Apple's 14" and 16" OLED touch screen MacBook Pros will be powered by the existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips and have an updated industrial design
Apple Inc.'s first-ever touch-screen laptop will rely on the company's current high-end M5 chips, rather than next-generation silicon …
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Apple's First Touchscreen MacBook Pro Sticks with M5 Chips
Apple's upcoming OLED touch screen MacBook Pros will use existing M5 Pro and Max silicon, not next-gen chips.
Apple is finally building a touchscreen laptop — but don't expect bleeding-edge silicon inside. According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, the company's first-ever touch-enabled MacBook Pros will run on the current M5 Pro and M5 Max chips rather than next-generation processors.
The machines come in 14-inch and 16-inch configurations, both featuring OLED displays with touch input. That's a significant departure for a company that resisted touchscreen Macs for over a decade.
Beyond the display overhaul, the laptops will sport an updated industrial design — a full chassis refresh alongside the new screen tech.
The decision to stick with existing M5 silicon rather than waiting for a newer chip generation suggests Apple is prioritizing getting touchscreen Macs to market on its current timeline rather than bundling every possible upgrade into one release.