Compare Apple MacBook Pro 16 vs MacBook Pro 16 2023 vs Apple MacBook Pro 13 M1
Variants
M2 Max
M2 Pro
Connectivity
Ports
4 USB-C with support for Charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt, USB 3.1 Gen 2, Headphone jack
3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x SD card reader
2x Thunderbolt 3 / USB 4 + 3.5mm headphone jack
Wireless Connectivity
WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n/ac); Bluetooth 5.0
WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3
WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
Construction
Battery | Capacity
100 Wh lithium-polymer
100 Wh
58.2 Wh
Camera | Front
720p
1080p FaceTime HD camera
HD (720p)
Colors
Silver / Space Gray
Silver or Space Gray
Form Factor
Clamshell laptop computer
Clamshell laptop computer
Microphone
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Speakers
High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Stereo speakers
Dimensions
Size | Depth
24.59 cm
9.77 inches (24.81 cm)
8.36 inches (21.24 cm)
Size | Height
1.62 cm
0.66 inch (1.68 cm)
0.61 inch (1.56 cm)
Size | Width
35.79 cm
14.01 inches (35.57 cm)
11.97 inches (30.41 cm)
Weight
2.0 kg
3.0 pounds (1.4 kg)
Display
Brightness
1000 nits max, 1600 nits peak
500 nits
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
16.2 inch
13.3 inch
Display Type
IPS, Liquid Retina XDR
IPS
Gamut
100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology
DCI-P3, True Tone technology
Pixel Density
226 ppi
254 ppi
227 ppi
Refresh Rate
120 Hz
Resolution
3072 x 1920
3456 x 2234
QHD+ (2560 x 1600)
Function
AI
16-core Neural Engine
Audio
6-speak system with force-cancelling woofers
Fast Charging
Yes
Graphics
AMD Radeon Pro 5300 w/ 4GB of GDDR6; 5500M w/ 4GB GDDR6; 5500M w/ 8GB GDDR6
16-core, 24-core, or 32-core GPU
Apple M1 8-core GPU
Keyboard Backlight
Yes
Yes
Operating System
macOS Monterey
MacOS Big Sur
Operating Temperature
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)
Processor
2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7; optional 8-core i9
12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
Apple M1 8-core CPU with 16-core Neural Engine
Security
Touch ID sensor
Touch ID sensor
Sensor
Ambient Light Sensor
Touchpad
Force Touch trackpad
Force Touch trackpad
Video Codecs
Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW
Performance
Battery Life
Up to 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 15 hours wireless web
Up to 17 hours wireless web / Up to 20 hours Apple TV app movie playback
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
140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable
61 W
Storage
512GB SSD; optional up to 8TB
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, or 2TB
Production
Availability
2020-11-17
Debut
2019 November
2023-01-17
2020-11-10
Reviews
Neofiliac score
93%
Pros
- Beautiful 16-inch display
- Long battery life
- More powerful than its predecessor
- Improved keyboard
- Gorgeous styling
- Superb battery life
- Great performance plugged-in or not
- New WiFi 6E + BT 5.3 support
- No numeric keypad
- Best-in-industry touchpad
- Powerful M1 processor
- Comfortable keyboard and touchpad
- High-quality display
- Long battery life
Cons
- Keyboard is not as accurate as the 15-inch model
- Only marginal improvement over the 2021 model
- Ridiculously expensive memory and storage
- Cannot upgrade memory or storage
- Only one USB-C port
- Only one Thunderbolt 3 port
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