Apple is expected to refresh the MacBook Pro later this year, but Bloomberg reports the redesigned models won’t use a next-gen M6 processor. Instead, Apple would pair the OLED-and-touch-screen MacBook Pro redesign with Pro and Max versions of current-gen M5 si
A new MacBook Pro redesign is coming later this year, but the chip that a lot of people were counting on may not show up on the spec sheet.
Bloomberg reports Apple won’t equip the refreshed MacBook Pro with a next-gen processor. The outlet says Apple will stick with Pro and Max variants of current-gen M5 silicon for the highly anticipated models. even as the hardware changes aim straight at the biggest upgrade many customers have been waiting for.
That matters because the redesign has been widely expected to arrive with the M6 series. Rumors have clustered around a future MacBook with an OLED display and touch-screen capability—and a new generation of chips tied to it. Instead, Bloomberg’s reporting suggests Apple is changing its silicon strategy more than most people were prepared for.
Under this plan, the upcoming M6 processor appears to be reserved for a baseline build only. Bloomberg reports there won’t be an M6 Pro, M6 Max, or M6 Ultra version. Then, Apple would return to a multi-processor approach when it launches the M7 silicon next year.
The display is where the redesign is still expected to feel unmistakably new. Bloomberg says Apple plans to offer the updated MacBook Pro in 14-inch and 16-inch flavors. For years, Apple has stayed with mini-LED panels. This time, it will finally switch to OLED, bringing improvements in color contrast, brightness, and viewing angle.
The look of the screen is also expected to shift. The bucket-shaped notch at the top would go away, replaced with a punch-hole design. Bloomberg describes it as a Dynamic Island-style idea for the Mac—built around a cutout sized for the computer’s camera. The report says the hole-punch cutout will be smaller than the pill-shaped notch currently used in iPhones.
Bloomberg also says Apple is already prepping successors that will come with an M7-series processor. And even beyond the MacBook Pro, it’s looking ahead: the outlet reports Apple is also considering an OLED display treatment for the MacBook Air down the road.
For now, the tension is clear. The hardware overhaul—especially OLED and the notch change—sounds like a major leap. But if the MacBook Pro redesign really lands with M5 Pro and M5 Max instead of the M6 generation many expected. Apple is asking customers to adjust what “next” means. The refresh may look like a new chapter on the outside. while the chip roadmap appears to be taking a different route.
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So basically they teased M6 and then just won’t put it in? lol Apple loves blue balls.
I don’t even care about the chip if it’s got OLED and that little camera hole thing. My eyesight is getting worse anyway. But skipping M6 Pro/Max sounds dumb, like why hype it.
Wait I thought M6 was gonna be the one that fixes the overheating? Maybe I’m mixing stuff up, but if it’s still M5 Max then is the battery gonna last less or what. OLED sounds cool though but OLED burn-in is real… unless they changed it like magically.
Bloomberg is saying M6 is only for a baseline like… okay so regular people get the good stuff and Pro users get the “current gen”?? Makes no sense. Also that notch going away for a Dynamic Island cutout feels like Apple copying stuff again, just a different shape. I’d rather they just put the actual M6 in and stop playing roadmap games.