MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Pro, 2021)

Quick look

Price: £2,399²launch price
Chip: M1 Prochip
CPU: 10-coreCPU
GPU: 16-coreGPU
Memory: 16GBunified memory, base
Storage: 512GBstorage, base
Display: 16.2-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to21 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 26 October 2021²ReleasedIn select Apple Stores; orderable online from 18 October 2021.
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: 16.8 x 355.7 x 248.1 mm
Weight: 2.1 kg
Colours: Silver, Space Gray
Ports: Three Thunderbolt 4 (USB-C) ports, MagSafe 3 port, HDMI port, SDXC card slot, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: 3
Thunderbolt version: Thunderbolt 4
USB-A ports: No USB-A ports.⁴
HDMI: HDMI port
SD card slot: Yes
Headphone jack: Yes
MagSafe: Yes
Keyboard: Backlit Magic Keyboard with Touch ID
Touch ID: Yes
Touch Bar: No Touch Bar.⁵

Display

Display size: 16.2 in
Resolution: 3456 x 2234
Pixel density: 254 ppi
Display type: Liquid Retina XDR display
Brightness: 500 nits
Peak brightness (HDR): 1,600 nits
Refresh rate: 120 Hz
Wide colour (P3): Yes
Nano-texture option: No nano-texture display option.⁵

Chip and memory

Chip: Apple M1 Pro chip
Apple silicon: Yes
CPU cores: 10
Performance cores: 8
Efficiency cores: 2
GPU cores: 16
Neural Engine cores: 16
Chip options: M1 Pro with 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU⁶
Memory (base): 16GB
Memory (maximum): 32GB⁶
Memory options: 16GB or 32GB⁶
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁷
Memory bandwidth: 200 GB/s
Storage (base): 512GB
Storage (maximum): 8TB⁶
Storage options: 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB⁶
Media engine: Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAWvideo decode enginevideo encode engineProRes encode and decode engine

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 100 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁸
Video playback (claimed): 21 h
Wireless web (claimed): 14 h
Included power adapter: 140 W
Fast charging: Yes

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6
Bluetooth: 5.0
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁵
External displays (base): 2

Camera and audio

Camera: 1080p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers: High-fidelity six-speaker sound system with force-cancelling woofers
Microphones: Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming

Platform

Shipped with: macOS Monterey⁹
Newest macOS: macOS 27 Golden Gate¹⁰
Model identifier: MacBookPro18,1, MacBookPro18,2¹¹
Part numbers: MK183xx/A, MK193xx/A, MK1A3xx/A, MK1E3xx/A, MK1F3xx/A, MK1H3xx/A¹²
Model year: 2021

What it actually costs

Used, Grade A: £870–£915¹³cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 9 September 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £865–£870 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade B: £790–£830¹⁴cheapest of 2 CeX listings · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £745–£775 from 28 Sep 2026
Used, Grade C: £665–£725¹⁵cheapest of 2 CeX listings · out of stock online and in store when read · repriced 7 October 2026 · since 15 Oct 2026 · earlier: £625–£690 from 28 Sep 2026
Trade in yours, Grade A: £539 cash / £626 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: M1 Pro with 10-core CPU and 16-core GPU, 16GB memory, 512GB 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

1 November 2021 to 4 January 2023: £2,399¹⁶¹⁷

Apple’s UK store page for the base configuration (Apple M1 Pro chip, 10-core CPU, 16-core GPU, 16GB memory, 512GB 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

Next model

MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Pro, 2023), January 2023

What changed

Weight: 2.1 kg MacBook Pro M1 Pro2.15 kg MacBook Pro M2 Pro
Chip: Apple M1 Pro chip MacBook Pro M1 ProApple M2 Pro chip MacBook Pro M2 Pro
CPU cores: 10 MacBook Pro M1 Pro12 MacBook Pro M2 Pro
GPU cores: 16 MacBook Pro M1 Pro19 MacBook Pro M2 Pro
Video playback (claimed): 21 h MacBook Pro M1 Pro22 h MacBook Pro M2 Pro
Wi-Fi: 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 MacBook Pro M1 ProWi‑Fi 6E (802.11ax) MacBook Pro M2 Pro

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Pro, 2021) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro · 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. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026
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No Touch Bar. No nano-texture display option. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications · Apple’s figure · read 2 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 Newsroom (UK) — Apple unveils game-changing MacBook Pro · Apple’s figure · read 9 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 11 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 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 1 Nov 2021 · 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 4 Jan 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 (16-inch, M1 Pro, 2021). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: storage upgradeable by user. Geekbench 7: the Mac chart's only 16-inch (2021) M1 Pro entry lists 10 GPU cores, not the 16 this Mac has, so no figures are shown (chart read 10 Oct 2026). Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021) - Technical Specifications, read 9 Oct 2026.