Apple Reportedly Aiming to Upgrade the MacBook Pro Twice This Year

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Apple plans to merchandise caller MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Studio Display models successful the archetypal fractional of this year, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman.

In his Power On newsletter today, Gurman added that redesigned MacBook Pro models with an OLED interaction surface "should beryllium hitting toward the extremity of 2026," meaning that the MacBook Pro enactment would beryllium upgraded doubly this year.

First up volition beryllium MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, which should beryllium coming soon. Then, the MacBook Pro is expected to person a large redesign successful precocious 2026 (but 2027 is inactive not afloat ruled out), with rumored features including an OLED interaction screen, a Dynamic Island, M6 Pro and M6 Max chips, a thinner design, and built-in cellular connectivity.

Apple updated the MacBook Pro doubly successful 1 twelvemonth successful the past, with the M2 Pro and M2 Max models debuting successful January 2023 and the M3 Pro and M3 Max models pursuing successful October 2023, truthful determination is precedent for specified a thing.

Apple's Creator Studio bundle of apps launches connected Wednesday, January 28, and it has been speculated that Apple mightiness usage the accidental to unveil the MacBook Pro models with M5 Pro and M5 Max chips this week.

As for the MacBook Air, it is expected to get the M5 chip, portion the Mac Studio should get higher-end M5 Max and M5 Ultra chips.

There person been reports astir a caller Studio Display being successful the works, with rumored features including mini-LED backlighting, ProMotion enactment for up to a 120Hz refresh rate, HDR support, and either an A19 oregon A19 Pro chip. Last month, the next-generation Studio Display was potentially spotted successful a Chinese regulatory database.

Apple besides plans to merchandise a lower-cost MacBook with an iPhone chip and an updated Mac mini astatine immoderate constituent this year, according to Gurman. The lower-cost MacBook is expected to beryllium powered by a mentation of the iPhone 16 Pro's A18 Pro chip.