MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)

Quick look

Price: £1,349²launch price
Chip: M2chip
CPU: 8-coreCPU
GPU: 10-coreGPU
Memory: 8GBunified memory, base
Storage: 256GBstorage, base
Display: 13.3-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to20 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 24 June 2022²ReleasedIn select Apple Stores; orderable online from 17 June 2022.
Security updates: Not available³Security updates

Each figure is from the source marked¹ unless it carries its own number.

Drawn to scale from the published dimensions below: the footprint from above with the closed height beneath it. Outline only — the corner radius is our drawing convention, not a measurement.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 15.6 x 304.1 x 212.4 mm
Weight: 1.4 kg
Colours: Silver, Space Grey
Ports: Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, 3.5mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 2
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁴
HDMI: No HDMI port.⁵
SD card slot: No SD card slot.⁵
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: No MagSafe port.⁴
Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch Bar and Touch ID
Touch ID: Yes
Touch Bar: Yes

Display

Display size: 13.3 in
Resolution: 2560 x 1600
Pixel density: 227 ppi
Display type: Retina display
Brightness: 500 nits
Wide colour (P3): Yes
Nano-texture option: No nano-texture display option.⁵

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M2 chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 8
Performance cores: 4
Efficiency cores: 4
GPU cores: 10
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU⁶
Memory (base): 8GB
Memory (maximum): 24GB
Memory options: 8GB, 16GB or 24GB
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁷
Memory bandwidth: 100 GB/s
Storage (base): 256GB
Storage (maximum): 2TB
Storage options: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engine

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 58.2 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁸
Video playback (claimed): 20 h
Wireless web (claimed): 17 h
Included power adapter: 67 W

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi‑Fi 6
Bluetooth: 5.0
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁵
External displays (base): 1

Camera and audio

Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Microphones: Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming

Platform

Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate⁹
Model identifier: Mac14,7¹⁰
Part numbers: MNEH3xx/A, MNEJ3xx/A, MNEP3xx/A, MNEQ3xx/A¹¹
Model year: 2022

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 2,363¹²
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 9,665¹²
Geekbench 7 (Metal): 43,213¹²

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £645–£655¹³cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £610–£675 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B: £580–£585¹⁴cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £545–£555 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C: £505¹⁵out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £480–£500 from 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £399 cash / £464 voucher¹³16% more as store credit

Read 3 November 2026. CeX is one UK retailer; its used and trade-in figures are shown at its condition grades for the base configuration: M2 with 8-core CPU and 10-core GPU, 8GB memory, 256GB storage. “Since” is the first day MacIQ read that figure; “earlier” figures were each read from the date shown. We hold no stock and take no commission.

Apple UK price, as listed

2 July 2022 to 1 October 2023: £1,349¹⁶¹⁷

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M2 chip, 8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 8GB memory, 256GB storage), as the Internet Archive saved it. Each row runs from the first to the last Internet Archive capture MacIQ read at that price; the price may have held before and after. MacIQ read a selection of the Archive’s captures, not every one. Read 18 October 2026.

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹⁸
Security updates until: Not available¹⁸
Basis: our inference from history¹⁹

Previous and next model

Previous model

MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020), November 2020

What changed

Chip: Apple M1 chip MacBook Pro M1Apple M2 chip MacBook Pro M2
GPU cores: 8 MacBook Pro M110 MacBook Pro M2

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 available to order starting Friday, June 17 · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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No USB-A ports. No MagSafe port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) - Tech Specs. Read 15 Sep 2026
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No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No nano-texture display option. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) - Tech Specs. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) - Tech Specs · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — macOS 27 Golden Gate is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade A · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade B · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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CeX — Used, Grade C · third-party figure · read 3 Nov 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 2 Jul 2022 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Apple Store (UK), as saved by the Internet Archive — Buy MacBook Pro - Apple (UK), captured 1 Oct 2023 · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate compatibility list names this Mac. endoflife.date says Apple usually provides security updates for the latest three macOS releases, but that this isn’t consistently applied; Apple publishes no end date. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, storage upgradeable by user, fast charging, the macOS it shipped with. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) - Tech Specs; Apple Newsroom (UK) — 13-inch MacBook Pro with M2 available to order starting Friday, June 17; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.