Apple has launched the latest Macbook Pro this year with new features and updates. In terms of range, the HP Spectre x360 is the new gadget to beat. Which one will prevail?

The new MacBook Pro features the company's 'brightest and most colourful Retina display yet with 500 nits of brightness, which the company claims is 67 percent brighter than the previous generation. The Apple comes with 13-inch and 15-inch display. On the other hand, the HP Spectre x360 sports a sharp and crisp 13-inch 1080p IPS display with a touchscreen capability, which is missing in the Pro.

Still, the 2016 Macbook comes with the latest Touch Bar, which lets users edit photos and videos, answer calls and emails in the place of the function keys. Using the Touch Bar, users can have a taste of a touchscreen experience.

Additionally, HP is offering a convertible 2-in-1 laptop with Spectre x360, meaning it can be used as a tablet too.

Both the Apple MacBook Pro and HP Spectre x360 are very light compared to other laptops in the market. The HP Spectre weighs 2.58 pounds and 0.54 inches thick, while the MacBook weighs 3.02 pounds and is 0.59 inches thick.

The Apple 13-Inch MAcbook Pro with Touch bar comes with 2.9GHz dual-core Intel Core i5, which has a turbo Boost up to 3.3GHz, with 4MB shared L3 cache. Whereas, 13-inch HP Spectre x360 is powered by 2.2-GHz Intel Core i5-5200U processor and 8B of RAM.

When it comes to powering this beast, Spectre x360 features a maximum battery life of 15 hours as it has a bigger battery of 57.8 watts. However, the MacBook Pro delivers a maximum 10 hours of battery life and comes with a 49.2-watt battery.

The Apple laptop has dropped the MagSafe port and has incorporated four identical USB-C ports and a single headphone jack. On the other hand, the HP Spectre x360 comes with one USB-A port, two USB-C ports, and a headphone jack.

The MacBook Pro 2016 (13-inch) is tagged at $1,499 and $1799, pricier having Touch Bar. Meanwhile, the HP Spectre x360 (13.3 inch) starts at $999.