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Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) Specs
Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)
Editor's Rating:
9
9
Pros
- Ultra-fast and reliable M2 chip provides top-notch performance
- Excellent battery life. Up to 22-hour long battery life
- Dominant single-core performance
- Beautiful, sharp, and vibrant display
Cons
- New MacBook Air offers better value
- Still only two Thunderbolt ports
- Lackluster 720p webcam
- Same old design
Apple MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) laptop Specs and Features
The new MacBook Pro 2022 with an M2 chip greatly updates the already popular laptop. The new chip offers a significant performance boost, making the MacBook Pro one of the most powerful laptops on the market. The new design is slimmer and more lightweight, making it even more portable. The only downside is the high price tag, but it is worth it for the power and portability.
What are the specifications for the MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022) laptop?
Here’s a summary of the technical specifications for the MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2 chip, 2022) laptop:
- Processor: 2.4 GHz 8-core Apple M2 processor, turbo boost up to 3.5 GHz
- Memory: 8GB, 16GB or 24GB with 5200 MHz LPDDR5 onboard memory
- Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB SSD
- Display: 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit Retina display with True Tone, 2560 x 1600 native resolution at 227 pixels per inch
- Graphics: Apple custom-made M2 GPU
- Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.0
- Camera: 720p FaceTime HD camera
- I/O: Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, 3.5 mm headphone jack
- Colours: Silver, Space Gray
Full Technical Specifications
General
| Device Type | Laptop Computer |
| Released | 15 June, 2022 |
| Status | Available |
| Predecessor | MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020) |
| External Buttons and Connectors |
Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports with support for: Charging DisplayPort Thunderbolt 3 (up to 40Gb/s) USB 4 (up to 40Gb/s) USB 3.1 Gen 2 (up to 10Gb/s) 3.5 mm headphone jack |
Processor (CPU)
| Processor Type | Apple M2 chip |
| Processor Speed | 2.4 GHz |
| Processor Cores | Quad Core |
| Base frequency | 2.4 GHz |
| Turbo frequency | 3.5 GHz |
| Threads | 8 |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| 64-bit Computing | |
| Processor Details |
Apple M2 chip 8-core CPU with 4 performance cores and 4 efficiency cores 10-core GPU 16-core Neural Engine 100GB/s memory bandwidth Media engine Hardware-accelerated H.264, HEVC, ProRes, and ProRes RAW Video decode engine Video encode engine ProRes encode and decode engine |
| Benchmarks |
Geekbench 5 (Single-Core) 1861 Geekbench 5 (Multi-Core) 8671 Cinebench R23 (Single-Core)1533 Cinebench R23 (Multi-Core) 8306 |
Memory (RAM)
| RAM |
8GB 16GB 24GB |
| RAM Type | LPDDR5 SDRAM |
| RAM Speed | 5200 MHz |
| RAM Max | upto 24 GB |
| User Upgradable | No |
Storage
| Storage Type | Solid State Drive (SSD) |
| Storage Capacity |
256GB 512GB 1024GB (1TB) 2048GB (2TB) |
| Technology | PCIe |
| Channels | 1x256 GB |
| User Upgradable | No |
Display Info
| Display Type <strong>Display Technology => </strong> A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | Retina display, 13.3-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit display with IPS technology |
| Size | 13.3 inch |
| Resolution | 2560 x 1600 pixels |
| Display Colors <strong>Display Colors</strong> is refers to the number of different shades of colors that the screen is capable of displaying => 64K colors, 256K colors and 16 million colors, Obviously 16M is highest available range of colors and better than others. | 1 Billion colors |
| Pixel Density <strong>Pixel Density (PPI)</strong> is refers to the concentration of pixels on a particular display, measured in pixels per inch (ppi). Pixel density is calculated by dividing the diagonal pixel resolution of a display by its diagonal size, higher pixel density better display quality. | 227 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 60 Hz |
| Aspect Ratio | 16:10 |
| Contrast | 1658:1 |
| sRGB color space | 100% |
| Adobe RGB profile | 87.9% |
| DCI-P3 color gamut | 98.8% |
| Response time | 35 ms |
| Max. brightness | 500 nits brightness |
| Extras |
Wide color (P3) True Tone technology HDR10 Glossy (Antireflective) Coating |
Case
| Height | 0.61 inch (1.56 cm) |
| Width | 11.97 inch (30.41 cm) |
| Depth | 8.36 inch (21.24 cm) |
| Weight | 3.0 pounds (1.4 kg) |
| Colors |
Silver Space Gray |
| Area | 646 cm2 (100.1 inch) |
| Screen-to-body ratio | ~79.4% |
| Side bezels | 8.8 mm |
| Transformer | No |
| Touch Screen | No |
| Cooling system | Active, 1 Fan with 49 dB noise level |
Graphics Card
| GPU <strong>GPU</strong> (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. | Apple M2 GPU (8-core) |
| GPU Type | Integrated |
| Fabrication process | 5 nm |
| TGP | 15 W |
| GPU base clock | 500 MHz |
| GPU boost clock | 1456 MHz |
| FLOPS | 3 TFLOPS |
| Memory size | System Shared |
| Memory type | LPDDR5 |
| Memory bus | 128 bit |
| Memory speed | 5.2 Gbps |
| Shading units (cores) | 1024 |
| Texture mapping units (TMUs) | 64 |
| Raster operations pipelines (ROPs) | 32 |
| GPU performance | 3 TFLOPS |
Operating System
| Operating System <strong>OS => </strong> Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | Mac OS |
Battery or Power Info
| Battery Type <strong>Battery Type => </strong> Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer) |
| Capacity <strong>Battery Capacity</strong> is a measure (typically in Amp-hr) of the charge stored by the battery, and is determined by the mass of active material contained in the battery. The battery capacity represents the maximum amount of energy that can be extracted from the battery under certain conditions. | 58.2 Wh |
| Placement | Non-removable |
| Weight of AC adapter | 274 gramm |
| Charge power | 67 W |
| Charging port position | Left |
| USB Power Delivery | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes |
| Full charging time | 2:30 hr |
Multimedia Features
| Audio Features |
Stereo speakers with high dynamic range Wide stereo sound Support for Spatial Audio when playing music or video with Dolby Atmos on built-in speakers Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking when using AirPods (3rd generation), AirPods Pro, and AirPods Max Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming 3.5 mm headphone jack with advanced support for high-impedance headphones |
| Audio File Formats |
Supported formats include AAC, MP3, Apple Lossless, FLAC, Dolby Digital, Dolby Digital Plus, and Dolby Atmos |
| Video File Formats |
Supported formats include HEVC, H.264, and ProRes HDR with Dolby Vision, HDR10, and HLG |
| Display Support |
Simultaneously supports full native resolution on the built-in display at millions of colours and: One external display with up to 6K resolution at 60Hz Thunderbolt 3 digital video output Native DisplayPort output over USB‑C VGA, HDMI, DVI, and Thunderbolt 2 output are supported using adapters (sold separately) |
| Speakers | 2.0 |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes |
| Loudness | 81.9 dB |
| Microphone | 3. Studio-quality three-mic array with high signal-to-noise ratio and directional beamforming |
Connectivity Info
| Bluetooth Features <strong>Bluetooth</strong> is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. | v5.0 |
| Wi-Fi <strong>Wi-Fi</strong> is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. | 802.11ax Wi-Fi 6 wireless networking |
| Fingerprint | Yes |
| Optical drive | No |
Input and Output
| Keyboard and Trackpad |
Backlit Magic Keyboard with: 65 (U.S.) or 66 (ISO) keys, including 4 arrow keys in an inverted‑T arrangement Touch Bar Touch ID Ambient light sensor Force Touch trackpad for precise cursor control and pressure‑sensing capabilities; enables Force clicks, accelerators, pressure‑sensitive drawing, and Multi‑Touch gestures |
| USB-A | No |
| USB Type-C | 2x USB 4.0 |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 3 |
| HDMI <strong>HDMI</strong> (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is a compact audio/video interface for transferring uncompressed video data and compressed or uncompressed digital audio data from a HDMI-compliant source device to a compatible computer monitor, video projector, digital television, or digital audio device. | No |
| 3.5mm Audio jack | Yes |
| Display Port | No |
| VGA | No |
| Ethernet (RJ45) | No |
| SD card reader | No |
| Proprietary charging port | No |
| Keyboard type | Island |
| Numpad | No |
| Backlight | Yes |
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