Two months ago, analysts Ming-Chi Kuo and Ross Young both agreed that the redesign of the MacBook Pro would not take place in 2025, but rather in 2026. This time, it is journalist Mark Gurman who agrees, corroborating two major new features: an OLED screen and a thinner design.
The OLED MacBook Pro in 2026
In his last Sunday article “Power On“, Mark Gurman of Bloomberg therefore reiterated that the MacBook Pro will “probably” undergo a “real redesign” in 2026, with an OLED screen instead of the LCD + miniLED combo introduced in 2021, as well as a slimmer design, undoubtedly in the proportions that we knew before the Apple Silicon era.
For the record, OLED has notable advantages, including better contrast, reduced power consumption for dark displays, and color fidelity even at wide viewing angles. Not to mention it requires no backlighting, eliminating a component.
As for the new design, it will certainly be inspired by the recent iPad Pro M4, which last May became the thinnest device that Apple has ever designed (excluding the camera bump). By constantly improving the energy efficiency of its chips, Apple has been able to significantly reduce the heat emitted by its devices, which will allow it to offer significantly more compact MacBooks. The latest models with Intel chips were very criticized on this point, with the “capacity” to heat up very quickly at the slightest request. This is what led Apple to design thicker cases when releasing the M1 models, to ensure that this type of problem does not happen again. A MacBook Pro M1 Max was also significantly more efficient than its predecessor under Intel i9, a gap which widened a little further when carrying out long-term tasks.
An M5 model without much interest
Meanwhile, our colleague only expects a small increase in performance for the 2025 MacBook Pro models, with M5, M5 Pro and M5 Max chips that are “already almost complete”. We therefore understand that the change will be linked to the release of the M6 chip, and its M6 Pro and M6 Max variants, while we come to discover the M4 processors.
Barring unforeseen circumstances, the first OLED MacBook Pros should therefore see the light of day in 2026.
