Apparently, it was not!
I am so, so disappointed with Apple for not trying hard enough! They are keeping a severely outdated design afloat. It basically came out in 2006 and has not been updated since 2012. And this is not all abut aesthetics, but also about footprint on the table.
It communicates a message of neglect towards the mac lineup. This would of course never had happened in the iPhone lineup.
They really, really should have refreshed the design, updated the ports, and included TrueTone.
What is going on?