MacBook Pro OLED with new design on track for 2026, says report
A new report says Apple is still targeting next year for an all-new MacBook Pro with OLED
š» Apple is rumored to release a redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED next year
š A new report says Apple is still on track for the laptopās āoverhaulā
š¤ The laptop will reportedly be thinner thanks to the OLED screen and include the rumored M6 processor
š Itāll be a much bigger upgrade than the rumored MacBook Pro M5 expected this year
Apple has a lot of new products in its pipeline, with one of them being a new MacBook Pro with OLED. According to Mark Gurman at Bloomberg, the company is currently on track to release the new laptop in 2026, the same timeframe weāve heard from previous rumors. Gurmanās latest Power On newsletter suggests Apple will āoverhaulā the MacBook Pro, marking the first major redesign since the 2021 MacBook Pro (one of the greatest laptops ever released, in my opinion).
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The next-generation MacBook Pro is rumored to ditch Appleās current Mini LED displays in favor of OLED, the same technology used on the iPhone and iPad Pro. Itāll give you much deeper black levels and richer colors, backed up by higher contrast that makes everything more legible. The company will reportedly use a two-stack tandem OLED display that stacks two panels on top of each other for higher brightness.
The thinner screen will also allow the laptop to shrink a bit in thickness, according to reports, although itās unclear how much. The display could also see eliminate the notch and opt for a hole-punch cutout for the FaceTime camera, potentially blazing a trail for the Dynamic Island to come to the Mac. The laptop is also rumored to get Appleās M6 series processors, which are expected to arrive in 2026 across the companyās lineup of devices.
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MacBook Pro M5 comes first
The overhauled MacBook Pro OLED will be a far bigger upgrade than what weāre expecting this year. Apple is rumored to release a new version of the MacBook Pro toward the end of 2025, but itās rumored to get a simple spec upgrade from the M4 Pro to the rumored M5 Pro and M5 Max. Itāll likely keep the same design we have now in both 14-inch and 16-inch sizes, plenty of ports, and Mini LED displays.
Max Buondonno is Editor at The Shortcut. Heās been reporting on the latest consumer technology since 2015, with his work featured on CNN Underscored, ZDNET, How-To Geek, XDA, TheStreet, and more. Follow him on X @LegendaryScoop and Instagram @LegendaryScoop.