Apple reportedly releasing ‘total redesign’ for MacBook Pro in 2026 – 9to5Mac

According to Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman, Apple will be releasing a ‘total redesign’ for MacBook Pro in 2026. Apple has traditionally taken a four year design cycle with MacBook Pro, but it’s looking like the M5 refresh will just be another chip upgrade – and we’ll have to wait another year to see a complete overhaul.

In this weekend’s Power On newsletter, Mark Gurman wrote that “the MacBook Pro probably won’t get another true overhaul until 2026.” According to Gurman, Apple was previously targeting 2025 for the next MacBook Pro overhaul, but there were delays related to the display technology.

Apple is widely expected to transition to OLED on the next major MacBook Pro refresh, borrowing from the new M4 iPad Pros.

This new MacBook Pro will also have a “thinner design.” Apple had previously made the MacBook Pros a little thicker when they just transitioned to Apple Silicon, but now it sounds like Apple will be reversing course on that. Hopefully, that doesn’t cause any major compromises.

Gurman also mentions that the M6 chip will likely be built on the new 2nm process, bringing new display technology, a new design, and a big performance boost, all in one refresh.

As for the 2025 MacBook Pros, you can expect a bump to the M5, M5 Pro, and M5 Max chips, but there won’t be anything significant outside of the chip upgrades.

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