MacBook 12 (2016) vs MacBook Pro 15 Touch Bar (2016)

The MacBook Pro 15 2016 wins with its i7-6820HQ (4c/8t at 2.7–3.6 GHz) and Radeon Pro 455 (2GB GDDR5), outperforming the MacBook 12’s fanless m3-6Y30 (2c/4t at 1.1 GHz) and Intel HD 515 in multitasking and graphics workloads. Buy the MacBook 12 if you need 10-hour battery life and under 1kg portability for light browsing, email, and document editing on the go. Choose the MacBook Pro 15 if you run video editing, coding with VMs, or light 3D rendering—its 16GB RAM and 4 Thunderbolt ports handle external displays and storage efficiently. In UAE at AED 1599 vs AED 1399, the MacBook Pro wins because it offers 8 more CPU cores and 8GB more RAM for just AED 200 less; in India at ₹38900 vs ₹33900, the MacBook Pro wins on value because it delivers double the GPU power and 50% more RAM for ₹5000 less.