The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display has Studio Display XDR specs in a laptop, from 1000 nits of sustained brightness and 2000 nits peak to P3 plus Adobe RGB color. Its 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio goes past the Studio Display XDR‘s 1,000,000:1, and the panel is also the first Mac display with built-in touch.
Apple built the 14.2-inch and 16.3-inch screens for colorists, photographers and designers who need a reference display on location. The laptop opened for pre-order on October 28 and ships on November 6 with the M5 Pro or M5 Max.
The touchscreen MacBook Pro matches the Studio Display XDR specs for brightness and color
The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display sustains 1000 nits across the full screen and peaks at 2000 nits, the same figures as the Studio Display XDR. Both hold 1000 nits indefinitely up to 25°C (77°F), and a Reference Status Indicator in the menu bar shows when the laptop can no longer sustain the level a mode needs.
Color covers P3 and Adobe RGB in one preset, with more than 1 billion colors and 81 percent of BT.2020. Sixteen reference modes cover cinema, photography, print, web and medical work, the same count as the monitor, and custom modes can be saved and shared.
ProMotion runs from 10Hz to 120Hz, with fixed rates such as 47.95Hz, 48Hz, 50Hz and 59.94Hz for filmmakers. Apple Pro Display Calibrator offers Visual Fine-Tune, Fine-Tune Calibration and Full Calibration with a spectroradiometer.
The tandem OLED panel adds 10,000,000:1 contrast and 1.00 percent reflectance
The Studio Display XDR reaches 1,000,000:1 with 2304 mini-LED dimming zones. Every pixel on the tandem OLED panel makes its own light, so black pixels are truly black and bright objects have no halo around them.
The standard cover glass holds reflectance to 1.00 percent with a custom antireflective coating, and the nano-texture option is now etched into the glass. SDR content reaches 1000 nits in normal use and 2000 nits in very bright ambient light.
Pixel density is 254 pixels per inch, with 3024 by 1986 pixels on the 14.2-inch screen and 3472 by 2266 on the 16.3-inch one. Viewing angle reaches 89 degrees in every direction, and pixels respond in microseconds.
The laptop screen is smaller and its medical modes are nondiagnostic
The 14.2-inch and 16.3-inch screens are far smaller than the 27-inch Studio Display XDR, which runs 5120 by 2880 pixels. The Studio Display XDR can also be used for diagnostic radiology after calibration, while the DICOM-350 and DICOM-600 modes on the laptop are limited to nondiagnostic review, research and education.
OLED carries a burn-in risk that the mini-LED backlight in the Studio Display XDR does not, so the display engine in the M5 Pro and M5 Max tracks each pixel’s usage and compensates pixel by pixel. Apple has not given a lifespan figure for the panel.
The 14-inch MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and PROLED XDR Display starts at $2,899, less than the $3,299 starting price of the Studio Display XDR with its stand. The 16-inch model starts at $3,399.
