This might be the first MacBook powered by the same chip tech as the iPhone 12

[Chris Smith]

• The first MacBook powered by an Apple Silicon chip is coming later this year, a new report says, without providing release date or pricing details.
• The 2020 12-inch MacBook will feature a variation of the iPhone 12 chip, as well as a custom Apple-made graphics processing unit.
• The laptop will weigh just two pounds and will feature a Retina Display and a battery that lasts 15 to 20 hours.

We’ve been telling you for a few years now that the newest iPhones and iPads feature A-series chips so fast that they beat most of their rivals that power laptops and desktop. And rumors kept saying at the time that Apple was indeed working on laptops and desktops that would incorporate A-series chips instead of Intel. Some of those rumors said Apple’s ARM MacBook project might be ready by 2020, and Apple delivered. At WWDC 2020, Apple announced plans to replace Intel with Apple Silicon chips on future Macs, saying the first such devices will debut this year. Fast forward to late August, and we have an idea of what the first ARM-powered MacBook might be. According to a new report, it’s not a MacBook Pro, Air, or iMac. Instead, we’re looking at a super thin, super light, 12-inch MacBook that would feature an A14X chip. That’s the kind of processor that we expect to see on new iPad Pros after the iPhone 12 launches because the A14X will be a variation of the speedy 5nm A14 Bionic chip that will power all of this year’s iPhone 12 versions.

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