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14" + M1 Max (24 GPU cores) with 32 Gb Ram is the sweet spot imho. It costs a bit more but you get twice the memory bandwidth and double the ram, which will always prove handy.

I develop iOS apps and I think this is the sweet spot. I am not sure what impact the extra bandwidth of the M1 Max will have though. We will have to wait to see. For video editing is clear. For Xcode not so sure.

14 or 16 inches is up to personal preference. I just value more the smaller package and the reduced weight. Performance is about the same.

I’d get the 16”, 14” is pretty small for something you’d be using every day

It’s only a matter of your preference, whether you like more real estate on the screen or better portability.

Probably depends on your eyesight. I like small laptops with very high resolution, but I have good eyes.