MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6) vs Galaxy Book6 Ultra (16-inch)
The short answer
- Galaxy Book6 Ultra (16-inch) charges faster, at 135 W against 60.
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6) has the faster screen: 120 Hz against 30.
- MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6) is the cheaper of the two at the price its maker announced: INR 239,900 against INR 242,990.
Compared only on figures both makers publish. Everything else is in the table below.
2 phones side by side.
| Specification |
 MacBook Pro 14-inch (M6)
₹2,39,900launch price
|
 Galaxy Book6 Ultra (16-inch)
₹2,42,990launch price
|
|---|---|---|
| Placement | ||
| At its price | Not yet assessed | Not assessed |
| Spec index | — | — |
| Key Specs | ||
| RAM | 16GB unified memory (configurable to 24GB or 32GB) | 32 GB LPDDR5X |
| Processor | Apple M6, 12-core CPU (2 super, 4 performance, 6 efficiency) | Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 356H |
| Battery | 72.4Wh lithium-polymer, up to 24 hours video streaming | 80.20 Wh (typical) |
| Display | 14.2-inch Liquid Retina XDR, 3024 x 1964, ProMotion up to 120Hz | 40.62 cm (16.0-inch) Dynamic AMOLED 2X, 2880 x 1800 |
| Graphics | 12-core Apple GPU with Neural Accelerators and hardware-accelerated ray tracing | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU, 8 GB GDDR7 |
| Storage | 1TB SSD (configurable to 2TB or 4TB) | 1 TB NVMe SSD |
| General | ||
| Launch Date | 27 October 2026 (announced); on sale 6 November 2026 | 27 March 2026 (India) |
| Operating System | macOS 27 Golden Gate | Windows 11 Home |
| Colours | Space Black, Silver | Gray |
| Series | MacBook Pro | Galaxy Book6 |
| Model Number | — | NP960UJH-XG3 |
| Performance | ||
| Chipset | Apple M6 | Intel Core Ultra 7 processor 356H |
| CPU | 12-core: 2 super cores, 4 performance cores, 6 efficiency cores | Intel Core Ultra Series 3 (Core Ultra 9 386H / X7 / 7 across the range) |
| Graphics | 12-core GPU with Neural Accelerators in each core and a third-generation ray-tracing engine; up to 30% faster graphics than M5 | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Laptop GPU (discrete); Intel Arc Graphics on integrated models |
| RAM | 16GB unified memory standard; 24GB or 32GB options | 32 GB |
| RAM Type | Unified memory | LPDDR5X (on board) |
| Cores | 12 CPU cores | Up to 16 cores |
| RAM Speed | Up to 170GB/s memory bandwidth (153GB/s on the 16GB configuration) | — |
| Graphics Memory | Unified memory shared with the CPU (16GB standard, up to 32GB) | 8 GB GDDR7 |
| Architecture | — | Intel Core Ultra Series 3, Intel Evo Edition |
| Fabrication | — | Intel 18A |
| Expandable Memory | — | No, memory is on board |
| Display | ||
| Display Type | Liquid Retina XDR with ProMotion and True Tone; optional nano-texture finish | Dynamic AMOLED 2X, Anti-Reflective |
| Screen Size | 14.2 inches | 40.62 cm (16.0 inch) |
| Resolution | 3024 x 1964 native, 254 ppi | 2880 x 1800 (WQXGA+) |
| Brightness | Up to 1000 nits sustained full-screen XDR and 1000 nits SDR (outdoor); up to 1600 nits peak HDR; minimum 1 nit; 1,000,000:1 contrast ratio | 1000 nits HDR peak, 500 nits SDR peak |
| Refresh Rate | Adaptive up to 120Hz (ProMotion); fixed rates of 47.95, 48, 50, 59.94 and 60Hz | 30 Hz to 120 Hz adaptive |
| Colour Gamut | P3 wide colour gamut, 1 billion colours | — |
| Touch Screen | — | Yes |
| Design | ||
| Height | 22.12 cm / 8.71 inches (Apple lists this as depth) | 248.0 mm |
| Width | 31.26 cm / 12.31 inches | 356.9 mm |
| Thickness | 1.55 cm / 0.61 inch (Apple lists this as height) | 15.4 mm |
| Weight | 1.55 kg / 3.4 pounds | 1.89 kg (discrete graphics), 1.79 kg (integrated graphics) |
| Build Material | 100% recycled aluminium enclosure | — |
| Backlit Keyboard | Yes | Yes |
| Keyboard | Backlit Magic Keyboard with 78 (ANSI) or 79 (ISO) keys including 12 full-height function keys, plus ambient light sensor | Two-tone Pro keyboard |
| Touchpad | Force Touch trackpad with pressure sensing and Multi-Touch gestures | Haptic touch trackpad |
| Fingerprint Sensor | No | Yes |
| Storage | ||
| Storage Type | SSD | NVMe SSD (PCIe) |
| Internal Storage | 1TB standard; 2TB and 4TB options | 1 TB |
| Storage Slots | — | 2 |
| Expandable Storage | — | Yes, expansion slot |
| Battery | ||
| Capacity | 72.4 watt-hour | 80.20 Wh (typical) |
| Type | Lithium-polymer | Lithium-Ion |
| Charging | MagSafe 3 or USB-C; 60W minimum recommended; fast charge to 50% in 30 minutes with a 96W or higher USB-C Power Adapter | USB Power Delivery, 135 W minimum / 140 W maximum; up to 63% in 30 minutes |
| Power Adapter | 70W USB-C Power Adapter included | 140 W USB Type-C adapter (100 W on integrated-graphics models) |
| Battery Life | Up to 24 hours video streaming; up to 16 hours wireless web browsing | Up to 30 hours video playback |
| Ports & Connectivity | ||
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth 6 (Thread also supported) | Bluetooth v5.4 |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be) | Wi-Fi 7, 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be, 2.4 GHz + 5 GHz + 6 GHz, MIMO, EHT320, 4096-QAM |
| Audio Jack | 3.5 mm headphone jack | 1 x headphone out / mic-in combo |
| USB Type-C | No | No |
| Thunderbolt | Thunderbolt 4, up to 40Gb/s, with USB 4 and DisplayPort support | 2 x Thunderbolt 4 |
| HDMI | One HDMI port | 1 x HDMI 2.1 (supports 8K at 60 Hz, 5K at 120 Hz) |
| USB Type-A | Not available | 1 x USB 3.2 |
| Card Reader | SDXC card slot | microSD slot (SDXC) |
| Ethernet | Not available | — |
| Multimedia | ||
| Audio Features | Spatial Audio support | Dolby Atmos, Smart Amp |
| Speakers | Six-speaker system with force-cancelling woofers and wide stereo sound | Six speakers, including four force-cancelling woofers and two tweeters |
| Webcam | 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View, 1080p HD video | 2.0 MP (1080p FHD) |
| Microphone | Studio-quality three-mic array with directional beamforming, Voice Isolation and Wide Spectrum modes | Internal dual array digital microphones |
| Features | ||
| Operating System Edition | macOS 27 Golden Gate (Siri AI in beta in macOS 27.2) | Windows 11 Home |
| Security | Touch ID fingerprint sensor | TPM, fingerprint reader, Samsung Knox (enterprise version), Windows 11 Secured-core PC |
| In the Box | 14-inch MacBook Pro, 70W USB-C Power Adapter, 2 m USB-C to MagSafe 3 cable; polishing cloth with the nano-texture display option | — |
| Cooling | — | Optimised vapour chamber with enhanced fins, dual-path outlet fan and heatsink; 35% better cooling efficiency than the previous generation |