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Can the 13" M1 MacBook Pro Charge to 50% in 30 Minutes?



Testing to see if the older 2020 M1 MBP can charge from 1% to 50% in 30 minutes Like the new 2021 M1 Pro and M1 Max can.

Time to charge from 1% to
5% – 5.0 Minutes
10% – 8.0 Minutes
15% – 11.5 Minutes
20% – 15.5 Minutes
25% – 19.5 Minutes
30% – 23.5 Minutes
35% – 27 Minutes
40% – 31 Minutes
45% – 36 Minutes
50% – 41.0Minutes
51% – 42 Minutes
52% – 43 Minutes

MacBook used is a 2020 M1 MacBook Pro A2338
8 Core CPU, 8 Core GPU ,16GB Ram and 256GB SSD

Meter used for taking measurements is the Gw Instek GPM-8212
Chargers used
61W (A1947) charger from the 2020 13″ MacBook Pro M1
140W (A2452) charger from the 2021 16″ MacBook Pro M1 MAX