MacBook Pro 15” (2016) vs. MacBook Air 11” 2015 - Detailed Specs Comparison

• 6th-gen Intel Skylake Core i7 processors up to 2.9 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.8 GHz
• Up to 16GB of LPDDR3 memory
• Powerful Radeon Pro discrete graphics with 2GB or 4GB of video memory in every configuration
• Up to 2TB of SSD storage
• Apple T1 Chip
• Touch Bar and Touch ID

• Announced on October 27, 2016
• Available on November 15, 2016

• Available on March 10, 2015

• $2,399
  Intel Core i7 6700HQ | 16GB RAM | 256GB SSD | Radeon Pro 450
• $2,799
  Intel Core i7 6820HQ | 16GB RAM | 512GB SSD | Radeon Pro 455

• $899
  Intel Core i5 5250U | 4GB RAM | 128GB SSD
• $1,099
  Intel Core i5 5250U | 4GB RAM | 256GB SSD

• 15.4-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology; 2880-by-1800 native resolution at 220 pixels per inch with support for millions of colors
• Supported scaled resolutions:
  • 1920 by 1200
  • 1680 by 1050
  • 1280 by 800
  • 1024 by 640
• 500 nits brightness
• Wide color gamut (P3)

• 11.6-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen display with support for millions of colors
• Supported resolutions: 1366 by 768 (native), 1344 by 756, and 1280 by 720 pixels at 16:9 aspect ratio; 1152 by 720 and 1024 by 640 pixels at 16:10 aspect ratio; 1024 by 768 and 800 by 600 pixels at 4:3 aspect ratio

• 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 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted “T” arrangement) with ambient light sensor
• Multi-Touch trackpad for precise cursor control; supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three-finger swipe, four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap, and drag capabilities

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

• 1 x Thunderbolt 2 port
  Supports data transfers up to 20 Gbps.
• 2 x USB 3.0 ports
  Supports data transfers up to 5 Gbps.
• 1 x 3.5 mm headphone jack
• 1 x MagSafe 2 power port

• 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.60 → 3.50 GHz, 6MB SmartCache, 45W
• 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.70 → 3.60 GHz, 8 MB Smart Cache, 45W
• 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6920HQ
  4 cores, 8 threads, 2.90 → 3.80 GHz, 8 MB Smart Cache, 45W

• 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5250U
  2 cores, 4 threads, 1.60 → 2.70 GHz, 3MB Cache, 15W
• 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U
  2 cores, 4 threads, 2.20 → 3.10 GHz, 4MB Cache, 15W

• 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6700HQ
  Intel® HD Graphics 530

  24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
• 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6820HQ
  Intel® HD Graphics 530

  24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz
• 6th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-6920HQ
  Intel® HD Graphics 530

  24 Execution Units, 350 → 1050 MHz

• 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i5-5250U
  Intel® HD Graphics 6000

  48 Execution Units, 300 → 950 MHz
• 5th Gen Intel® Core™ i7-5350U
  Intel® HD Graphics 6000

  48 Execution Units, 300 → 1000 MHz

• AMD Radeon Pro 450 with 2GB of GDDR5 memory
• AMD Radeon Pro 455 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
• AMD Radeon Pro 460 with 4GB of GDDR5 memory

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

• Up to 9 hours of wireless web
• Up to 10 hours of iTunes movie playback
• Up to 30 days of standby time

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

• Stereo speakers
• Dual microphones
• Headphone port
• Support for Apple iPhone headset with remote and microphone

• Touch ID sensor

• Touch ID sensor
• Apple T1 Chip

• 15‑inch MacBook Pro
• 87W USB‑C Power Adapter
• USB-C Charge Cable (2 m)

• MacBook Air 11″
• Power adapter
• AC wall plug
• Power cord

Video Support

• Up to two displays with 5120-by-2880 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors
• Up to four displays with 4096-by-2304 resolution at 60Hz at over a billion colors

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

• Dual display and video mirroring: Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display and up to 3840 by 2160 pixels on an external display, both at millions of colors
• Thunderbolt digital video output
  • Native Mini DisplayPort output
  • DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to DVI Adapter (sold separately)
  • VGA output using Mini DisplayPort to VGA Adapter (sold separately)
  • Dual-link DVI output using Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI Adapter (sold separately)
  • HDMI audio and video output using third-party Mini DisplayPort to HDMI Adapter (sold separately)