MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2018) vs MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2015)

MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2018) $2,399
MacBook Pro 13 (Early 2015) $1,299
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,299
CPU
Core i7-8750H
CPU
Core i5-5257U
GPU
Radeon Pro 555X
GPU
Iris 6100 1050MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
256GB
Storage
128GB
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
Display
13.3" LCD IPS 2560×1600
CPU Image
Core i7-8750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i5-5257U
2 Cores
4 Threads
2.7GHz Clock
Core i7-8750H vs Core i5-5257U Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 555X
768 Shaders
907MHz
4GB GDDR5
94.4GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Iris 6100 1050MHz
384 Shaders
1050MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
1.39 TFLOPS FP32
3%
N/A
0%
806 GFLOPS FP32
2%
Radeon Pro 555X vs Iris 6100 1050MHz 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
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
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
2560×1600
4.1 Million Pixels
227 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,500:1 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
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Coverage
100% sRGB
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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
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Glass Surface
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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)
3 Stream
Up to 1300Mbps
Bluetooth 5.0
Bluetooth 4.0
No Sensors
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9 Series U+
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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
87W
20.20V
4.30A
60W
16.50V
3.65A
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
83.6Wh
7333mAh
11.40V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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74.9Wh
6559mAh
11.42V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 10 Hours
Up to 10 Hours
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macOS 10.13 High Sierra
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
2x Fans
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Cooler
1x 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
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
314 mm (12.4 in)
Depth
219 mm (8.6 in)
Volume
1.24 L
Weight
1.83 kg (4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.15 kg (4.7 lb)
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1.57 kg (3.5 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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A1990
EMC 3215
MacBookPro15,1
A1502
EMC 2835
MacBookPro12,1
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