No. Apple decided between adding more, but more power hungry memories and batter...

toyg · on Dec 20, 2016

No, they chose between performance and thinness. Battery life would have been fine with a battery the size they used before.

lethargic_meat · on Dec 20, 2016

Please, read this before commenting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_DDR

XPS 15 uses DDR4, is even thinner if possible than the MBP and has less than 4 hours of battery.

IMO MBP should be performance focused, being battery life a secondary concern, while keeping MBA as an ultrabook.

pvdebbe · on Dec 20, 2016

In any event, it possibly cannot be Intel's fault if Apple makes the hardware decision.

JoachimS · on Dec 21, 2016

No, it can't be. Intel provides their best products as given by their constraints, goals and customer demands (and Apple is a big customer). Apple releases the best products based on their goals, constraints and customer demands (as much as Apple now listens to them).

Each one to their own devices, so to speak.