Should I upgrade my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports)?
10 years old · Not on the current macOS; endoflife.date lists Monterey security support as ended 16 September 2024
Quick look
- Price
- £1,4492launch price
- Chip
- Core i52.0GHz dual-core Intel
- CPU
- 2-coreCPU
- GPU
- Not available3GPU
- Memory
- 8GBmemory, base
- Storage
- 256GBstorage, base
- Display
- 13.3-inchdisplay
- Battery life
- Up to10 hrsvideo playback, claimed
- Released
- 27 October 20164Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
- Security updates
- 16 September 20245Security updates ended
Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.
Software support
- Security updates
- Not available6
- macOS
- macOS Monterey, not the current macOSThe MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) is not on the current macOS (macOS 27 Golden Gate); the newest it runs is macOS Monterey. endoflife.date lists security support for Monterey as ended on 16 September 2024.
No newer Mac with a store price we hold
We hold no Apple UK store price for any Mac in the MacBook Pro 13-inch line, so this page names no newer Mac to set the MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) against. That is a gap in what we hold, not a statement about what Apple sells.
Specifications
Body
- Dimensions
- 14.9 x 304.1 x 212.4 mm
- Weight
- 1.37 kg
- Colours
- Silver, Space Gray
- Ports
- Two Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Thunderbolt ports
- 2
- Thunderbolt version
- Thunderbolt 3
- USB-A ports
- No USB-A ports.7
- HDMI
- No HDMI port.8
- SD card slot
- No SD card slot.8
- Headphone jack
- Yes
- MagSafe
- No MagSafe port.7
- Keyboard
- Full-size backlit keyboard with 78 (U.S.) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 function keys and 4 arrow keys
- Touch ID
- No Touch ID.8
- Touch Bar
- No Touch Bar.8
Display
- Display size
- 13.3 in
- Resolution
- 2560 x 1600
- Pixel density
- 227 ppi
- Display type
- Retina display
- Brightness
- 500 nits
- Wide colour (P3)
- Yes
Chip and memory
- Chip
- 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
- Apple silicon
- Intel processor, not Apple silicon.7
- CPU cores
- 2
- Graphics
- Intel Iris Graphics 540
- Chip options
- 2.0GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, Turbo Boost up to 3.1GHz; configurable to 2.4GHz 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 documents9
- Storage (base)
- 256GB
- Storage (maximum)
- 1TB
- Storage options
- 256GB, 512GB or 1TB
Battery and power
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
- Bluetooth
- 4.2
- Ethernet
- No Ethernet port.8
- External displays (base)
- 2
Camera and audio
- Camera
- 720p FaceTime HD camera
- Speakers
- Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
- Microphones
- Two microphones
Platform
Trade-in and used prices
No used or trade-in figures for the MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports): we have not matched it to a CeX listing we can confirm is this exact Mac, and we would rather show nothing than a near miss.
More
Sources
Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications ·
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Unveils Groundbreaking New MacBook Pro ·
↩Not published by Apple.
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Unveils Groundbreaking New MacBook Pro ·
↩endoflife.date — Apple macOS ·
↩Apple publishes no end date of its own; the date in the macOS row is endoflife.date’s record, not Apple’s.
↩No USB-A ports. No MagSafe port. Intel processor, not Apple silicon.
↩No HDMI port. No SD card slot. No Touch ID. No Touch Bar. No fast charging. No Ethernet port.
↩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 Unveils Groundbreaking New MacBook Pro ·
↩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 (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: 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 (13-inch, 2016, Two Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Unveils Groundbreaking New MacBook Pro; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model, read 9 Oct 2026.
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