MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2018) vs MacBook 12 (Early 2016)

MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2018) $2,399
MacBook 12 (Early 2016) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i7-8750H
CPU
Core m3-6Y30A
GPU
Radeon Pro 555X
GPU
HD 515 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 i7-8750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core m3-6Y30A
2 Cores
4 Threads
1.1GHz Clock
Core i7-8750H vs Core m3-6Y30A Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 555X
768 Shaders
907MHz
4GB GDDR5
94.4GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
HD 515 850MHz
192 Shaders
850MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.39 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
0%
326 GFLOPS FP32
1%
Radeon Pro 555X vs HD 515 850MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
DDR4-2400
8GB
LPDDR3-1866
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.2GB/s
256GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 950MB/s
442 min 4K Video
11%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
-
-
15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
-
12"
LCD IPS
-
-
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
-
Brightness
300 Nits
-
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
-
Refresh Rate
60Hz
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Resolution
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
Resolution
2304×1440
3.3 Million Pixels
226 PPI
LED Backlight
-
1,500:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
-
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
-
Coverage
100% sRGB
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
-
Coating
Glossy Anti-Reflective
-
-
-
-
-
720p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
480p
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
64 Keys
Butterfly 3 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
Not Included
Not Included
No Biometrics
No Biometrics
2
2
3
2
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 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
No Sensors
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
QMS380
100 Series Y+
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
4x Thunderbolt 3 (40Gbps)
-
-
Data
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
1x USB-C 3.0 (5Gbps)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
Audio
1x Audio Jack
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
External
External
87W
20.20V
4.30A
29W
14.50V
2.00A
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
-
-
4.30A 20V (86W)
-
-
-
USB-PD
2.40A 5V (12W)
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
USB-C
-
Removable Cable
-
-
USB-C
-
Removable Cable
-
83.6Wh
7333mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
-
41.1Wh
5437mAh
7.56V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
-
Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Windows
OS X 10.11 El Capitan
Windows
Windows 10 (Latest)
macOS 12 Monterey (Latest)
Windows 10 (Latest)
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Build Material
Aluminum
-
-
Cooler
2x Fans
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
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)
-
-
Weight
920 g (32.45 oz)
Weight + Charger
1.02 kg (2.2 lb)
-
-
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
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
A1990
EMC 3215
MacBookPro15,1
A1534
EMC 2991
MacBook9,1
Change Comparison