The M1 chip has proven to be a real beast not only in terms of performance, but also in terms of battery life. The ARM processors that until now have been used in iPhones and iPads have made the leap to Macsand they do so with efficiency never seen before in the personal computer market. This extraordinary battery life surprised even Apple itself when they designed their new Macs.
Apple VP of Marketing Bob Borchers gave an interview to Tom’s Guide in which talked about the development of the M1 chip
“The most striking thing about the M1 is its battery life. For example, the MacBook Pro lasted 16 hours and 25 minutes in our web browsing test. Intel’s previous model lasted 10:21 a.m. That’s a big difference, and this increase has caused more double-checking within Apple..
When we saw this first system, we just sat there and played with it for a few hours and the battery didn’t budge, we thought “Oh man, this is a bug, the battery indicator is broken” . And then Tim laughs in the background, “No that’s what it’s supposed to be” and it was pretty phenomenal.
Bob Borchers also indicates that this This is a process that has been planned within Apple for years. In fact, Rosetta, the application included in all Apple Silicon Macs that allows us to translate applications from Intel processors to Apple Silicon, began to be developed years ago.
“We started with a small project years before the transition started to try to make sure that we could really deliver the second generation Rosetta in a way that allows us to do it without a hitch. And we think that was a big part of the story of the transition … it all worked out as expected.
In this first generation of Apple Silicon, Apple has shown that it is very efficient and extremely efficient. For what we probably have room for improvement when the supposed M2 chip arrives.
