MacBook 12 (2016) vs Notebook 9 Pro (2018)

The MacBook Pro 15 2018 with i9-8950HK (6c/12t, up to 4.8 GHz) and Radeon Pro Vega 20 (4GB HBM2) crushes the MacBook 12’s m3-6Y30 (2c/4t, 1.1 GHz, Intel HD 515) in raw CPU and GPU power. The MacBook 12 (927g, fanless, 10h battery) suits travelers needing all-day battery and ultra-light portability for light browsing, email, and document work, not video editing or coding. The MacBook Pro 15 (1.83kg, active cooling) is for professionals running Final Cut Pro with 32GB DDR4 RAM and 512GB SSD, or developers compiling large codebases using all 12 threads. In UAE at AED 1199 vs AED 1599, the MacBook Pro wins because it offers 3x the CPU cores and 4x the GPU VRAM for just AED 400 less. In India at ₹29900 vs ₹38900, the MacBook Pro wins on value because it delivers 4x the RAM and 2x the storage for ₹9000 less.