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

Apple | Computers

Variants

M2 Max

M2 Pro

M2 Max

M2 Pro

Connectivity

Ports

3x Thunderbolt 4 / USB 4 + 1x 3.5mm headphone jack + 1x HDMI 2.1 + 1x SD card reader

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 + 1x SD card reader

Wireless Connectivity

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

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

WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

Construction

Battery | Capacity

100 Wh

100 Wh lithium-polymer

70 Wh

Camera | Front

1080p FaceTime HD camera

720p

1080p FaceTime HD camera

Colors

Silver / Space Gray

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

Dimensions

Size | Depth

9.77 inches (24.81 cm)

24.59 cm

8.71 inches (22.12 cm)

Size | Height

0.66 inch (1.68 cm)

1.62 cm

0.61 inch (1.55 cm)

Size | Width

14.01 inches (35.57 cm)

35.79 cm

12.31 inches (31.26 cm)

Weight

2.0 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

16.2 inch

16 in

14.2 inch

Display Type

IPS, Liquid Retina XDR

Gamut

100% DCI-P3, True Tone technology

Pixel Density

254 ppi

226 ppi

254 ppi

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Resolution

3456 x 2234

3072 x 1920

3024 x 1964

Function

16-core Neural Engine

Audio

6-speak system with force-cancelling woofers

Fast Charging

Yes

With 96W charger

Graphics

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

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

14-core, 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

12-core CPU with 8 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores

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

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 22 hours Apple TV app movie playback / Up to 15 hours wireless web

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

Memory | Capacity

16GB, up to 64GB

Memory | Type

Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth

DDR4 2666MHz

Unified memory, 200GB/s memory bandwidth

Power Supply

140 W, with USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable

96W USB-C adapter

Storage

512GB SSD; optional up to 8TB

Production

Debut

2023-01-17

2019 November

2023-01-17

Reviews

Neofiliac score

93%

89%

Pros

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

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

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

Cons

Only marginal improvement over the 2021 model
Ridiculously expensive memory and storage
Cannot upgrade memory or storage

Keyboard is not as accurate as the 15-inch model

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

Price

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