Apple MacBook Pro 2016 Release Date, Latest Specs, Price, News: Will It Outperform Microsoft Surface Pro 5? Here’s The Answer

There is no end to countless rumors related to Apple MacBook Pro 2016 release date, specs and pricing details. Latest reports suggest Apple will take the wraps off its highly anticipated MacBook Pro 2016 in an event in late October alongside MacBook Air 2016 and iMac 2016.

It is believed that the upcoming MacBook Pro laptop will come with the best specs and features ever found in any Apple laptop. In fact, tech enthusiasts are expecting that the next gen Pro laptop will outperform Microsoft Surface Pro 5 in terms of functionality. The Microsoft Surface Pro 5 is rumored to get released sometime in October or November.

Talking about Apple MacBook Pro 2016 specs, the upcoming laptop is expected to incorporate Intel's sixth generation Skylake processor, a 5K Apple display with 5120 x 2880 screen resolution, a Pascal-based (NVIDIA) or a Polaris-based (AMD) graphics processor, macOS Sierra, an OLED display placed on top of the keyboard, a Touch ID power button, the butterfly-hinged keyboard, four USB-C ports and Apple's intelligent personal assistant, Siri. Reports are that the laptop might get rolled out in two 13-inch and 15-inch variants with headphone jack removed same as iPhone 7. The upcoming MacBook Pro is expected to be much thinner and lighter than the current models.

Comparatively, Microsoft Surface Pro 5 2016 is rumored to get Intel's latest Kaby Lake processors, Windows 10 Professional Redstone 2 operating system, a 4K Ultra HD display, 16 GB of RAM, a 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera.

As far as pricing is concerned, Apple MacBook Pro 2016 is expected to cost around $1,099 for the 13-inch variant and a whopping $2,099 for the 15-inch version. Microsoft Surface Pro 5 2016, on the other hand, is expected to come with a price tag of $899 for the base model and $1,599 for the high end model.

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