Apple MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019) vs Apple MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)

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MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019) compared with MacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)

	AppleMacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)	AppleMacBook Pro (17-inch, Late 2011)
Overview
Released
Released	May 2019	October 2011
Display
Screen size
Screen size	15.4″	17″
Resolution
Resolution	2880 × 1800 (better)	1920 × 1200
Panel
Panel	IPS LCD	–
Brightness
Brightness	500 nits	–
Touchscreen
Touchscreen	No	No
Display type
Display type	Retina display; LED-backlit IPS; millions of colours	17-inch LED-backlit glossy or optional antiglare widescreen display. Apple does not specify panel technology, brightness or refresh rate on this exact UK sheet.
Screen finish
Screen finish	–	Glossy as standard; optional antiglare display
Pixel density
Pixel density	220 ppi	–
Colour range
Colour range	Wide colour (P3)	–
Display features
Display features	True Tone; scaled resolutions of 1920 × 1200, 1680 × 1050, 1280 × 800 or 1024 × 640	–
Performance
Processor
Processor	Intel Core i7-9750H, Intel Core i9-9880H or Intel Core i9-9980HK	Intel Core i7-2760QM
CPU cores
CPU cores	6 or 8	4
CPU threads
CPU threads	12 or 16	8
Graphics
Graphics	AMD Radeon Pro 555X, AMD Radeon Pro 560X, AMD Radeon Pro Vega 16 or AMD Radeon Pro Vega 20	AMD Radeon HD 6770M (1 GB GDDR5) + Intel HD Graphics 3000
Memory
Memory	16 GB or 32 GB (better)	4 GB
Storage
Storage	256 GB to 4 TB (better)	750 GB
CPU
CPU	2.6 GHz six-core Intel Core i7 with Turbo Boost up to 4.5 GHz, or 2.3 GHz eight-core Core i9 with up to 4.8 GHz. Configurable to 2.4 GHz eight-core Core i9 with up to 5.0 GHz. Exact i7-9750H, i9-9880H and i9-9980HK identifiers corroborated by Notebookcheck and TechRadar.	2.4 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with 6 MB shared L3 cache, or optional 2.5 GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 with 8 MB cache. Notebookcheck identifies the standard processor as i7-2760QM. The maker does not identify the optional processor by part number, so it is not assigned a chip record.
GPU
GPU	Intel UHD Graphics 630 with automatic switching to discrete Radeon Pro graphics. The six-core base has Radeon Pro 555X with 4 GB GDDR5, configurable to 560X. The eight-core base has Radeon Pro 560X with 4 GB GDDR5, configurable to Vega 16 or Vega 20 with 4 GB HBM2.	AMD Radeon HD 6770M with 1 GB GDDR5 and Intel HD Graphics 3000 with 384 MB shared DDR3; automatic graphics switching.
Memory type
Memory type	16 GB of 2400 MHz DDR4 onboard memory, configurable to 32 GB	4 GB of 1333 MHz DDR3 in two 2 GB SO-DIMMs; two slots support up to 8 GB in Apple’s specification.
Storage type
Storage type	PCIe-based onboard SSD; six-core model starts at 256 GB, eight-core at 512 GB. Configurable to 1 TB, 2 TB or 4 TB; the six-core model can also be configured to 512 GB.	750 GB 5400-rpm Serial ATA hard drive standard; optional 750 GB 7200-rpm drive or 128 GB, 256 GB or 512 GB SSD. 8× slot-loading SuperDrive with dual-layer DVD writing.
Battery and size
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 10 hours	Up to 7 hours
Battery capacity
Battery capacity	83.6 Wh	95 Wh (better)
Weight
Weight	1.83 kg (better)	2.99 kg
Thickness
Thickness	15.5 mm (better)	25 mm
Width × depth
Width × depth	349.3 × 240.7 mm	393 × 267 mm
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	83.6 Wh lithium-polymer battery; up to 10 hours wireless web or Apple TV app video playback and up to 30 days standby. Apple tested preproduction models in April 2019. Weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.	Built-in 95 Wh lithium-polymer battery; up to seven hours wireless web browsing in Apple’s October 2011 test. Reference weight varies with configuration and manufacturing process.
Charger
Charger	87 W USB-C Power Adapter	85 W MagSafe Power Adapter
Materials
Materials	Aluminium enclosure	Precision aluminium unibody with glass trackpad
Colours
Colours	Silver; Space Grey	Silver
Connections
Ports
Ports	4 × Thunderbolt 3, headphone jack	3 × USB-A, Thunderbolt, Ethernet, headphone jack, MagSafe
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi	Wi-Fi 5	AirPort Extreme 802.11n; compatible with 802.11a/b/g
Bluetooth
Bluetooth	5.0	2.1 + EDR
Webcam
Webcam	720p FaceTime HD	FaceTime HD camera
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, DVI and Thunderbolt 2 output require separate adaptors.	One Thunderbolt port up to 10 Gbps, one FireWire 800 port, three USB 2.0 ports, Gigabit Ethernet, MagSafe, ExpressCard/34, separate digital/analogue audio input and headphone output, plus Kensington lock slot.
External displays
External displays	Built-in screen plus two 5120 × 2880 displays at 60 Hz with over a billion colours, or four 4096 × 2304 displays at 60 Hz with over a billion colours	Built-in screen plus an external display up to 2560 × 1600. Thunderbolt carries native Mini DisplayPort; optional DVI, VGA and dual-link DVI adaptors and a third-party HDMI adaptor support other outputs.
Keyboard
Keyboard	Full-size backlit keyboard with 64 US or 65 ISO keys, four arrow keys and Touch Bar	Backlit keyboard with 78 US or 79 ISO keys, 12 function keys and four inverted-T arrow keys
Trackpad
Trackpad	Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing, Force clicks and Multi-Touch gestures	Glass Multi-Touch trackpad with inertial scrolling, pinch, rotate and three/four-finger gestures
Speakers
Speakers	Stereo speakers with high dynamic range	Stereo speakers with subwoofers
Microphones
Microphones	Three microphones	Omnidirectional microphone below the left speaker grille; supports an iPhone headset microphone
Biometrics
Biometrics	Touch ID fingerprint sensor; Apple T2 Security Chip supports secure boot and encrypted storage	–
In the box
In the box	15-inch MacBook Pro; 87 W USB-C Power Adapter; 2 m USB-C Charge Cable. Apple said the updated model was available on its UK website and app on 21 May 2019, with selected stores to follow later that week.	MacBook Pro, display cleaning cloth, 85 W MagSafe Power Adapter with wall plug and power cord, printed and electronic documentation; OS X Lion and iLife included. Apple’s environmental report identifies 24 October 2011 as introduction; Engadget reported the refreshed range available for immediate shipping from the US store that day.