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Apple MacBook Pro 16 16.2" Laptop (2021)

Apple | Computers

Variants

M2 Max

M2 Pro

M1 Max

M1 Pro

Connectivity

Ports

2x USB-C (thunderbolt), 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 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

Construction

Battery | Capacity

49.9 watt-hour

70 Wh

100 Wh

Camera | Front

720p

1080p FaceTime HD camera

FHD (1080p)

Colors

Gold; Space Gray; Silver

Silver, Space Gray

Form Factor

Clamshell laptop computer

Microphone

Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming

Speakers

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

Six speakers with force-cancelling woofers

Dimensions

Size | Depth

21.24 cm

8.71 inches (22.12 cm)

9.77 inches (24.81 cm)

Size | Height

1.61 cm

0.61 inch (1.55 cm)

0.66 inch (1.68 cm)

Size | Width

30.41 cm

12.31 inches (31.26 cm)

14.01 inches (35.57 cm)

Weight

1.29 kg

Display

Brightness

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

13.3 in

14.2 inch

16.2 inch

Display Type

IPS, Liquid Retina XDR

Gamut

100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology

Pixel Density

227 ppi

254 ppi

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Resolution

2560 x 1600

3024 x 1964

3456 x 2234

Function

16-core Neural Engine

Chipset

Apple M1 Pro SoC, or M1 Max

Fast Charging

With 96W charger

Yes

Graphics

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

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

Keyboard Backlight

Yes

Operating System

macOS Monterey

Operating Temperature

50° to 95° F (10° to 35° C)

Processor

1.1GHz 2-core Intel Core i3; 1.2GHz 4-core i7 (optional)

10-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 2 efficiency cores

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

Up to 11 hours wireless web / Up to 17 hours Apple TV app movie playback

Memory | Capacity

8GB; up to 16 GB

16, 32, or 64 GB

Memory | Type

3733Mhz LPDDR4X

Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth

200GB/s memory bandwidth

Power Supply

30W USB-C adapter

140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

Storage

256 GB SSD; up to 2 TB

512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB, or 8TB SSD

Production

Availability

2021-10-26

Debut

2020 March

2023-01-17

2021-10-18

Reviews

Neofiliac score

89%

Pros

Very good performance for the price
Long battery runtimes
Very good keyboard and touchpad
Decent speakers

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

Gorgeous 16-inch XDR display
Powerful M1 Pro & Max SoCs
More input/output ports than its predecessor
Fantastic battery life
Comfortable keyboard

Cons

Keyboard is a bit shallow
Only one USB-C port

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

Nothing in particular

Price

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