Apple has officially unveiled its latest 16-inch MacBook Pro. It runs on MacOS Catalina and comes with redesigned six-speaker setup with force-cancelling woofers (Apple patented).
The Apple MacBook Pro 16″ features in a new Magic Keyboard which has scissor mechanism. It inlcudes a physical Escape (esc) key and T-Styled arrow keys. You also get Touch Bar and Touch ID.
The MacBook Pro 16-inch display offers 3072 x 1920 pixels resolution at 60Hz refresh rates and delivers Wide P3 color gamut. It can be configured with either 6-core Core-i7 processor or 2.3GHz octa-core core-i9 processor options. You can also upgrade it to a slightly faster 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 (Turbo Boost up to 5GHz with 16MB shared L3 cache). It also comes with new AMD Radeon Pro 5000M series GPU.
The MacBook Pro 16-inch features in 35% larger heat sink with a larger impeller and extended blades. There are bigger vents as well, a combination resulting in a 28% increase in airflow for better heat dissipation.You can also avail up to 64GB DDR4 RAM or up to 8TB SSD. There is a 720HD camera for video calling and a 100Wh battery inside.
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch Specifications
- Dimensions: 1.62 x 35.79 x 24.59 cm (H x W x D)
- Weight: 2Kg
- Operating System: macOS Catalina
- Keyboard and Trackpad: Full-size backlit Magic Keyboard with 65 (US) or 66 (ISO) keys including 4 arrow keys (inverted-T arrangement), Touch Bar, Touch ID sensor, Ambient Light sensor. Comes with Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure sensing
- Display: 16-inch LED-backlit IPS display with 3072 x 1920 pixels native resolution, 226ppi pixel density, 500nits brightness, Wide P3 color, True Tone technology, up to 60Hz refresh rate
- Chipset:
- 2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core-i7 (Turbo Boost up to 4.5GHz with 12MB shared L3 cache). Configurable to 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 (Turbo Boost up to 5GHz with 16MB shared L3 cache)
- 2.3GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 (Turbo Boost up to 4.8Ghz with 16MB shared L3 cache). Configurable to 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 (Turbo Boost up to 5GHz with 16MB shared L3 cache)
- Graphics:
- AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory and automatic graphics switching and Intel UHD Graphics 630. Configurable to AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory or AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory
- AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory and automatic graphics switching and Intel UHD Graphics 630. Configurable to AMD Radeon Pro 5500M with 8GB of GDDR6 memory
- Memory: 16GB DDR4 (2666MHz) on-board memory. Configurable to 32GB or 64GB of memory
- Storage:
- 512GB SSD. Configurable to 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB SSD
- 1TB SSD. Configurable to 2TB, 4TB or 8TB SSD
- Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
- Audio: High-fidelity 6-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers, Wide Stereo, Dolby Atmos playback support, three Microphone array (studio quality) with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming, 3.5mm headphone jack
- Battery: Built-in 100Wh Lithium-Polymer. Offers up to 11 hours of wireless web or Apple TV app movie playback or up to 32 days of standby. ( 6W USB-C power adapter
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth V5.0, 4 x Thunderbolt 3 USB Type-C (support for charging, display port)
The Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch 512GB model price starts at $2399 (Rs. 1,99,900 in India) while the 1TB model price goes at $2799. It is already available at Apple Authorized Resellers globally.
