Apple’s new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models are equipped with improved “XDR” displays with mini-LED backlighting. Impressively, both new MacBook Pro models have up to 3x brighter displays compared to the previous-generation models, although the increased brightness is likely limited to HDR content.
The new MacBook Pro models achieve up to 1,000 nits sustained full-screen brightness and up to 1,600 nits peak brightness, according to Apple’s tech specs, whereas the previous models were listed as having up to 500 nits of brightness. In line with Apple’s Pro Display XDR, though, it’s likely that the increased brightness is limited to HDR content, as the Pro Display XDR is limited to up to 500 nits of brightness for SDR content.
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