

The 13-inch Pro's color accuracy beats that of its closest competitors. Although that's higher than the ultraportable average of 67 percent and the Air's 63.3 percent, it's lower than the Acer S7's 98 percent. The Dell XPS 13 sports a 1920 x 1080p screen.Īt 286 nits, the Pro is dimmer than the XPS 13 (356 nits), but brighter than the average of 251 nits and the Samsung Book 9 Plus (213 nits).īased on our measurements, Apple's notebook is capable of displaying only 87.3 percent of the sRGB color gamut. The Acer Aspire S7, for instance, has a 2560 x 1440p panel, and the Samsung Book 9 Plus has a 3200 x 1800p display. However, other notebook makers have followed suit and, in some cases, surpassed Apple.

Click to EnlargeApple was the first to usher in Retina-level displays, and the 2014 MacBook Pro delivers more of the same (good) thing with its 13-inch 2560 x 1600-pixel panel.
