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MacBook Pro (13-inch, 2016, Touch Bar)
The Touch Bar, Touch ID and four Thunderbolt 3 ports arrived together.
Overview
The late 2016 redesign was the biggest change to the Pro line in four years. A 13.3-inch Retina display with the wider P3 color range sat above a larger Force Touch trackpad and the second-generation butterfly keyboard. The row of function keys became the Touch Bar, a thin touch strip that changed with each app.
Touch ID on the power button added fingerprint login, and every port was replaced by Thunderbolt 3 over USB-C, with up to four on the Touch Bar versions. A cheaper variant with two ports and no Touch Bar sold alongside it, and a 2017 update added Kaby Lake chips.
The July 2018 refresh added quad-core processors, True Touch display and the T2 security chip, but the design drew criticism for keyboard reliability.
Why it mattered
Introduced the Touch Bar and Touch ID to the Mac and moved the line fully to Thunderbolt 3.
At a glance
- Announced
- October 27, 2016
- Released
- November 17, 2016
- Discontinued
- July 12, 2018
- Launch price
- $1,799
- Chip / processor
- Intel Core i5, 2.9 GHz
- Display
- 13.3"
- Storage
- 256 GB to 1 TB
- Status
- Vintage
Highlights
- OLED Touch Bar
- Touch ID on power button
- Four Thunderbolt 3 ports
- P3 wide color display
- Larger Force Touch trackpad
Tech specs
Specifications as published at launch. Some values (like battery life) are manufacturer estimates.
Display
- Size
- 13.3-inch
- Type
- Retina IPS LED-backlit, P3
- Resolution
- 2560 x 1600
Chip
- Chip
- Intel Core i5 (Skylake), 2.9 GHz
- CPU cores
- 2
Memory
- RAM
- 8 GB or 16 GB
- Storage options
- 256 GB, 512 GB or 1 TB SSD
Battery
- Battery life
- Up to 10 hours
Ports
- Ports
- 4 Thunderbolt 3 (USB-C), headphone jack
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11ac
Camera
- Camera
- 720p FaceTime HD
Design
- Weight
- 1.37 kg (3.02 lb)
Software
- Launch OS
- macOS Sierra 10.12.1
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