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

MacBook Pro 15 (Late 2016) $2,399
MacBook 12 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i7-6700HQ
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
GPU
Radeon Pro 450
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
CPU Image
Core i7-6700HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
Core i7-6700HQ vs Core M-5Y31A Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 450
640 Shaders
800MHz
2GB GDDR5
80GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
HD 5300 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.02 TFLOPS FP32
2%
N/A
0%
326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Radeon Pro 450 vs HD 5300 850MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
LPDDR3-2133
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s
442 min 4K Video
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442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
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12"
LCD IPS
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Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
64.7 in² (417.5 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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Resolution
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 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
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
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64 Keys
Butterfly 2 Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
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Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
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No Cellular
No Cellular
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
2 Stream
Up to 867Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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QMS180
9 Series Y+
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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External
External
87W
20.20V
4.30A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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76Wh
6667mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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macOS 10.12 Sierra
Windows
OS X 10.10 Yosemite
Windows
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 11 Big Sur (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
15.5 mm (0.6 in)
Width
349.3 mm (13.8 in)
Depth
240.7 mm (9.5 in)
Volume
1.30 L
Height
13.1 mm (0.5 in)
Width
280.5 mm (11 in)
Depth
196.5 mm (7.7 in)
Volume
0.72 L
Weight
1.83 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.15 kg (4.7 lb)
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Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 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
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1707
EMC 3072
MacBookPro13,3
A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
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