MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015)

MacBook Pro 13 (Two Ports, Mid 2019) $1,299
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core i5-8257U
CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
GPU
Iris Plus 645 1050MHz
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
CPU Image
Core i5-8257U
4 Cores
8 Threads
1.4GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-4770HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i5-8257U vs Core i7-4770HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Plus 645 1050MHz
384 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
11 FPS 1080p
9%
806 GFLOPS FP32
2%
N/A
0%
768 GFLOPS FP32
2%
Iris Plus 645 1050MHz vs Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
DDR3L-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/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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13.3"
LCD IPS
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15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
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Area
79.5 in² (512.9 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Brightness
500 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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Response Time
48ms GtG
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Flicker
120000Hz
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Resolution
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
Resolution
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 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
99% DCI-P3
88% Adobe RGB
Coverage
100% sRGB
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Accuracy
dE 1.3 Avg
dE 3.0 Max
dE 2.00 Greyscale
2.23 Gamma
6930K
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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64 Keys
Butterfly 3 Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
Fingerprint
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 5.0
Bluetooth 4.2
No Sensors
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HM87
Data
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1x HDMI 1.4
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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
61W
20.30V
3.00A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
58.2Wh
5101mAh
11.41V
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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macOS 10.14 Mojave
Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
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
1x Fans
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Cooler
2x Fans
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Height
14.9 mm (0.6 in)
Width
304.1 mm (12 in)
Depth
212.4 mm (8.4 in)
Volume
0.96 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
1.37 kg (3 lb)
Weight + Charger
1.56 kg (3.4 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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A2159
EMC 3301
MacBookPro15,4
A1398
EMC 2909
EMC 2910
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
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