Apple is expected to launch a refreshed MacBook Pro later this year, but according to Bloomberg, it won’t come equipped with a next-gen processor. Instead, Apple is going to equip the highly anticipated device with Pro and Max variants of the current-gen M5 silicon.
It was widely speculated that when the redesigned MacBook with an OLED display and touch-screen capability debuts, it will also mark the arrival of the M6 series processors. Well, it appears that Apple has changed its silicon strategy pretty significantly.
Apple’s M6 lineup could be surprisingly limited
The outlet recently reported that Apple will only offer the upcoming M6 processor in a baseline build, which means there won’t be an M6 Pro, M6 Max, or M6 Ultra version on the table. Instead, Apple is returning to the multi-processor strategy when it launches the M7 silicon next year.
OLED could still be the big upgrade
Apple is expected to offer the updated MacBook Pro in 14-inch and 16-inch flavors. Not much is known about the aesthetic changes, but the display is going to be the showstopper. After years of sticking with mini-LED panels, Apple will finally switch to OLED panels, which means numerous improvements in terms of color contrast, brightness, and viewing angle.
Another major change is that the bucket-shaped notch at the top of the screen will finally go away. Instead, the upcoming MacBook Pro will adopt a punch-hole look, inspired by the pill-shaped cutout on the iPhone. “The Dynamic Island on the Mac will be built around a hole-punch-sized cutout for the computer’s camera. It’s smaller than the pill-shaped notch in current iPhones,” says the report.
As per Bloomberg, Apple is already prepping successors that will come equipped with an M7-series processor. Interestingly, the company is also eying an OLED display treatment for the MacBook Air down the road.