2018 MacBook Pro 13 (4TB3) vs. M2 MacBook Air 15” - Specs Comparison

• Quad-core Intel Core i5 and i7 processors up to 2.7 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz and double the eDRAM
• Intel Iris Plus integrated graphics 655 with 128MB of eDRAM
• Up to 2TB of SSD storage2
• True Tone display technology
• Apple T2 Chip
• Touch Bar and Touch ID

• Announced on June 05, 2023.
• At the WWDC 2023 event.
• Available on June 13, 2023.

• $1,799 - Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 256GB SSD
• $1,999 - Intel Core i5 | 8GB RAM | 512GB SSD

• Base prices:
  • $1,299
    M2, 8C CPU, 10C GPU, 8GB, 256GB
  • $1,499
    M2, 8C CPU, 10C GPU, 8GB, 512GB
  Memory options:
  • +$200
    16GB unified memory
  • +$400
    24GB unified memory
  Storage options:
  • +$200
    512GB SSD
  • +$400
    1TB SSD
  • +$800
    2TB SSD

• Retina display
• 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2560-by-1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1440 by 900
  • 1024 by 640
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color (P3)
• True Tone technology

• Size: 15.3-inch
• Technology: Liquid Retina display
• Resolution: 2880 x 1864
• Pixel Density: 224 PPI
• Brightness: 500 nits
• Color [li]1 billion colors Wide color (P3) True Tone technology[/li]

• Height: 0.45 inch (1.15 cm)
• Width: 13.40 inches (34.04 cm)
• Depth: 9.35 inches (23.76 cm)

• 64 (U.S.) or 65 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys
• Touch Bar with integrated Touch ID sensor
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

• 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys and 4 arrow keys in an inverted-T arrangement
• Touch ID
• Ambient light sensor
• Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure-sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure-sensitive drawing, and Multi-Touch gestures

• Charging
• DisplayPort
• Thunderbolt (up to 40Gb/s)
• USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s)

• 1 x MagSafe 3
  Magnetic charging port
• 1 x Headphone jack
  Headphone/Microphone combo port
• 2 x Thunderbolt ports support:
  • Charging
  • DisplayPort
  • Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gbps)
  • USB 4 (up to 40Gbps)
  • USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gbps)

• 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8259U
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.30 → 3.80 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 28W
• 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8559U
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 4.50 GHz, 8MB SmartCache, 28W

• Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
  8 cores, 8 threads, 2.42 → 3.48 GHz,

• 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-8259U
  Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655

  48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1050 MHz
• 8th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-8559U
  Intel® Iris® Plus Graphics 655

  48 Execution Units with 128 MB eDRAM, 300 → 1200 MHz

• Apple M2 (8C, 10G)
  Apple M2 iGPU

  10 GPU Cores, 16 Neural Engine Cores,

• 256GB512GB
  SSD
• Configurable to 1TB or 2TB

• 802.11ac Wi‑Fi wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible

• 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6 wireless networking
• IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible

• Up to 10 hours wireless web
• Up to 10 hours Apple TV app movie playback
• Up to 30 days of standby time

• Up to 15 hours of wireless web
• Up to 18 hours of Apple TV app movie playback

• 70W USB‑C Power Adapter
  Fast-charge capable.
• 35W Dual USB‑C Compact Power Adapter
  Has two USB-C charging ports.

• Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
• Three microphones
• 3.5mm headphone jack

• Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
• Wide stereo sound
• Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers
• Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max
• Three-mic array with directional beamforming
• 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones

• Touch ID sensor

• Touch ID sensor
• Ambient light sensor

• Touch ID sensor
• Apple T2 Chip

• Touch ID sensor
• Apple T2 Security Chip

• 13‑inch MacBook Pro
• 61W USB‑C Power Adapter
• USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)

• 15‑inch MacBook Air
• 35W Dual USB-C Port Compact Power Adapter
• USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m)

Video Support

• One display with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
• Up to two displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at millions of colors
• Up to two displays with 3840-by-2160 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

• Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
• VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output supported using adapters (sold separately)

• Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at 1 billion colors and:
  • One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz
• Thunderbolt 3 digital video output
  • Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C
  • VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output are supported using adapters (sold separately)