MacBook Screen Sizes
Current MacBook screens run from 13.3 to 16.2 inches (33.8 to 41.1 cm). Here is the screen size, resolution and pixel density of each model. The width and height of each screen come from Apple’s specs.
What screen size is each MacBook laptop?
Source: Apple’s published spec sheets, linked in the table. Screen width and height are worked out from the diagonal and resolution.
Which MacBook laptop has the biggest screen?
The MacBook Pro 16 in, at 16.2 inches (41.1 cm). Its screen has 50% more area than the MacBook Air 13 in (M1 2020), the smallest in the table at 13.3 inches.
Sit farther away than the last column and you will not see single pixels, with 20/20 vision.
Which screen sizes does MacBook use?
Our MacBook list covers five of the nine sizes in our chart. It has nothing at 11.6, 15.6, 17.3 and 18 inches. The MacBook Pro 14 in (14.2 in) and MacBook Pro 16 in (16.2 in) are a little bigger than their chart sizes.
Three use 16:10 and ten use a shape a little taller than 16:10. At a typical 18 in46 cm, none of them shows single pixels to 20/20 vision.
- 13.3 inch: the MacBook Air 13 in (M1 2020), MacBook Pro 13 in (M2 2022) and MacBook Pro 13 in (M1 2020), at 2560 × 1600.
- 13.6 inch: the MacBook Air 13 in, MacBook Air 13 in (M4 2025), MacBook Air 13 in (M3 2024) and MacBook Air 13 in (M2 2022), at 2560 × 1664.
- 14 inch: the MacBook Pro 14 in, at 3024 × 1964.
- 15.3 inch: the MacBook Air 15 in, MacBook Air 15 in (M4 2025), MacBook Air 15 in (M3 2024) and MacBook Air 15 in (M2 2023), at 2880 × 1864.
- 16 inch: the MacBook Pro 16 in, at 3456 × 2234.
What MacBook laptop lines are there?
Apple sells two lines: the thin MacBook Air and the MacBook Pro, built for heavier work. Apple names each model by a rounded size. The 13 inch Air has a 13.6 inch screen, and the 14 inch Pro a 14.2 inch screen.
Which MacBook laptop has the sharpest screen?
They split between 2560 × 1664, 2880 × 1864, 2560 × 1600, 3024 × 1964 and 3456 × 2234. The MacBook Pro 14 in and MacBook Pro 16 in share the sharpest screen, at 254 PPI. Four Apple models share the softest, at 224 PPI.
From 15 in38 cm away, even the softest of them hides its pixels to 20/20 vision. Of the eight brand lists on this site, MacBook has the sharpest screens on average, at 230 PPI.
How big is each MacBook screen size?
Each size page shows the screen to scale, with the viewing distance and the resolution that suit it.
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How we measure
Screen width and height come from the diagonal and the resolution of each model: width = diagonal × resolution width ÷ √(resolution width² + resolution height²). Pixel density is the diagonal in pixels divided by the diagonal in inches.