Apple is set to announce a new lineup of touchscreen tandem OLED MacBook Pros in exact one week.
According to verified leaks, the October 28 ‘Pro and Tell’ event will finally unveil a wave of upgraded 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros.
This will mark the first time Apple has released touchscreen laptops—a feature that has been mainstream across competitor devices for well over a decade.
Though Apple is traditionally slow to adopt existing hardware trends, these touchscreen MacBooks are highly anticipated. Given the massive popularity of the iPad lineup—long considered among the best tablets on the market—Apple fans are eager to see how touch functionality will seamlessly integrate into macOS.
New Touch Gestures and OLED Displays Enhance macOS Experience
The integration will introduce a variety of new touch gestures to macOS users that were previously exclusive to iPadOS and iOS.
Simultaneously, the new tandem OLED displays will dramatically enhance visual output, delivering vastly improved contrast ratios, richer colour accuracy, and superior energy efficiency.
While earlier reports suggested the new Pro models would sport a thinner chassis, recent leaks indicate the overall profile will remain similar, though the laptops are expected to be noticeably lighter.
In terms of design, the controversial camera notch is finally being phased out in favour of the Dynamic Island, which has been a staple on flagship iPhones since the debut of the iPhone 14 Pro series in September 2022.
Despite these significant design and display overhauls, the silicon under the hood will remain familiar: the high-end 14-inch and 16-inch laptops will continue to run on the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips introduced earlier this year.
However, Apple will update the entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro with a new base M6 chip, officially replacing the M5 chip that debuted a year ago.
The 24-inch iMac is also slated for a straightforward performance spec bump, jumping to the latest M6 processor.
By contrast, the iPad mini is set to receive a major overhaul. The compact tablet will adopt an OLED panel in line with the latest iPad Pro generation, though leaks remain mixed on whether it will feature a standard 60Hz screen or a 120Hz ProMotion display.
Finally, the iPad mini’s industrial design will see a notable change, switching to an innovative vibration speaker system that generates sound directly through the frame.