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MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019)

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Price
£2,3992launch price
Chip
Core i72.6GHz 6-core Intel
CPU
6-coreCPU
GPU
Not available3GPU
Memory
16GBmemory, base
Storage
512GBstorage, base
Display
16-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to11 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
13 November 20194Available 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.

Latest: macOS 27 released; Apple's list drops 4 Mac entries,

357.9 mm245.9 mm16.2 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
16.2 x 357.9 x 245.9 mm
Weight
2 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
Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch Bar and Touch ID
Touch ID
Yes
Touch Bar
Yes

Display

Display size
16 in
Resolution
3072 x 1920
Pixel density
226 ppi
Display type
Retina display
Brightness
500 nits
Refresh rate
60 Hz
Wide colour (P3)
Yes

Chip and memory

Chip
2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.6
CPU cores
6
Graphics
AMD Radeon Pro 5300M with 4GB of GDDR6 memory
Chip options
2.6GHz 6-core Intel Core i7, 2.3GHz 8-core Intel Core i9 or 2.4GHz 8-core Intel Core i9
Memory (base)
16GB
Memory (maximum)
64GB
Memory options
16GB, 32GB or 64GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents8
Storage (base)
512GB
Storage (maximum)
8TB
Storage options
512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity
100 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles9
Video playback (claimed)
11 h
Wireless web (claimed)
11 h
Included power adapter
96 W
Fast charging
No fast charging.7

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
High-fidelity six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones
Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming

Platform

Shipped with
macOS Catalina10
Newest macOS
macOS Tahoe 2611
Model identifier
MacBookPro16,1, MacBookPro16,412
Part numbers
MVVJ2xx/A, MVVK2xx/A, MVVL2xx/A, MVVM2xx/A13
Model year
2019

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
1,27514
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
5,38214

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available15
Security updates until
Not available15
Basis
our inference from history16

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 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 (16-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  7. No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019) - 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. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Support (UK) — macOS Tahoe 26 is compatible with these computers · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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

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

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

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

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  16. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Tahoe 26; Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate list does not name it. endoflife.date shows Tahoe 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 2028; that is an inference, not a commitment. Source: endoflife.date. Read 22 Sep 2026

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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2019). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user. 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 (16-inch, 2019) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple introduces 16-inch MacBook Pro, the world’s best pro notebook; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.