Apple's Mac Overhaul: OLED Screens, a New Budget Model, and an M7 Chip Leap

Apple is planning one of its biggest Mac refreshes in years, with 11 new or redesigned models rolling out from late 2026 through 2028. The centerpiece is a redesigned 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro with an OLED touchscreen and M5 Pro or M5 Max chip, expected in Q4 2026 or early 2027. Bloomberg first reported the full roadmap.

The hardware

The redesigned MacBook Pro — codenamed K114 (14-inch) and K116 (16-inch) — gets Apple's first OLED panel in a Mac, paired with touch input and a refreshed macOS interface. An entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro with the standard M6 chip also arrives late 2026, though a fully redesigned M7-powered version is the one to watch for 2027.

Apple is skipping the M6 Pro and M6 Max chips entirely. Instead, the company is accelerating directly to M7 — a chip generation built around AI workloads — to keep pace with competitors. That's a two-year design gap that leaves Windows rivals scrambling to catch up with a credible OLED alternative.

Also in the pipeline: a new MacBook Neo, a consumer-focused budget Mac powered by the A19 Pro chip (the same processor inside the iPhone 17 Pro). It comes with more base RAM than current entry-level models and periodic color refresh cycles — think iMac palette energy at a lower price point, reportedly around $699.

What's coming — and when

MacBook Air fans will need to wait. The 13- and 15-inch Air models get updated in 2027, but the OLED version of the Air is not expected until 2028, per Macworld. Mac mini and Mac Studio refreshes are also planned for 2027, though memory supply constraints from ongoing DRAM shortages — the same shortages that pushed Mac prices up in June 2026 — could delay those launches.

OLED is rolling out across Apple's product range in sequence: iPad mini first (2026), then iPad Air (2027–28), MacBook Air (2028), with iMac OLED still unconfirmed.

Pricing reality

No UK or US pricing has been announced. Based on the current M5 Pro 14-inch starting at $2,199, the OLED and touchscreen additions could push the redesigned MacBook Pro to $2,500 or beyond — with UK buyers likely looking at £2,000–£2,500 given Apple's historical pricing premium. The MacBook Neo, if it lands at £599–£699, would compete directly with budget Windows laptops and even the iPad entry tier.