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Should I upgrade my MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015)?

11 years old · Not on the current macOS; endoflife.date lists Monterey security support as ended 16 September 2024

Quick look

Price
£9992launch price
Chip
Core i52.7GHz dual-core Intel
CPU
2-coreCPU
GPU
Not available3GPU
Memory
8GBmemory, base
Storage
128GBstorage, base
Display
13.3-inchdisplay
Battery life
Up to12 hrsvideo playback, claimed
Released
9 March 20154Released
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 (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) 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 (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) against. That is a gap in what we hold, not a statement about what Apple sells.

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.7

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.8

Chip and memory

Chip
2.7GHz dual-core Intel Core i5
Apple silicon
Intel processor, not Apple silicon.8
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 documents9
Storage (base)
128GB
Storage (maximum)
1TB
Storage options
128GB, 256GB, 512GB or 1TB

Battery and power

Battery capacity
74.9 Wh
Rated charge cycles
1,000 cycles10
Video playback (claimed)
12 h
Wireless web (claimed)
10 h
Included power adapter
60 W
Fast charging
No fast charging.7

Connectivity

Wi-Fi
802.11ac Wi-Fi wireless networking; IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n compatible
Bluetooth
4.0
Ethernet
No Ethernet port.7
External displays (base)
2

Camera and audio

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

Platform

Shipped with
OS X Yosemite11
Newest macOS
macOS Monterey12
Model identifier
MacBookPro12,112
Part numbers
MF839xx/A, MF840xx/A, MF841xx/A, MF843xx/A13
Model year
2015

Benchmarks

Geekbench 7 (CPU, single-core)
91814
Geekbench 7 (CPU, multi-core)
1,78114

Software support

Feature updates until
Not available15
endoflife.date lists security support for Monterey as ended
16 September 20245
Basis
endoflife.date’s listed end of security support for Monterey16

Trade-in and used prices

No used or trade-in figures for the MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015): 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

  1. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) - Technical Specifications · Default for MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  2. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  3. Not published by Apple. 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

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  4. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air · 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. Apple publishes no end date of its own; the date in the macOS row is endoflife.date’s record, not Apple’s. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  7. No Touch ID. No fast charging. No Ethernet port. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) - Technical Specifications. Read 9 Oct 2026

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  8. No wide colour (P3) display. Intel processor, not Apple silicon. Checked: Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro (Retina, 13-inch, Early 2015) - Technical Specifications. Read 15 Sep 2026

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  9. Apple Support (UK) — MacBook Pro: how to remove or install memory · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  10. Apple Support (UK) — Determine battery cycle count for Mac laptops · Apple’s figure · read 15 Oct 2026

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  11. Apple Newsroom (UK) — Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display & MacBook Air · Apple’s figure · read 2 Oct 2026

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  12. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 15 Sep 2026

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  13. Apple Support (UK) — Identify your MacBook Pro model · Apple’s figure · read 18 Oct 2026

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  14. Geekbench Browser (Primate Labs) · third-party figure · read 11 Oct 2026

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  15. Feature updates: end date not published by Apple. Checked: endoflife.date. Read 2 Oct 2026

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  16. 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, 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.

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