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.
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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.
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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.
