MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)

Quick look

Price: £1,049²launch price
Chip: Core M1.1GHz dual-core Intel
CPU: 2-coreCPU
GPU: Not available³GPU
Memory: 8GBmemory, base
Storage: 256GBstorage, base
Display: 12-inchdisplay
Battery life: Up to10 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released: 10 April 2015⁴Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
Security updates: 2 February 2026⁵Security updates ended

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. Apple states the height as a range, 3.5–13.1 mm; the bar is drawn at the thick end, up to 13.1 mm.

Specifications

Body

Dimensions: 3.5–13.1 x 280.5 x 196.5 mm
Weight: 0.92 kg
Colours: Silver, Gold, Space Gray
Ports: USB-C port, 3.5 mm headphone jack
Thunderbolt ports: No Thunderbolt ports.⁶
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.⁷
Keyboard: Full-size keyboard with LED-backlit keys
Touch ID: No Touch ID.⁷

Display

Display size: 12 in
Resolution: 2304 x 1440
Pixel density: 226 ppi
Display type: Retina display

Chip and memory

Chip: 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core M
Apple silicon: Intel processor, not Apple silicon.⁶
CPU cores: 2
Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 5300
Chip options: 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core M; 1.2GHz dual-core Intel Core M; 1.3GHz dual-core Intel Core M
Memory (base): 8GB
Memory (maximum): 8GB
Memory options: 8GB
Memory upgradeable by user: No, as Apple documents⁸
Storage (base): 256GB
Storage (maximum): 512GB
Storage options: 256GB or 512GB

Battery and power

Battery capacity: 39.7 Wh
Rated charge cycles: 1,000 cycles⁹
Video playback (claimed): 10 h
Wireless web (claimed): 9 h
Included power adapter: 29 W
Fast charging: No fast charging.⁷

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11ac Wi-Fi
Bluetooth: 4.0
Ethernet: No Ethernet port.⁷
External displays (base): 1

Camera and audio

Camera: 480p FaceTime camera
Speakers: Stereo speakers
Microphones: Dual microphones

Platform

Shipped with: OS X Yosemite¹⁰
Newest macOS: macOS Big Sur¹¹
Model identifier: MacBook8,1¹¹
Part numbers: MF855xx/A, MF865xx/A, MJY32xx/A, MJY42xx/A, MK4M2xx/A, MK4N2xx/A¹²
Model year: 2015

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core): 699¹³
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core): 1,200¹³

Software support

Feature updates until: Not available¹⁴
endoflife.date lists security support for Big Sur as ended: 2 February 2026⁵
Basis: endoflife.date’s listed end of security support for Big Sur¹⁵

Previous and next model

Next model

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016), April 2016

What changed

Chip: 1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core M MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)1.1GHz dual-core Intel Core m3 MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
Battery capacity: 39.7 Wh MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)41.4 Wh MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)
Video playback (claimed): 10 h MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015)11 h MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2016)

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Sources

Apple Support (UK) — MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) - Tech Specs · Default for MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Unveils All-New MacBook · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Not published by Apple. Pages checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) - Tech Specs; Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Unveils All-New MacBook. Read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Unveils All-New MacBook · Apple’s figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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endoflife.date — Apple macOS · third-party figure · read 2 Oct 2026
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No Thunderbolt ports. No USB-A ports. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) - Tech Specs. Read 15 Sep 2026
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No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No MagSafe port. No Touch ID. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) - Tech Specs. Read 9 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 All-New MacBook · Apple’s figure · read 9 Oct 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026
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Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026
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Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026
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Feature updates: end date not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026
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This is endoflife.date’s cycle end for Big Sur, not necessarily the day of Apple’s last patch. The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Big Sur. endoflife.date records security updates for Big Sur as ended on 2 February 2026. Source: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026
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Not published by Apple

MacBook (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: brightness, refresh rate, wide colour (P3), 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 (Retina, 12-inch, Early 2015) - Tech Specs; Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Unveils All-New MacBook, read 9 Oct 2026.