuration
CeX sells, grade A
£515–£52017Base configuration, cheapest of 2 listings linked, out of stock online and in store when read

More

Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Introducing the next generation of Mac · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Introducing the next generation of Mac · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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  4. Apple publishes no date for the end of updates, and this site does not guess one. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  5. No USB-A ports. No MagSafe port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) - Tech Specs. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  6. No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No nano-texture display option. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  7. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026

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  10. No fast charging. Checked: Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Introducing the next generation of Mac · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  12. Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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  13. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  14. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  15. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  16. Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate compatibility list names this Mac. endoflife.date says Apple usually provides security updates for the latest three macOS releases, but that this isn’t consistently applied; Apple publishes no end date. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  17. CeX — Trade-in, Grade A, cash · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026

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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, memory bandwidth, storage upgradeable by user, media engine. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Introducing the next generation of Mac; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.

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