Recently, according to Bloomberg technology reporter Mark Gurman, the 2025 MacBook Pro will not have too many outstanding performances, and the real major upgrade of the Pro series will come in 2026.
So what will be the eye-catching features of the Macbook Pro in 2026? Let’s take a look with Xiao Lei.
Mark Gurman mentioned that Apple has a high chance of releasing a MacBook Pro with an OLED display next year. In addition, Ross Young, CEO of screen supply chain consulting company DSCC, also said that Apple’s supply chain will soon be able to produce OLED screens for MacBook Pro. In this way, it won’t be long before the MacBook Pro is equipped with an OLED display.
Many notebook brands such as Asus, Lenovo, Honor and other manufacturers also have OLED screens. So what are the advantages of OLED? Xiao Lei thinks that compared with the current mainstream Mini-LED screen, OLED screens are brighter, the overall picture is more eye-catching, and the contrast is much higher than Mini-LED. In terms of color display, the black of OLED screens will be darker and the white will be more accurate. And according to the principle of light emission, OLED has better power consumption control when displaying dark content, which helps to extend the use time of the notebook. Another is that OLED has a very fast response speed, which can achieve a true 1ms, or even less than 1ms response time.
In addition, the MacBook Pro with an OLED screen may become thinner. When Apple released the MacBook Pro M4 version of the Pad Pro in May last year, it was officially announced that this tablet was the “thinnest” product in Apple’s history. Will the future MacBook Pro also be able to achieve the same “slimming” operation? Let’s wait and see.
Xiao Lei found that some people always complained that the current version of MacBook Pro “bangs are not good-looking”. In fact, I think it’s okay, but this “bangs” takes up a lot of space on the screen. If there are too many icons in the status bar, it may be blocked. Research institute Omdia released a technical plan, which mentioned that Apple intends to remove the bangs on the MacBook Pro in 2026. At that time, the camera of the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro will be changed to a “hole-punch” style. After abandoning the bangs screen, the display area of the screen will undoubtedly be larger, and it will be more comfortable to watch the screen. But Xiao Lei has a question, is it really beautiful to change to a hole-punch screen?
In terms of network, the current MacBook Pro needs Wi-Fi to access the Internet. But Gurman revealed that the new MacBook Pro in 2026 may be equipped with a 5G module, and it will also be able to access the Internet via cellular networks. It is worth noting that Gurman mentioned that the 2026 MacBook Pro will use Apple’s self-developed second-generation 5G chip, which supports faster millimeter wave technology, while the first-generation 5G chip will be used in the iPhone17 series released this fall.
If old MacBook Pro users are not in a hurry to change their computers, we still recommend waiting until 2026 to see the new models before deciding whether to change. In theory, a notebook equipped with an M series chip should be able to be used smoothly for three to five years.
Unless you really feel that your computer is too slow, or you encounter a situation where you have to replace it.
After all, as the old saying goes, the wait-and-see party will win.