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Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010) vs Apple MacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Pro or M4 Max)

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AppleMacBook Pro (13-inch, Mid 2010)AppleMacBook Pro 16″ (M4 Pro or M4 Max)
Overview
ReleasedApril 2010November 2024
Display
Screen size13.3″16.2″
Resolution1280 × 8003456 × 2234
PanelTN LCDMini-LED
Refresh rate–120 Hz
Brightness–1,000 nits
HDR peak brightness–1,600 nits
TouchscreenNoNo
Display typeLED-backlit glossy widescreen LCD, millions of colours; TN panel identified in Notebookcheck’s exact-model review. No antiglare option; refresh rate and brightness unpublished by Apple.Liquid Retina XDR display
Pixel density–254 ppi
Colour range–Wide colour (P3); 1 billion colours
Screen finish–Standard, or nano-texture as an option
Display features–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
ProcessorIntel Core 2 Duo P8600 or Intel Core 2 Duo P8800Apple M4 Pro or Apple M4 Max
CPU cores214 or 16
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce 320M20-core GPU, 32-core GPU or 40-core GPU
Memory4 GB or 8 GB24 GB, 36 GB, 48 GB or 128 GB
Storage128 GB to 512 GB512 GB to 8 TB
CPUDual-core Intel Core 2 Duo at 2.4 GHz or 2.66 GHz, 3 MB shared L2 cache and 1066 MHz frontside bus. P8600 identified by EveryMac and P8800 by Notebookcheck’s exact-model review.M4 Pro: 14-core CPU with 10 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores; M4 Max: 14-core CPU with 10 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores, or 16-core CPU with 12 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores
GPUNVIDIA GeForce 320M with 256 MB DDR3 shared with main memory20-core (M4 Pro), 32-core or 40-core (M4 Max) GPU with hardware-accelerated ray tracing; Media Engine with H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAW acceleration and AV1 decode, with two video encode and two ProRes engines on M4 Max
AI engine–16-core Neural Engine
Memory type4 GB of 1066 MHz DDR3 in two SO-DIMM slots; configurable to 8 GB.Unified memory; M4 Pro takes 24GB or 48GB; M4 Max takes 36GB (14-core CPU) or 48GB, 64GB or 128GB (16-core CPU)
Memory bandwidth–273 GB/s (M4 Pro), 410 GB/s (M4 Max with 32-core GPU) or 546 GB/s (M4 Max with 40-core GPU)
Storage typeLower base: 250 GB; upper base: 320 GB, both 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drives. Both offer 320 GB or 500 GB hard drives and 128 GB, 256 GB or 512 GB SSDs. Rows retain the lower base’s 250 GB option. 8× slot-loading SuperDrive supports DVD±R DL, DVD±RW and CD-RW.SSD, configurable up to 4 TB (M4 Pro) or 8 TB (M4 Max)
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)Up to 10 hoursUp to 24 hours
Battery capacity63.5 Wh99.6 Wh
Weight2.04 kg2.14 kg
Thickness24.1 mm16.8 mm
Width × depth325 × 227 mm355.7 × 248.1 mm
Battery life detailBuilt-in 63.5 Wh lithium-polymer battery; up to 10 hours wireless productivity in Apple’s test. Reference weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.M4 Pro up to 24 hours video streaming and 17 hours wireless web; M4 Max up to 21 hours video streaming and 14 hours wireless web; 100-watt-hour (99.6 Wh actual) lithium-polymer battery
Charger60 W MagSafe Power Adapter with cable management140 W USB-C Power Adapter included
Fast charging–With the included 140 W USB-C Power Adapter
MaterialsAluminium unibody enclosure and glass trackpad100% recycled aluminium enclosure; 40% recycled content overall
ColoursSilverSpace Black, Silver
Connections
Ports2 × USB-A, MagSafe, headphone jack, SD card slot, Ethernet3 × Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, SD card slot, MagSafe 3, headphone jack
Wi-Fi802.11n; compatible with 802.11a/b/gWi-Fi 6E
Bluetooth2.1 + EDR5.3
WebcamBuilt-in iSight camera12MP Center Stage
Operating systemmacOSmacOS
Port detailTwo USB 2.0 ports up to 480 Mb/s, FireWire 800 up to 800 Mb/s, Mini DisplayPort, 10/100/1000BASE-T Ethernet, SD card slot, MagSafe, combined headphone/line input with optical digital output, and Kensington lock slot. DVI, VGA and dual-link DVI require separate adapters.3 × Thunderbolt 5 (USB-C) with charging, DisplayPort 2.1, Thunderbolt 5 and USB 4 (up to 120 Gb/s); HDMI (up to 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz) with multichannel audio output; SDXC card slot; MagSafe 3; 3.5 mm headphone jack with high-impedance headphone support
External displaysBuilt-in screen plus one external display up to 2560 × 1600, both with millions of colours; dual display and video mirroringM4 Pro 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 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz over HDMI; M4 Max up to four (three at 6K 60 Hz over Thunderbolt and one at 4K 144 Hz over HDMI), or three (two at 6K 60 Hz plus one at 8K 60 Hz or 4K 240 Hz over HDMI); all alongside the built-in display
KeyboardFull-size backlit keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, 12 function keys and four arrow keys.Backlit Magic Keyboard, 78 (US) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys
TrackpadMulti-Touch trackpad supports inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate, swipe, three- and four-finger swipe, tap, double-tap and drag.Force Touch trackpad
SpeakersStereo speakers with subwoofersHigh-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers; wide stereo; Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
MicrophonesOmnidirectional microphoneStudio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming
Biometrics–Touch ID
In the boxMacBook Pro, display cleaning cloth, 60 W MagSafe power adapter, AC wall plug, power cord, software DVDs and documentation; Mac OS X Snow Leopard and iLife.16-inch MacBook Pro, 140 W USB-C Power Adapter, USB-C to MagSafe 3 Cable (2 m), polishing cloth (nano-texture display only)

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