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We heard a batch astir the caller Mac implicit the past fewer years, and we thought we'd instrumentality a look backmost to spot what was close and what was wrong.
OLED
- 2016 - In 2016, ETNews said Apple was considering ‌OLED‌ displays for aboriginal MacBooks.
- 2019 - The Elec said Apple was successful talks with Samsung astir ‌OLED‌ displays for a aboriginal 16-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌.
- 2021 - The Elec said a aboriginal MacBook would usage an ‌OLED‌ show with a two-stack tandem structure, which is what Apple announced today.
- 2023 - ETNews claimed Apple was sourcing OLED panels successful 14-inch and 16-inch sizes for the ‌MacBook Pro‌, which turned retired to beryllium accurate.
- 2023 - Apple expert Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple would merchandise the archetypal MacBook with an OLED display by the extremity of 2024 astatine the earliest, which was incorrect.
Touch
- 2023 - Bloomberg's ‌Mark Gurman‌ was the first to report connected a interaction display. In January 2023, helium said Apple was moving connected an ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ with a touchscreen.
- 2025 - Kuo said successful September 2025 that the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would person interaction sensors integrated into the show panel's apical layer, which was correct.
No Notch/Dynamic Island
- 2024 - Omdia said successful December 2024 that Apple would region the notch from the ‌MacBook Pro‌ "in a fewer years," replacing it with a hole-punch camera. The hole-punch facet wasn't rather correct.
- 2025 - In August 2025, Omdia said an ‌OLED‌ MacBook coming successful 2026 would person an iPhone-like Dynamic Island cutout instead of a notch.
- 2025 - In October 2025, Gurman said the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would person a "so-called hole-punch design" with a "display country astir the sensor" akin to the ‌Dynamic Island‌.
- 2026 - In February 2026, Gurman described the ‌Dynamic Island‌ arsenic interactive and capable to contextually grow based connected the app oregon Mac diagnostic successful use.
Hinge
- 2025 - Gurman was the archetypal to notation a reinforced hinge that would support the show from moving erstwhile touched.
Design
- 2024 - In November 2024, Gurman said the ‌MacBook Pro‌ would person a thinner design, which was accurate.
- 2026 - In October 2026, Gurman said helium didn't expect the ‌MacBook Pro‌ would be "significantly thinner," tempering expectations.
- 2026 - In October 2026, he said the ‌MacBook Pro‌ models would beryllium "significantly lighter."
Chips
- 2025 - In October 2025, Gurman predicted the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ models would usage M6-series chips, and in November, helium specified M6 Pro and M6 Max chips.
- 2026 - In June 2026, Gurman said determination would beryllium no M6 Pro oregon M6 Max chips, and the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would alternatively usage M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
- 2026 - In September 2026, Omdia said the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would person an M5 Ultra spot option, which was wrong.
Pricing
- 2026 - In March 2026, Gurman said the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ models would beryllium much expensive and would beryllium supra the mini-LED ‌MacBook Pro‌ models, which was correct.
- 2026 - Just a time earlier the ‌MacBook Pro‌ models were announced, Gurman accurately predicted the $2,899 and $3,399 pricing.
Naming
- March 2026 - Gurman suggested Apple was moving on a "MacBook Ultra," but helium did hedge and accidental Apple mightiness not usage the Ultra naming.
- April 2026 - Macworld claimed Apple would release a ‌MacBook Ultra‌ successful precocious 2026 oregon aboriginal 2027.
- October 2026 - MacRumors' Joe Rossignol speculated that Apple could call the caller MacBook the "MacBook Studio," but that didn't happen.
Launch Timing
- 2021 - In March 2021, DigiTimes said Apple would merchandise ‌MacBook Pro‌ models with an ‌OLED‌ show successful 2022, which was not accurate.
- 2021 - In November 2021, The Elec said an ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would motorboat successful 2025, but also suggested the motorboat could beryllium postponed.
- 2023 - When Gurman first reported connected the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌, helium said it would motorboat successful 2025.
- 2023 - In March 2023, show expert Ross Young accurately predicted Apple would launch an OLED MacBook Pro successful 2026, but helium besides incorrectly claimed an ‌OLED‌ MacBook Air would travel archetypal successful 2024.
- 2024 - In November 2024, Gurman updated motorboat timing to "probably" 2026.
- 2025 - In August 2025, Dealsite.co.kr said Apple would launch a ‌MacBook Pro‌ with ‌OLED‌ successful precocious 2026, which was accurate.
- 2025 - In September 2025, The Elec also said the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would motorboat successful the 4th fourth of 2026.
- 2025 - In October 2025, Gurman updated his motorboat timing prediction to late 2026 oregon aboriginal 2027.
- 2026 - In February 2026, Gurman said the ‌MacBook Pro‌ would launch successful 2026, though successful April helium went backmost to 2026 to 2027 and said the touchscreen ‌MacBook Pro‌ motorboat timing could slip to the end of his predicted model due to the fact that of the spot shortage. By September, helium updated timing to "later this year," and he mentioned a November 6 motorboat connected October 15.
Not Rumored
Some features successful the caller ‌MacBook Pro‌ were ne'er rumored and came arsenic a surprise.
- Illuminated Apple logo
- Up to 16TB storage
- Revamped speakers
- PROLED XDR naming
Wrap Up
Most of the rumors astir Apple's ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ were right, and Gurman scored a triumph being the archetypal to suggest it would besides person a touchscreen. Launch timing was harder to pin down, partially due to the fact that Apple's plans shifted implicit the years, and much recently, due to the fact that of the ongoing RAM shortages.
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