You can tell the first and highest-profile difference by feel, not sight: the keyboard. But there are some key differences, if you examine it closely. That means the new MacBook Pro is a Space Gray-colored metal slab just like its predecessor.
The two laptops look very similar, since the overall MacBook Pro design language hasn't changed much since 2016. For the same price as the old 15-inch MacBook Pro, which Apple has discontinued, you now get the significantly upgraded 16-inch model.
