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Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021)

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  • Launched: October 2021
  • Screen-to-body ratio:: ~86.2%
  • Dimensions:: 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm (14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches)
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Expert Verdict

A high-end Apple MacBook Pro 16 (2021) laptop with excellent display, long battery life. Suited for demanding professional and gaming workloads.

Review

Performance 62
Gaming 22
Display 82
Battery Life 88
Connectivity 76
Portability 68
QuickComparisons Score 72

Pros

  • Excellent display
  • Great battery life
  • Thunderbolt connectivity

Cons

  • Older generation device

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Full Specifications

Case
Weight 2.1 kg (4.63 lbs)
Dimensions 355.7 x 248.1 x 16.8 mm 14 x 9.77 x 0.66 inches
Area 882 cm 2 (136.8 inches 2 )
Screen-to-body ratio ~86.2%
Side bezels 3.4 mm
Colors Silver, Gray
Material Aluminum
Transformer No
Opening angle 135°
Cooling Solution
Cooling system Active
Vapor chamber No
Liquid metal
Number of fans 2
Noise level (max. load) 37.4 dB
Display
Size 16.2 inches
Type Mini LED
Refresh Rate 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (24-120 Hz)
PPI 254 ppi
Aspect ratio 16:10
Resolution 3456 x 2234 pixels
HDR support Yes, Dolby Vision
Sync technology No
Touchscreen No
Coating Glossy (Antireflective)
Ambient light sensor Yes
Display tests
Contrast 25700:1
sRGB color space 100%
Adobe RGB profile 88%
DCI-P3 color gamut 99.10%
Response time 67 ms
Max. brightness 500 nits
Battery
Capacity 100 Wh
Full charging time 1:25 hr
Battery type Li-Po
Replaceable No
Fast charging Yes
Charging via USB (Power Delivery) Yes, 100 W
Charging port position Left, Right
Charge power 140 W
Cable length 2 meters
Weight of AC adapter 353 grams
CPU
CPU name Apple M1 Pro
Base frequency 3.2 GHz
Cores 10 (8P + 2E)
Threads 10
Integrated GPU Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Fabrication process 5 nm
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core) 2319
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core) 10231
Cinebench 2024 (Single-Core) 206 109
Cinebench 2024 (Multi-Core) 804
Graphics Card
GPU name Apple M1 Pro GPU (16-core)
Type Integrated
Fabrication process 5 nm
GPU boost clock 1296 MHz
FLOPS 5.3 TFLOPS
Memory size System Shared
Memory type LPDDR5
Memory bus 256 bit
Memory speed 6.4 Gbps
Shading units (cores) 2048
Texture mapping units (TMUs) 128
Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) 64
GPU performance 5.3 TFLOPS
Blender GPU 481
Solar Bay 11797
RAM
RAM size 16GB
Channels 2x8 GB
Clock 6400 MHz
Type LPDDR5
Upgradable No
Storage
Storage size 512GB
Bus Custom
Storage type SSD (M2)
Channels 2x256 GB
Upgradable No
NVMe Yes
Sound
Speakers 4.2 (4 tweeters and 2 woofers)
Dolby Atmos Yes
Loudness ~84.7 dB
Microphones 3
Connectivity
Wi-Fi v6
Bluetooth v5
Fingerprint Yes
Infrared sensor No
Optical drive No
Webcam Above the display
Webcam resolution 1920 x 1080
Ports
USB-A No
USB Type-C 3x USB 4.0
Thunderbolt Thunderbolt 4
HDMI 1x HDMI 2.0
DisplayPort No
VGA No
Audio jack (3.5 mm) Yes
Ethernet (RJ45) No
SD card reader Yes
Proprietary charging port Yes
Input
Keyboard
Keyboard type Island
Numpad No
Backlit Yes
Key Travel 1 mm
Touchpad
Size 15.5 x 9.9 cm
Surface Glass
Windows Precision No

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