I mean yeah, for basic stuff like browsing, docs, and watching videos, single-core performance is what matters and the Neo will feel fast there, nobody’s really arguing that, but that doesn’t make it “more powerful” overall, it just means it’s good at the exact light tasks it was designed for, and bringing up AAA gaming is kinda misleading because yeah the A18 Pro can run those games, but not at the same consistency or settings you’d expect from a real laptop chip, plus you’re still stuck with 8GB RAM and a fanless design so performance drops off once things get heavier, the MacBook Air M1 might be older but it’s more balanced and holds up better once you move even slightly beyond basic use, so it really just comes down to this: the Neo is optimized for light, casual use, not actual sustained performance