MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2015)

MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) $1,999
MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
CPU
Core i5-5257U
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
GPU
Iris 6100 1050MHz
Memory
8GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
Core i7-4770HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-5257U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i7-4770HQ vs Core i5-5257U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
GPU Image
Iris 6100 1050MHz
384 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
768 GFLOPS FP32
2%
N/A
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806 GFLOPS FP32
2%
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz vs Iris 6100 1050MHz Full Specs Comparison
8GB
DDR3L-1600
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
24 Tabs
5%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
128GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.3GB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
186 min 4K Video
5%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
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13.3"
LCD IPS
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Area
106.6 in² (687.7 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
79.5 in² (512.9 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
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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900:1 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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78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
Not Included
Not Included
Not Included
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)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 4.2
Bluetooth 4.0
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9 Series U+
Data
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Card
1x SDXC Card
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Power
MagSafe 2
Power
MagSafe 2
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External
External
85W
20.00V
4.25A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
99.5Wh
8759mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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74.9Wh
6559mAh
11.42V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 8 Hours
Up to 10 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 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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Cooler
1x 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
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
219 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.24 L
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
Upgradable
Storage
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
Upgradable
Wi-Fi
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
A1502
EMC 2835
MacBookPro12,1
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