13" MacBook Pro: New Apple M2 Chip, Available Now - MacRumors

Contents

1. 13-Inch MacBook Pro Discontinued
2. Should You Buy the 13-Inch MacBook Pro?
3. The M2 MacBook Pro
4. How to Buy
5. Reviews
6. Design
• Active Cooling
• Display
• Keyboard
• Touch Bar and Touch ID
• Trackpad
• Ports
7. M2 Apple Silicon Chip
• Memory and Storage
8. Battery Life
9. Other Features
• Memory
• SSD
• Connectivity
• FaceTime Camera and Mics
10. Available Models
• Build to Order Options
11. Apple Silicon Mac How Tos
12. 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro Models
13. What's Next for the 13-Inch MacBook Pro
14. MacBook Pro 13" Timeline

Apple refreshed the 13-inch MacBook Pro in June 2022, adding an Apple-designed "M2" Arm-based chip to replace the prior M1 chip. The M2 MacBook Pro is being sold alongside the higher-end M2 Pro and M2 Max 14 and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, and it is considered the entry-level model in the MacBook Pro lineup.

The M2 chip is Apple's second System on a Chip for Mac that integrates the CPU, GPU, RAM, and more all together. The M2 has an 8-core CPU with four high-efficiency cores and four high-performance cores along with an integrated GPU that has up to 10 cores.

Compared to the prior-generation M1 chip, the M2 offers advancements in performance and efficiency with an 18 percent faster CPU, a 35 percent faster GPU, and a 40 percent faster Neural Engine. The MacBook Pro supports up to 2TB SSD storage and 24GB memory. Battery life is unchanged and the MacBook Pro lasts for up to 20 hours before needing to be recharged.

There are no external design changes to the MacBook Pro and it continues to feature the same aluminum body with large Force Touch trackpad, speakers at the side of the keyboard, and 13.3-inch display with slim black bezels. The MacBook Pro comes in Silver and Space Gray color options.

The display features a 2560x1600 resolution, 500 nits brightness, P3 wide color support for vivid, true-to-life colors, and True Tone that matches the color temperature of the display to the ambient lighting for a more natural viewing experience that's easier on the eyes.

Apple's M2 MacBook Pro includes a 720p FaceTime HD camera, which is the same as the camera in the prior model, with the M2 continuing to offer improved picture quality with better noise reduction, better dynamic range, and other features.

The M2 MacBook Pro features a Magic Keyboard with a refined scissor mechanism that's more reliable than the previous butterfly mechanism, offering up to 1mm key travel for a stable key feel. There's a Touch Bar at the top with touch-based controls and a Touch ID fingerprint sensor that can be used to unlock the Mac, make purchases, and more, with Touch ID protected by the Secure Enclave.

As an entry-level model, the M2 MacBook Pro has two Thunderbolt 3/USB 4 ports that support up to a 6K external display, while the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models offer three Thunderbolt 4 ports. The MacBook Pro works with WiFi 6 or 802.11ax and Bluetooth 5.0. There are stereo speakers with wide stereo sound support, studio quality mics, and a 3.5mm headphone jack.

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