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

MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) $1,999
MacBook 12 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
CPU
Core M-5Y31A
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
GPU
HD 5300 850MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
256GB
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
Display
12" LCD IPS 2304×1440
CPU Image
Core i7-4770HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core M-5Y31A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
Core i7-4770HQ vs Core M-5Y31A Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
HD 5300 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
768 GFLOPS FP32
2%
N/A
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326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz vs HD 5300 850MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3L-1600
8GB
LPDDR3-1600
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 2.0 x4
Up to 670MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
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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
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
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
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900:1 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
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100% sRGB
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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Butterfly Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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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
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9 Series Y+
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Audio
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
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External
85W
20.00V
4.25A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
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USB-C
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Removable Cable
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99.5Wh
8759mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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39.7Wh
5260mAh
7.55V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 9 Hours
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OS X 10.10 Yosemite
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
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 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
2.036 kg (4.5 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
Upgradable
Storage
Not Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Motherboard
Not Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
Power Supply
Upgradable
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A1398
EMC 2909
EMC 2910
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
A1534
EMC 2746
MacBook8,1
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