On: Replacing my MacBook Air M1 with a ThinkPad T480

[astrange]

You can beat a 224ppi P3 display with working auto brightness and auto whitepoint (truetone)?

[kuschku → astrange]

Auto brightness and auto whitetone aren't features of the panel, but of the OS. Apple just mosattributes that, as always.

And yes, 200+ ppi P3 displays are easily available, Apple just buys their panels from the same suppliers that are available to you.

[astrange → kuschku]

They are features of other hardware associated with the panel like light sensors.

And no, just because a contract manufacturer makes the panels doesn't mean they also designed them.