MacBook Pro 16 (Late 2019) vs MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015)

MacBook Pro 16 (Late 2019) $2,399
MacBook Pro 15 (Mid 2015) $1,999
Base Price (MSRP)
$2,399
Base Price (MSRP)
$1,999
CPU
Core i7-9750H
CPU
Core i7-4770HQ
GPU
Radeon Pro 5300M
GPU
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
Memory
16GB
Memory
8GB
Storage
512GB
Storage
256GB
Display
16" LCD IPS 3072×1920
Display
15.4" LCD IPS 2880×1800
CPU Image
Core i7-9750H
6 Cores
12 Threads
2.6GHz Clock
CPU Image
Core i7-4770HQ
4 Cores
8 Threads
2.2GHz Clock
Core i7-9750H vs Core i7-4770HQ Full Specs Comparison
GPU Image
Radeon Pro 5300M
1280 Shaders
1250MHz
4GB GDDR6
192GB/s Bandwidth
GPU Image
Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz
320 Shaders
1200MHz
Shared Memory
N/A
0%
3.2 TFLOPS FP32
6%
N/A
0%
768 GFLOPS FP32
2%
Radeon Pro 5300M vs Iris Pro 5200 1200MHz Full Specs Comparison
16GB
DDR4-2666
8GB
DDR3L-1600
56 Tabs
11%
24 Tabs
5%
512GB
Soldered
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 2.8GB/s
256GB
Proprietary Apple 12+16 Pin
PCIe 3.0 x4
Up to 1.4GB/s
954 min 4K Video
24%
442 min 4K Video
11%
No Optical Drive
No Optical Drive
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16"
LCD IPS
HDR
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15.4"
LCD IPS
HDR
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Area
115.1 in² (742.3 cm²)
16:10 Aspect Ratio
Area
106.6 in² (687.7 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
3072×1920
5.9 Million Pixels
226 PPI
Resolution
2880×1800
5.2 Million Pixels
221 PPI
LED Backlight
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1,700:1 Contrast
LED Backlight
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900:1 Contrast
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Viewing Angles
178° Horizontal
178° Vertical
Colour Depth
10-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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65 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Touch Bar
78 Keys
Scissor Switch
White Backlight
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic Surface
Force Touch Trackpad
Plastic 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 5.0
Bluetooth 4.2
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HM87
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Audio
1x Audio Jack
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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
96W
20.50V
4.70A
85W
20.00V
4.25A
USB-PD
3.00A 5V (15W)
3.00A 9V (27W)
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3.00A 15V (45W)
4.70A 20V (94W)
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Removable Cable
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MagSafe 2
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1.8M (6 ft) Cable
100Wh
8803mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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99.5Wh
8759mAh
11.36V
Lithium-Ion Polymer
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Up to 11 Hours
Up to 8 Hours
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macOS 10.15 Catalina
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
2x Fans
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Height
16.2 mm (0.6 in)
Width
357.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
245.9 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.43 L
Height
18 mm (0.7 in)
Width
358.9 mm (14.1 in)
Depth
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
Volume
1.60 L
Weight
2 kg (4.4 lb)
Weight + Charger
2.29 kg (5.1 lb)
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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
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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A2141
EMC 3347
MacBookPro16,1
MacBookPro16,4
A1398
EMC 2909
EMC 2910
MacBookPro11,5
MacBookPro11,4
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