MacBook Air 13 (2015) vs MacBook Pro 15 Touch Bar (2016)

The MacBook Pro 15 2016 wins on performance with its i7-6820HQ (4c/8t, 2.7–3.6 GHz) and AMD Radeon Pro 455 (2GB GDDR5), outclassing the Air’s i7-5650U (2c/4t, 2.2–3.2 GHz) and Intel HD 6000. The MacBook Air is best for light tasks like web browsing and document work, offering 12+ hours of battery life and a fanless design that runs silently. The MacBook Pro suits video editors and coders needing 16GB RAM, 4 Thunderbolt ports, and the Radeon Pro 455 for GPU-accelerated rendering or compiling large codebases. In UAE at AED 1399 vs AED 1399, the MacBook Pro wins because it has double the RAM and a dedicated GPU; in India at ₹34900 vs ₹33900, the MacBook Pro wins on value because it delivers 8GB more RAM and 4x the GPU power for ₹1000 less.