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MacBook Pro 15" Retina Display Mid 2012 Teardown

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  • At first, the AirPort card in the MacBook Pro looks very similar to the one that we pulled out of the Mid 2012 MacBook Air.

  • Closer inspection, however, reveals otherwise:

  • Broadcom BCM4331 single-chip 802.11n dual-band wireless solution

  • Broadcom BCM20702 single-chip Bluetooth 4.0 HCI solution with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) support

  • Skyworks WiFi Block

  • 2xSE5515 Dual-Band FrontEnds

  • 2.4GHz SE2598L and 5GHz SE5019T transmit power amps

  • 2.4GHz SKY65405 and 5GHz SKY65404 reception low-noise amps

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