MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
Quick look
Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.
Specifications
Body
- Dimensions
- 18 x 314 x 219 mm
- Weight
- 1.58 kg
- Ports
- MagSafe 2 power port, two Thunderbolt 2 ports (up to 20 Gbps), two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), HDMI port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, SDXC card slot
- Thunderbolt ports
- 2
- Thunderbolt version
- Thunderbolt 2
- USB-A ports
- 2
- HDMI
- HDMI port
- SD card slot
- Yes
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- MagSafe
- Yes
- Keyboard
- Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys, including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys (inverted T arrangement)
- Touch ID
- No Touch ID.6
Display
- Display size
- 13.3 in
- Resolution
- 2560 x 1600
- Pixel density
- 227 ppi
- Display type
- Retina display
- Brightness
- 300 nits
- Wide colour (P3)
- No wide colour (P3) display.7
Chip and memory
- Chip
- 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
- Apple silicon
- Intel processor, not Apple silicon.7
- CPU cores
- 2
- Graphics
- Intel Iris Graphics 6100
- Chip options
- 2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz; 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz; configurable to 3.1GHz dual-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz
- Memory (base)
- 8GB
- Memory (maximum)
- 16GB
- Memory options
- 8GB or 16GB
- Memory upgradeable by user
- No, as Apple documents8
- Storage (base)
- 128GB
- Storage (maximum)
- 1TB
- Storage options
- 128GB, 256GB, 512GB or 1TB
Battery and power
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
- Bluetooth
- 4.0
- Ethernet
- No Ethernet port.6
- External displays (base)
- 2
Camera and audio
- Camera
- 720p FaceTime HD camera
- Speakers
- Stereo speakers
- Microphones
- Dual microphones
Platform
Software support
Previous and next model
Previous model
What changed
- Weight
- 1.57 kg MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)1.58 kg MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- Ports
- MagSafe 2 power port, two Thunderbolt 2 ports (up to 20 Gbps), two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), HDMI port, Headphone port, SDXC card slot MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)MagSafe 2 power port, two Thunderbolt 2 ports (up to 20 Gbps), two USB 3 ports (up to 5 Gbps), HDMI port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, SDXC card slot MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- Chip
- 2.6GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- Battery capacity
- 71.8 Wh MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)74.9 Wh MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- Video playback (claimed)
- 9 h MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)12 h MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- When does the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) stop getting updates?
- Should I upgrade my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)?
- 4 reviews of the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)
- Which Macs run macOS 27?
- Which Macs run macOS Monterey?
- Which Macs run macOS Big Sur?
- Which is the lightest MacBook?
- Which Mac has the longest battery life?
- Which Macs have an HDMI port?
- Which Macs have an SD card slot?
- How many external displays does each Mac support?
- How many charge cycles is each MacBook rated for?
- Can I upgrade the memory or storage in my Mac?
- Ports, displays and chargers for every Mac
Comparisons
Against its own line
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2020, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2019, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2017, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Mid 2014)
Against the rest of the range
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs iMac (21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs iMac (Retina 4K, 21.5-inch, Late 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs iMac (Retina 5K, 27-inch, Late 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2015)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (11-inch, Early 2014)
- MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) vs MacBook Air (13-inch, Early 2014)
Sources
Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) - Technical Specifications ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air ·
↩Not published by Apple.
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air ·
↩endoflife.date — Apple macOS ·
↩No Touch ID. No fast charging. No Ethernet port.
↩No wide colour (P3) display. Intel processor, not Apple silicon.
↩Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model ·
↩Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) ·
↩Feature updates: end date not published by Apple.
↩This is endoflife.date’s cycle end for Monterey, not necessarily the day of Apple’s last patch. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Monterey. endoflife.date records security updates for Monterey as ended on 16 September 2024.
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Not published by Apple
MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: colours, refresh rate, 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 (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) - Technical Specifications; Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air, read 9 Oct 2026.