Compare Apple MacBook Pro 16 vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 M1 vs MacBook Pro 14 2023

Apple | Computers

Variants

M2 Max

M2 Pro

Connectivity

Ports

4 USB-C with support for Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB 3.1 Gen 2, Headphone jack

2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 + 3.5mm headphone jack

3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI + 1x SD card reader

Wireless Connectivity

WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); Bluetooth 5.0

WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity

100 Wh lithium-polymer

58.2 Wh

70 Wh

Camera | Front

720p

HD (720p)

1080p FaceTime HD camera

Colors

Silver or Space Gray

Silver, Space Gray

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Microphone

Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming

Speakers

Stereo speakers

High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers

Dimensions

Size | Depth

24.59 cm

8.36 inches (21.24 cm)

8.71 inches (22.12 cm)

Size | Height

1.62 cm

0.61 inch (1.56 cm)

0.61 inch (1.55 cm)

Size | Width

35.79 cm

11.97 inches (30.41 cm)

12.31 inches (31.26 cm)

Weight

2.0 kg

3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)

Display

Brightness

500 nits

1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak

Contrast Ratio

1,000,000:1

Display Backlight

Full-Array LED (Mini LED)

Display Color Depth

10 bit (1.07B colors)

Display Diagonal

16 in

13.3 inch

14.2 inch

Display Type

IPS

IPS, Liquid Retina XDR

Gamut

DCI-P3, True Tone technology

100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology

Pixel Density

226 ppi

227 ppi

254 ppi

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Resolution

3072 x 1920

QHD+ (2560 x 1600)

3024 x 1964

Function

16-core Neural Engine

Audio

6-speak system with force-cancelling woofers

Fast Charging

With 96W charger

Graphics

AMD Radeon Pro 5300 w/ 4GB of GDDR6; 5500M w/ 4GB GDDR6; 5500M w/ 8GB GDDR6

Apple M1 8-core GPU

14-core, 16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU

Keyboard Backlight

Yes

Operating System

MacOS Big Sur

macOS Monterey

Operating Temperature

50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

Processor

2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7; optional 8-core i9

Apple M1 8-core CPU with 16-core Neural Engine

Security

Touch ID sensor

Sensor

Ambient Light Sensor

Touchpad

Force Touch trackpad

Video Codecs

Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW

Performance

Battery Life

Up to 17 hours wireless web / Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Up to 18 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 12 hours wireless web

Memory | Capacity

16GB, up to 64GB

8 or 16 GB

Memory | Type

DDR4 2666MHz

Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth

Power Supply

96W USB-C adapter

61 W

Storage

512GB SSD; optional up to 8TB

256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB

Production

Availability

2020-11-17

Debut

2019 November

2020-11-10

2023-01-17

Reviews

Neofiliac score

89%

Pros

Beautiful 16-inch display
Long battery life
More powerful than its predecessor
Improved keyboard

Powerful M1 processor
Comfortable keyboard and touchpad
High-quality display
Long battery life

Rather powerful for its class
Gorgeous styling
Great performance plugged-in or not
Upgraded wireless connectivity
Decent port selection

Cons

Keyboard is not as accurate as the 15-inch model

Only one USB-C port
Only one Thunderbolt 3 port

Only marginally upgraded from the 2021 model
Non-upgradable, non-removable memory and SSD
Extremely expensive memory

Price

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