These battery life advances are massive and typically once-in-a-generation improvements. While unveiling the M1 chip, Apple touted the new M1-based MacBook Air and MacBook Pro’s energy efficiency with up to 18 hours and 20 hours of movie playback, 6 and 10 hours more than previous models.Īpple M1 MacBook Pro and MacBook Air battery video playback numbers was the stupendous battery life offered by the new M1-based MacBooks. One of the themes of my previous Apple Silicon M1 article - Apple Silicon M1: Black.
