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- Macworld reports that Apple’s redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED displays is expected to arrive in late 2026 and will include 14-inch and 16-inch models with M6 chips.
- Samsung Display will begin mass production of OLED panels in May, while Apple is redesigning components to lower production costs and improve reliability.
- The new M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro models may launch soon with current designs, but a major redesign with potential touchscreens represents a major upgrade.
New MacBook Pro models could be with us any day, apparently they are only waiting for the introduction of macOS 26.3. But these new machines will not differ from their predecessors. They will have the new M5 Pro/M5 Max chips, but the designs will be the same old, same old.
But if you’re hoping for a new look in 2026, there’s reason to hope. Apple is expected to follow the upcoming launch with something much more exciting: a redesigned MacBook Pro with an M6 chip and its first OLED screen. (Possibly with a touchscreen, although some rumors suggest that touch input will only be supported on the M6 Pro and Max models.) And the latest report suggests that we can expect this machine before the end of the year.
In a supply chain report this week based on anonymous industry sources, Korean website The Elec (via 9to5Mac) claims that Samsung Display, which will produce OLED panels for the redesigned MacBook, is set to begin mass production in May: “Samsung Display has decided to begin mass production of glass substrates for its website A6 (May Write and OLED production) line starting in
The site goes on to say that the OLED MacBook Pro is “scheduled for release in the fourth quarter of this year” and will include both 14-inch and 16-inch models. While the OLED panels are well in hand, The Elec notes that some other components are still in development. “Apple is gradually redesigning components to lower OLED MacBook production costs,” the website says. “Reliability must also be tested before the product is launched.”
The fourth quarter launch schedule is in line with what we’ve heard before. Last month we covered another report that said it would be here by the end of the year.
Apple’s Q4 launches tend to cluster around October, with the new MacBook Air and Mac mini announced in 2018, the MacBook Pro announced in 2021, and both the MacBook Pro and iMac models announced in 2023; November and December starts are less common. But they are not unknown: the M1 chip was revealed in November 2020. And of course there are also possible delays, so we should not rule out an early 2027 release.
For all the latest information as we approach launch, check out our regularly updated guide to the MacBook Pro with M6 touchscreen.