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MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)

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Price
£2,3492launch price
Chip
Core i72.2GHz 6-core Intel
CPU
6-coreCPU
GPU
Not available3GPU
Memory
16GBmemory, base
Storage
256GBstorage, base
Display
15.4-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to10 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
12 July 20184Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
Security updates
Not available5Security updates

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

349.3 mm240.7 mm15.5 mm
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
15.5 x 349.3 x 240.7 mm
Weight
1.83 kg
Colours
Silver, Space Gray
Ports
Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports
4
Thunderbolt version
Thunderbolt 3
USB-A ports
No USB-A ports.6
HDMI
No HDMI port.7
SD card slot
No SD card slot.7
Headphone jack
Yes
MagSafe
No MagSafe port.6
Keyboard
Full-size backlit keyboard with Touch Bar and Touch ID
Touch ID
Yes
Touch Bar
Yes

Display

Display size
15.4 in
Resolution
2880 x 1800
Pixel density
220 ppi
Display type
Retina display
Brightness
500 nits
Wide colour (P3)
Yes

Chip and memory

Chip
2.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.6
CPU cores
6
Graphics
Radeon Pro 555X with 4GB of GDDR5 memory
Chip options
2.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, 2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 or 2.9GHz 6-core Intel Core i9
Memory (base)
16GB
Memory (maximum)
32GB
Memory options
16GB or 32GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents8
Storage (base)
256GB
Storage (maximum)
4TB
Storage options
256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB or 4TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity
83.6 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles9
Video playback (claimed)
10 h
Wireless web (claimed)
10 h
Included power adapter
87 W
Fast charging
No fast charging.10

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth
5.0
Ethernet
No Ethernet port.7
External displays (base)
4

Camera and audio

Camera
720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers
Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
Microphones
Three microphones

Platform

Newest macOS
macOS Sequoia11
Model identifier
MacBookPro15,111
Part numbers
MR932xx/A, MR942xx/A, MR952xx/A, MR962xx/A, MR972xx/A, MUQH2xx/A12
Model year
2018

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
1,22613
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
4,81913

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available14
Security updates until
Not available14
Basis
our inference from history15

Previous and next model

Previous model

What changed

Chip
2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)2.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
CPU cores
4 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)6 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)
Battery capacity
76 Wh MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2017)83.6 Wh MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)

Next model

What changed

Chip
2.2GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018)2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2019)

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  5. Security updates: no end date published. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  6. No USB-A ports. No MagSafe port. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  7. No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  8. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026

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  10. No fast charging. Checked: Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  12. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  13. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  14. Feature and security updates: end dates not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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  15. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Sequoia; Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate list does not name it. endoflife.date shows Sequoia still receiving security updates on 22 September 2026. Apple’s habit of patching the two releases before the newest points to those updates ending around autumn 2027; that is an inference, not a commitment. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. Geekbench 7 Metal: the Mac chart has no Metal score for this Mac (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2018) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.