Apple MacBook Pro (2015) 15" vs Xiaomi Mi Notebook Pro 15.6" Intel Core i7-8550U 1.8GHz / 16GB / 256GB SSD

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The keyboard is backlit, making it easier to type in the dark or dim lighting.

A flip and fold design allows you to fold the screen over the keyboard and transform the device into a tablet, without splitting the device into two pieces.

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You can detach the keyboard of your device and use the screen as a tablet. Detaching the keyboard makes the device lighter and gives you the possibility to switch easily between laptop-mode and tablet-mode. The keyboard is included when buying the device.

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The bigger the screen size is, the better the user experience.

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You can operate the device easily, by pressing the screen with your fingers.

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The device has an LCD display with 3 subpixels per pixel, resulting in sharp and crisp images. Pixels in some displays (like AMOLED) share one subpixel to preserve space. This can result in a less crisp, slightly blurred image.

Uses LED backlighting, resulting in better image quality, more vibrant colors and richer blacks.

It can support faster memory, which will give quicker system performance.

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Flash-based storage devices such as SSDs have no mechanical components. Due to this they are typically faster, run silently, and are more shock resistant than traditional HDDs.

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The maximum amount of memory (RAM) supported.

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The USB Type-C features reversible plug orientation and cable direction.

More USB 3.0 ports allow you to connect more devices to your computer that support USB 3.0. USB 3.0 is an improved version of USB 2.0 which offers faster transfer rates.

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802.11n is a wireless standard released in 2009. It has faster transfer rates and improved security compared to its predecessors - a, b and g.

The device can connect to WiFi.

Bluetooth is a wireless technology that allows you to easily transfer data between different devices, such as smartphones, tablets and computers.

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Sleep-and-charge USB ports can charge electronic devices when the laptop is in sleep mode, hibernate mode, or even switched off.

The MagSafe power adapter uses a power connector that is attached magnetically. When pulled or tugged, the connector will come out of the socket safely.

With a standard mini jack socket, you can use the device with most headphones.

Devices with stereo speakers deliver sound from independent channels on both left and right sides, creating a richer sound and a better experience.

More microphones result in better sound quality and enable the device to filter out background noise.

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A front camera, also called secondary camera, can be used for video chats/selfies.

The device has a fingerprint scanner which identifies the user.

S/PDIF is an interface used to transmit digital audio with high fidelity.

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AES is used to speed up encryption and decryption.

Error-correcting code memory can detect and correct data corruption. It is used when is it essential to avoid corruption, such as scientific computing or when running a server.

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Many of Intel's processors use hyperthreading, which means that each core of the processor can work on two threads at once instead of most processors which work on a single thread per core. This means you can have significant performance gains in certain applications.

It is easier to obtain better performance when using virtualization if it is hardware-assisted.

AVX is used to help speed up calculations in multimedia, scientific and financial applications, as well as improving Linux RAID software performance.

With integrated graphics you don’t need to buy a separate graphics card.