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Laptop display reference

MacBook Screen Sizes

Use MacBook screen sizes as desktop and laptop context when testing viewport width, screen resolution, and high-density display behavior.

MacBook viewport table

Use these values as starting points for responsive testing. Always verify final behavior in the actual browser and orientation you are targeting.

Filter device database

Search the full viewport reference set, then narrow results by device family, brand, type, DPR, and CSS viewport width.

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6 devices shown from 6 records.
Swipe horizontally to view all viewport, resolution, DPR, PPI, source, and notes columns.
Device Family Type CSS viewport Resolution DPR PPI Source Notes
MacBook Air 13-inch
Apple · 2024
MacBook Laptop 1280 × 832 2560 × 1664 2 224 Manufacturer specs + viewport reference Review Logical display points can change with macOS scaled display settings.
MacBook Air 15-inch
Apple · 2024
MacBook Laptop 1440 × 932 2880 × 1864 2 224 Manufacturer specs + viewport reference Review Large laptop baseline for desktop responsive layouts.
MacBook Air M1 13-inch
Apple · 2020
MacBook Laptop 1280 × 800 2560 × 1600 2 227 Manufacturer specs + macOS scaled reference High Popular older MacBook baseline for desktop QA and screenshots.
MacBook Pro 13-inch
Apple · 2022
MacBook Laptop 1280 × 800 2560 × 1600 2 227 Manufacturer specs + macOS scaled reference High Compact Pro laptop reference for common desktop breakpoints.
MacBook Pro 14-inch
Apple · 2024
MacBook Laptop 1512 × 982 3024 × 1964 2 254 Manufacturer specs + viewport reference Review High-density laptop reference for desktop screenshots and QA.
MacBook Pro 16-inch
Apple · 2024
MacBook Laptop 1728 × 1117 3456 × 2234 2 254 Manufacturer specs + viewport reference Review Wide laptop baseline for large desktop layouts.
Values are practical references and can vary by browser, zoom, OS scaling, display mode, and orientation.

Visual comparison

Compare viewport shapes

Pick two records and compare CSS viewport or physical resolution shapes. The drawing is scaled for relative size, so it is useful for layout intuition before opening the detailed records.

Left device
Right device

CSS viewport comparison

Compare two devices to see the relative area.

Device

Family · DPR · PPI

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Family · DPR · PPI

Use CSS viewport first

Responsive breakpoints usually react to CSS viewport width, not physical display resolution.

Record DPR

DPR helps explain why a high-resolution device can still report a smaller CSS viewport.

Check orientation

Portrait, landscape, split-view, and browser UI can all change the usable viewport.

Source notes

Use these records as starting points

This viewport reference database combines manufacturer display specifications, practical CSS viewport references, browser testing notes, and normalized QA-friendly values. Physical resolution, diagonal, and PPI are hardware-level references; CSS viewport values can change with browser UI, zoom, OS display scaling, orientation, split view, and responsive mode. Use these records as practical testing baselines and verify critical layouts on real browsers.

Manufacturer specifications

Use official Apple, Google, Samsung, monitor, and TV specification pages for physical resolution, diagonal size, and PPI/marketing display references.

Browser viewport testing

Use live browser measurements from Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Edge, device simulators, and real devices to validate CSS viewport width and height.

CSS/device behavior documentation

Use browser documentation for viewport, visualViewport, DPR, and responsive behavior when explaining why live values differ from physical specs.

Quarterly editorial review

Review newly released devices, OS display scaling changes, and browser UI changes before expanding indexed device pages.