MacBook 12 (2018) vs MacBook Pro 13 (2017)

The MacBook Pro 15 2018 with i9-8950HK (6c/12t) and Radeon Pro Vega 20 (4GB HBM2) crushes the 13-inch’s i5-7360U (2c/4t) and Iris Plus 640 in raw CPU and GPU power. Buy the 15-inch if you render 4K video with Final Cut Pro — its 32GB RAM and Vega 20 handle complex timelines without throttling, unlike the 13-inch’s 8GB LPDDR3 that stalls under load. The 13-inch suits travelers needing portability: at 1.37kg and 8.5 hours of real-world use, it lasts longer on battery than the heavier 1.83kg 15-inch, and its 512GB SSD is twice the storage of the 15-inch’s 256GB. In UAE at AED 1099 vs AED 1099, the 15-inch wins because Vega 20 enables professional GPU workloads the 13-inch can’t touch; in India at ₹21900 vs ₹24900, the 15-inch wins on value because you get 4x the GPU power and 4x the RAM for ₹3000 less.