MacBook Pro 15 (2017) vs MacBook Pro 15 Touch Bar (2016)

The MacBook Pro 15 2017 wins with its i7-7700HQ (2.8–3.8 GHz) and Radeon Pro 555 (2GB GDDR5) over the 2016’s i7-6820HQ (2.7–3.6 GHz) and Radeon Pro 455 (2GB GDDR5), offering 5–7% higher CPU clock speeds and 10% faster GPU performance. Buy the 2017 model if you edit 4K video or run memory-heavy apps — its 16GB RAM and 1TB SSD handle large files better than the 2016’s identical RAM but slower storage controller. Choose the 2016 model if you need basic macOS tasks like web browsing or coding in Xcode — its 1270 MHz RAM and 16GB DDR3 are sufficient, and the lower price saves ₹11,000. In UAE at AED 1799 vs AED 1399, the 2016 wins on value because it delivers 90% of the performance at 22% less cost; in India at ₹44900 vs ₹33900, the 2016 wins on value because the performance gap doesn’t justify ₹11,000 extra.