The 13-inch MacBook Pro boasts a quad-core Core i5 processor as standard - a 10th generation chip clocked at 2.0 or 2.3Ghz. Everything on the bigger model has either 6 or 8 cores. It has the 'basic' option of a 2.6Ghz Intel Core i7 with six cores, but there are two Core i9 processors you can get in the range, too, clocked at 2.3Ghz or 2.4Ghz with Turbo Boost speeds of 4.5 or 5Ghz respectively. The 16-inch MacBook Pro has 8th generation Intel Core processors and adds some 9th generation options.
Yep, there are four standard models of the 13-inch MacBook Pro. You'll get two USB-C/ Thunderbolt 3 ports on the two lower end 13-inch models, and four on the top-end pair of models. The physical Escape key has also returned. The Magic Keyboard is designed to be much more durable and with better travel for more comfortable typing. That older keyboard design remains the subject of an ongoing recall program. The keyboard has been completely redesigned on both models after mass criticism of Apple's previous Butterfly design (that was present on now end-of-life 15-inch models and pre-2020 13-inch MacBook Pros). Despite the larger screen size, the new 16-incher is only marginally bigger than the 15-inch it replaced. The larger 16-inch models all measure 358 x 246 x 16.2mm and weigh 2kg. That means it's slightly thicker and heavier than the older model which was 14.9mm thick/1.37kg.
If you want to think about an Apple Silicon Mac instead, check out our bigger MacBook guide.Īll these Macs run Apple's latest version of its Mac operating system - macOS 11 Big Sur. However, we're only looking at Intel machines in this guide. However, there's also a version - released in November 2020 - with Apple's own M1 processor. (Pocket-lint) - The 13-inch Intel MacBook Pro was upgraded with the latest specs in early 2020 to bring it in line with 2019's MacBook Pro 16-inch.