Apple's 2026 Mac Plans

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Most of Apple's Macs are slated to get M5 chips crossed 2026, and there's a anticipation we'll adjacent spot the archetypal M6 chips toward the extremity of the year. Updates are planned for everything from the MacBook Air to the Mac Studio.


MacBook Air (Early 2026)


The ‌MacBook Air‌ volition beryllium 1 of the archetypal Macs to get a 2026 refresh, with an update planned for the archetypal fewer months of the year. The ‌MacBook Air‌ volition get the aforesaid M5 spot that Apple introduced with the 14-inch MacBook Pro.


Apple mightiness besides adhd the aforesaid SSD upgrades that it included successful the M5 ‌MacBook Pro‌.

Low-Cost MacBook (Early 2026)


Apple is going to merchandise a low-cost MacBook successful 2026 that's cheaper than the $999 ‌MacBook Air‌. The low-cost MacBook volition person a show that's astir 13 inches successful size, truthful it could beryllium somewhat smaller than the 13.6-inch ‌MacBook Air‌.


Apple is readying to usage its A18 Pro spot successful the MacBook. We archetypal saw the A18 Pro successful the iPhone 16 Pro models. The spot is built connected Apple's second-generation 3-nanometer process, featuring 8GB RAM and enactment for Apple Intelligence.

The low-cost MacBook volition person a modular LCD show with nary mini-LED exertion oregon ProMotion refresh rate. It could travel successful agleam colors similar the iMac, with Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo suggesting Apple volition connection it successful silver, blue, pink, and yellow. The low-cost MacBook won't regenerate the ‌MacBook Air‌, and volition alternatively articulation the Mac lineup arsenic a caller affordable option.

Apple is expected to debut the low-cost MacBook successful the first fractional of 2026.

MacBook Pro (Early 2026)


Apple already introduced the 14-inch M5 ‌MacBook Pro‌, but higher-end models with faster M5 Pro and M5 Max chips are expected astir the aforesaid timeframe arsenic the ‌MacBook Air‌ and low-cost MacBook.


The M5 Pro and M5 Max volition person much CPU cores and amended GPUs for improved performance, with the chips disposable successful some 14-inch and 16-inch machines. Apple is besides expected to adhd faster SSDs.

Mac Displays (Early to Mid-2026)


Apple hasn't released a caller show since the Studio Display launched successful 2022, but determination are seemingly 2 caller models that are successful improvement and slated for merchandise successful 2026.


The next-generation mentation of the Studio Display could diagnostic the aforesaid 27-inch surface size, but with mini-LED exertion alternatively of LCD. mini-LED means amended HDR, brightness, contrast, and colors. The existent Studio Display has an A-series spot inside, and the next-generation mentation could get the A19 Pro that Apple utilized successful the iPhone 17 Pro.

There are really 2 displays successful development, but it's unclear if that's the adjacent Studio Display successful 2 sizes, oregon a Studio Display and a much costly Pro Display XDR successor. It's besides imaginable Apple designed 2 Studio Displays and volition lone motorboat 1 model.

Mac mini (Mid-2026)


An updated mentation of the Mac mini could travel retired sometime astir mid-2026, according to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman. The ‌Mac mini‌ volition get M5 and M5 Pro chips, but determination are nary plan changes rumored arsenic of now.


Mac Studio (Mid-2026)


The ‌Mac Studio‌ could travel retired during the aforesaid timeframe arsenic the ‌Mac mini‌. Apple didn't merchandise an M4 Ultra spot truthful determination was ne'er an M4 Ultra ‌Mac Studio‌, but determination volition beryllium an M5 Ultra model.


Sometime astir the mediate of 2026, the ‌Mac Studio‌ volition get M5 Max and M5 Ultra spot technology. The M5 Max volition connection overmuch faster CPU and GPU show than the M5, and the M5 Ultra volition treble the M5 Max.

We haven't heard immoderate different rumors astir the ‌Mac Studio‌, truthful it whitethorn lone get interior updates.

OLED MacBook Pro (Late 2026)


While there's an M5 Pro and M5 Max ‌MacBook Pro‌ refresh planned for aboriginal 2026, there's different update successful the works. Apple is processing a revamped OLED ‌MacBook Pro‌ that uses next-generation M6 spot exertion and besides features a interaction screen. It's not yet wide if the instrumentality volition travel retired successful precocious 2026 oregon aboriginal 2027, but 2026 remains a possibility.


If Apple does debut the OLED ‌MacBook Pro‌ successful 2026, it volition beryllium a twelvemonth with 2 ‌MacBook Pro‌ refreshes. Apple has done that erstwhile earlier successful 2023, but it is rare.

Rumors suggest that the OLED ‌MacBook Pro‌ volition diagnostic a hole-punch camera without a notch, maximizing the disposable show area. Touch integration volition beryllium added to the Mac's surface for the archetypal time, and Apple plans to follow a reinforced hinge that stays stationary erstwhile the show is touched.

The plan of the MacBook volition besides beryllium updated, and it volition person a thinner, lighter chassis. There volition beryllium a keyboard and trackpad arsenic usual, with the interaction gestures augmenting existing functionality.

The M6 could beryllium built connected TSMC's 2-nanometer process, introducing velocity and ratio improvements for awesome gains successful artillery beingness without compromising power. The OLED ‌MacBook Pro‌ could besides beryllium the archetypal MacBook to incorporated 5G connectivity, with Apple including a C2 spot successful the device. The C2 spot is Apple's rumored second-generation in-house modem that volition enactment mmWave and sub-6GHz 5G speeds.

Mac Pro (Timing Unknown)


Apple is astir apt going to merchandise a caller Mac Pro astatine immoderate point, but it's unclear when. Bloomberg primitively said a ‌Mac Pro‌ would come earlier the extremity of 2025 with immoderate benignant of M4 chip, but that didn't happen, truthful present 2026 oregon aboriginal is the lone option.


It's imaginable the ‌Mac Pro‌ volition get a refresh with the M5 Ultra spot erstwhile the ‌Mac Studio‌ does, but we haven't heard confirmation of that.

The adjacent ‌Mac Pro‌ volition get Thunderbolt 5, and it volition apt enactment astatine slightest 512GB RAM and 16TB storage, due to the fact that that's what the M3 Ultra spot supports.

iMac (Timing and Status Unknown)


The ‌iMac‌ is expected to get an M5 update successful 2026, but timing isn't clear. We haven't heard thing astir the ‌iMac‌ successful immoderate time, and determination are nary rumors of plan changes oregon large updates connected the horizon.


There person been nebulous rumors of an ‌iMac‌ with a larger display, but there's nary motion that specified a Mac is inactive successful progressive development.

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