Should I upgrade my MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports)?
8 years old · Not on the current macOS; last is macOS Sequoia
Quick look
- Price
- £1,7492launch price
- Chip
- Core i52.3GHz quad-core Intel
- CPU
- 4-coreCPU
- GPU
- Not available3GPU
- Memory
- 8GBmemory, base
- Storage
- 256GBstorage, base
- Display
- 13.3-inchdisplay
- Battery life
- Up to10 hrsvideo playback, claimed
- Released
- 12 July 20184Available online; Apple gave no in-store day
- Security updates
- Not available5Security updates
Each figure is from the source marked1 unless it carries its own number.
Software support
- Security updates
- Not available5
- macOS
- macOS Sequoia, not the current macOSThe MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) is not on the current macOS (macOS 27 Golden Gate); the newest it runs is macOS Sequoia. Apple has historically shipped security updates to the two releases before the newest, which would put the end of its updates around autumn 2027; that is Apple’s past pattern, not a commitment.
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, 2018, Four 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
- Four Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C) ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Thunderbolt ports
- 4
- Thunderbolt version
- Thunderbolt 3
- 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.6
- Keyboard
- Full-size backlit keyboard with Touch Bar and Touch ID
- Touch ID
- Yes
- Touch Bar
- Yes
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
- 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i5
- Apple silicon
- Intel processor, not Apple silicon.6
- CPU cores
- 4
- Graphics
- Intel Iris Plus Graphics 655
- Chip options
- 2.3GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 or 2.7GHz quad-core Intel Core i7
- Memory (base)
- 8GB
- Memory (maximum)
- 16GB
- Memory options
- 8GB or 16GB
- Memory upgradeable by user
- No, as Apple documents8
- Storage (base)
- 256GB
- Storage (maximum)
- 2TB
- Storage options
- 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB
Battery and power
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- 5.0
- Ethernet
- No Ethernet port.7
- External displays (base)
- 2
Camera and audio
- Camera
- 720p FaceTime HD camera
- Speakers
- Stereo speakers with high dynamic range
- Microphones
- Three microphones
Platform
Trade-in and used prices
No used or trade-in figures for the MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four 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
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Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros ·
↩Not published by Apple.
↩Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros ·
↩Apple publishes no date for the end of updates, and this site does not guess one.
↩No USB-A ports. No MagSafe port. Intel processor, not Apple silicon.
↩No HDMI port. No SD card slot. 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 Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model ·
↩Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model ·
↩Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) ·
↩The newest macOS Apple lists this Mac for is macOS Sequoia; Apple’s macOS 27 Golden Gate list does not name it. endoflife.date shows Sequoia still receiving security updates on 22 September 2026. Apple’s habit of patching the two releases before the newest points to those updates ending around autumn 2027; that is an inference, not a commitment.
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Not published by Apple
MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports). Apple doesn’t publish for this Mac: refresh rate, nano-texture option, GPU cores, storage upgradeable by user, the macOS it shipped with. 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, 2018, Four Thunderbolt 3 ports) - Technical Specifications; Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model; Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple updates MacBook Pro with faster performance and new features for pros, read 9 Oct 2026.
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