Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch, 16-inch: Price, Specs, Availability in the Philippines

The most powerful MacBook Pros to date

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After many leaks and rumors, Cupertino-based tech giant Apple introduces its new MacBook Pro 14-inch and 16-inch models. It got a refreshed design with thinner screen bezels, full-height function keys on the keyboard that replaces the TouchBar, new ports aside from USB-C, and the return of MagSafe to MacBook.

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The two new laptops made and designed for professionals possess the new and more powerful M1 Pro and M1 Max Apple Silicon SoCs, the successor to the Apple M1 chip. Apple promises that these machines will perform at their best even on battery power and boasts long battery life as well. Upfront, both laptops now feature a Mini-LED Liquid Retina XDR display with ProMotion and a 1080p FaceTime camera, the first-ever on a Mac notebook.

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Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch specs:

  • 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, 3024 x 1964px
    1,000 nits brightness, 1,600 peak brightness
    1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 1 billion colors, P3 Wide color
    True Tone, 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate, Mini-LED
  • Apple M1 Pro/M1 Max chip:
    Up to 10-core CPU
    Up to 32-core GPU
    16-core Neural Engine
    200GB/s memory bandwidth
    Dedicated Media Engine
  • Up to 64GB RAM
  • Up to 8TB SSD internal storage
  • 1080p FaceTime HD camera
  • Wi-Fi 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.0
  • 3.5mm headphone jack (supports high-impendance headphones)
    Six-speaker sound system
    Force-cancelling woofers
    Wide stereo sound
    Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
    Studio-quality three-mic array
  • MagSafe 3 port
  • 3 Thunderbolt 4 ports with support for:
    Charging
    Display Port
    Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40 Gbps)
    USB 4 (up to 40Gbps)
  • SDXC card slot
  • HDMI port
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
    Full-height function keys
    TouchID
    Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • macOS Monterey
  • 70Wh battery
    Up to 17 hours of battery life
    USB-C to MagSafe 3 charging
    Up to 96W fast charge via USB-C power adapter
  • Available colors: Silver and Space Gray
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Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch specs:

  • 16.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR display, 3456 x 2234px
    1,000 nits brightness, 1,600 nits peak brightness
    1,000,000:1 contrast ratio, 1 billion colors, P3 Wide color
    True Tone, 120Hz ProMotion refresh rate, Mini-LED
  • Apple M1 Pro/M1 Max chip:
    10-core CPU
    Up to 32-core GPU
    16-core Neural Engine
    Up to 400GB/s memory bandwidth
    Dedicated Media Engine
  • Up to 64GB RAM
  • Up to 8TB SSD internal storage
  • 1080p FaceTime HD camera
  • Wi-Fi 802.11ax (Wi-Fi 6), Bluetooth 5.0
  • 3.5mm headphone jack (supports high-impendance headphones)
    Six-speaker sound system
    Force-cancelling woofers
    Wide stereo sound
    Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos
    Studio-quality three-mic array
  • MagSafe 3 port
  • 3 Thunderbolt 4 ports with support for:
    Charging
    Display Port
    Thunderbolt 4 (up to 40 Gbps)
    USB 4 (up to 40Gbps)
  • SDXC card slot
  • HDMI port
  • Backlit Magic Keyboard with:
    Full-height function keys
    TouchID
    Ambient light sensor
  • Force Touch trackpad
  • macOS Monterey
  • 100Wh battery
    Up to 21 hours of battery life
    USB-C to MagSafe 3 charging
    140W fast charge via USB-C power adapter
  • Available colors: Silver and Space Gray
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The Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch is priced starting at PHP 116,990 for the base M1 Pro chip with an 8-core CPU, 14-core GPU, 16GB RAM, and 512GB SSD internal storage. Meanwhile, the Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch is priced starting at PHP 146,990 for the base M1 Pro chip with a 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16GB RAM, 512GB SSD internal storage. Local availability is yet to be announced so stay tuned.

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