Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) vs Apple MacBook Pro 14″ (M4)

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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) compared with MacBook Pro 14″ (M4)

	AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)	AppleMacBook Pro 14″ (M4)
Overview
Released
Released	November 2016	November 2024
Display
Screen size
Screen size	13.3″	14.2″
Resolution
Resolution	2560 × 1600	3024 × 1964 (better)
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	Mini-LED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	–	120 Hz
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	1,000 nits (better)
HDR peak brightness
HDR peak brightness	–	1,600 nits
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Retina display; LED-backlit IPS; millions of colours	Liquid Retina XDR display
Pixel density
Pixel density	227 ppi	254 ppi
Colour range
Colour range	Wide colour (P3)	Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Screen finish
Screen finish	–	Standard, or nano-texture as an option
Display features
Display features	Scaled resolutions of 1680 × 1050, 1440 × 900 or 1024 × 640	1,000,000:1 contrast; 1,000 nits sustained full-screen XDR brightness; ProMotion up to 120 Hz, with fixed 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60 Hz rates; True Tone
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i5-6267U, Intel Core i5-6287U or Intel Core i7-6567U	Apple M4
CPU cores
CPU cores	2	10
CPU threads
CPU threads	4	–
Graphics
Graphics	Intel Iris Graphics 550	10-core GPU
AI engine (NPU)
AI engine (NPU)	–	38 TOPS
Memory
Memory	8 GB or 16 GB	16 GB, 24 GB or 32 GB (better)
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 1 TB	512 GB to 2 TB (better)
CPU
CPU	Dual-core Intel Core i5 at 2.9 GHz with Turbo Boost up to 3.3 GHz; configurable to Core i5 at 3.1 GHz with up to 3.5 GHz, or Core i7 at 3.3 GHz with up to 3.6 GHz; all have 4 MB shared L3 cache. ComputerBase confirms the i5-6267U, i5-6287U and i7-6567U identifiers; Ars also confirms the base i5.	10-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 6 efficiency cores
GPU
GPU	Intel Iris Graphics 550 integrated graphics	10-core GPU; hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode
AI engine
AI engine	–	16-core Neural Engine
Memory type
Memory type	8 GB of 2133 MHz LPDDR3 onboard memory, configurable to 16 GB. Apple publishes this system speed; Intel lists LPDDR3-1866 in its generic processor specifications.	Unified memory
Memory bandwidth
Memory bandwidth	–	120 GB/s
Storage type
Storage type	256 GB or 512 GB PCIe-based onboard SSD; configurable to 1 TB	SSD, configurable up to 2 TB
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 24 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	49.2 Wh	72.4 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.37 kg (better)	1.55 kg
Thickness
Thickness	14.9 mm (better)	15.5 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	304.1 × 212.4 mm	312.6 × 221.2 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	Lithium-polymer battery; up to 10 hours wireless web or iTunes movie playback and 30 days standby. Apple's October 2016 tests used the 2.9 GHz Core i5, 8 GB memory and 512 GB SSD for web and movie playback, or 256 GB for standby. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.	Up to 16 hours wireless web; lithium-polymer battery
Charger
Charger	61 W USB-C Power Adapter	70 W USB-C Power Adapter included
Fast charging
Fast charging	–	With the 96 W USB-C Power Adapter
Materials
Materials	Aluminium enclosure	–
Colours
Colours	Silver; Space Grey	Space Black, Silver
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack	3 × Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	Wi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	4.2	5.3
Webcam
Webcam	720p FaceTime HD	12MP Center Stage
Operating system
Operating system	macOS	macOS
Port detail
Port detail	Four Thunderbolt 3 USB-C ports support charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt up to 40 Gb/s and USB 3.1 Gen 2 up to 10 Gb/s; 3.5 mm headphone jack. VGA, HDMI and Thunderbolt 2 require separate adaptors.	3 × Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort, Thunderbolt 4 and USB 4 (up to 40 Gb/s); HDMI with multichannel audio output; SDXC card slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displays
External displays	Built-in screen plus one 5120 × 2880 display at 60 Hz with over a billion colours, or two 4096 × 2304 displays at 60 Hz with over a billion colours	Up to two at 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt, or one at 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt and one at 4K 144 Hz over HDMI; or one at up to 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz over HDMI; alongside the built-in display
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size backlit keyboard with 64 US or 65 ISO keys, four arrow keys, Touch Bar and ambient light sensor; second-generation butterfly mechanism	Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing, Force clicks and Multi-Touch gestures	Force Touch trackpad
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range	Six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
Microphones
Microphones	Three microphones	Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID fingerprint sensor; Apple T1 chip	Touch ID
In the box
In the box	13-inch MacBook Pro; 61 W USB-C Power Adapter; 2 m USB-C Charge Cable	14-inch MacBook Pro, 70 W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m), polishing cloth (nano-texture display only)