Apple's First Touchscreen MacBook Pro Is Coming, With M5 Chips and a Higher Price
Summary: Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that Apple plans to launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pro between late 2026 and early 2027, featuring touch input, OLED, and a major redesign. The device is expected to use M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, include a Dynamic Island and a touch-optimized Siri interface, and come in 14-inch and 16-inch models priced above the current MacBook Pro line. The report also says Apple is skipping M6 and moving toward an AI-focused M7 lineup, with M7 Pro and Max chips expected by the end of 2027 and a possible M7 Ultra in 2028.
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Apple is preparing to launch its first touchscreen MacBook Pro between late 2026 and early 2027, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports. The device brings three firsts at once: touch, OLED, and a redesign the MacBook Pro line hasn't seen since 2021.
Details
• The machine will run on M5 Pro and M5 Max chips — not M6 — because Apple is skipping that generation entirely and jumping straight to an AI-centered M7 lineup.
• OLED would be a first for any MacBook, closing a gap with Windows laptops that have offered the technology for years.
• The device will include a Dynamic Island and a touch-optimized Siri interface, with references to both already spotted in early macOS Golden Gate betas after WWDC 2026.
• It will come in 14-inch and 16-inch models, priced above Apple's current MacBook Pro line — itself recently raised due to soaring memory costs.
• M7 Pro and Max chips are expected by end of 2027, with an M7 Ultra potentially following in 2028.
What to watch
The touchscreen MacBook Pro will land shortly after John Ternus takes over as Apple CEO on September 1 — making it one of the first major product launches under his leadership. How Apple prices the device will be the first real test of consumer appetite after its recent across-the-board price hikes.