MacBook 12 (Early 2016) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015)

MacBook 12 (Early 2016) $1,299
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
GPU
HD 515 850MHz
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
CPU Image
Core m3-6Y30A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-4770HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core m3-6Y30A vs Core i7-4770HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
N/A
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768 GFLOPS FP32
2%
HD 515 850MHz vs Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
8GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s
256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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12"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
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Area
64.7 in² (417.5 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
300 Nits
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Brightness
300 Nits
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Refresh Rate
60Hz
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Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
Resolution
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
8-bit
Colour Depth
8-bit
Coverage
100% sRGB
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100% sRGB
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Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
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Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.0
Bluetooth 4.2
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HM87
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
29W
14.50V
2.00A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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99.5Wh
8759mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
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Build Material
Aluminum
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
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Weight
2.036 kg (4.5 lb)
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CPU
Not Upgradable
CPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
GPU
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Memory
Not Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1534
EMC 2991
MacBook9,1
A1398
EMC 2909
EMC 2910
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
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