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MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)

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Price
£1,5992launch price
Chip
Core i72.2GHz quad-core Intel
CPU
4-coreCPU
GPU
Not available3GPU
Memory
16GBmemory, base
Storage
256GBstorage, base
Display
15.4-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to9 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
19 May 20154Released
Security updates
16 September 20245Security updates ended

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

358.9 mm247.1 mm18 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
18 x 358.9 x 247.1 mm
Weight
2.04 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
15.4 in
Resolution
2880 x 1800
Pixel density
220 ppi
Display type
Retina display
Brightness
300 nits
Wide colour (P3)
No wide colour (P3) display.7

Chip and memory

Chip
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.7
CPU cores
4
Graphics
Intel Iris Pro Graphics
Chip options
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.4GHz; 2.5GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 3.7GHz; configurable to 2.8GHz quad-core Intel Core i7, Turbo Boost up to 4.0GHz
Memory (base)
16GB
Memory (maximum)
16GB
Memory options
16GB
Memory upgradeable by user
No, as Apple documents8
Storage (base)
256GB
Storage (maximum)
1TB
Storage options
256GB, 512GB or 1TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity
99.5 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles9
Video playback (claimed)
9 h
Wireless web (claimed)
9 h
Included power adapter
85 W
Fast charging
No fast charging.6

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth
4.2
Ethernet
No Ethernet port.6
External displays (base)
2

Camera and audio

Camera
720p FaceTime HD camera
Speakers
Stereo speakers
Microphones
Dual microphones

Platform

Shipped with
OS X Yosemite10
Newest macOS
macOS Monterey11
Model identifier
MacBookPro11,4 or MacBookPro11,511
Part numbers
MJLQ2xx/A, MJLT2xx/A, MJLU2xx/A12
Model year
2015

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
95613
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
3,37113

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available14
endoflife.date lists security support for Monterey as ended
16 September 20245
Basis
endoflife.date’s listed end of security support for Monterey15

Previous and next model

Previous model

What changed

Weight
2.02 kg MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)2.04 kg MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 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, 15-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, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
Battery capacity
95 Wh MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)99.5 Wh MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)
Video playback (claimed)
8 h MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2014)9 h MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)

Next model

What changed

Weight
2.04 kg MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)1.83 kg MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
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 MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Thunderbolt ports
2 MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)4 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Brightness
300 nits MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)500 nits MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Chip
2.2GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)2.6GHz quad-core Intel Core i7 MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Battery capacity
99.5 Wh MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)76 Wh MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)
Video playback (claimed)
9 h MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015)10 h MacBook Pro (15-inch, 2016)

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Sources

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Introduces 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch Trackpad & New £1,599 iMac with Retina 5K Display · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) - Technical Specifications; Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Introduces 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch Trackpad & New £1,599 iMac with Retina 5K Display. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Introduces 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch Trackpad & New £1,599 iMac with Retina 5K Display · Apple’s figure · read 22 Sep 2026

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  5. endoflife.date — Apple macOS · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  6. No Touch ID. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  7. No wide colour (P3) display. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 2015) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 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 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch Trackpad & New £1,599 iMac with Retina 5K Display · Apple’s figure · read 2 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 updates: end date not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  15. 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. Source: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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Not published by Apple

MacBook Pro (Retina, 15-inch, Mid 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, 15-inch, Mid 2015) - Technical Specifications; Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Introduces 15-inch MacBook Pro with Force Touch Trackpad & New £1,599 iMac with Retina 5K Display, read 9 Oct 2026.