Rumors about Apple’s work on a touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro started in 2023, when Bloomberg ‘s Mark Gurman said there would be a MacBook Pro with an ‌OLED‌ display and a touchscreen, but ‌OLED‌ rumors date back even further. We heard a lot about the new Mac over the last few years, and we thought we’d take a look back to see what was right and what was wrong. OLED
2016 – In 2016, ETNews said Apple was considering ‌OLED‌ displays for future MacBooks. 2019 – The Elec said Apple was in talks with Samsung about ‌OLED‌ displays for a future 16-inch ‌MacBook Pro‌. 2021 – The Elec said a future MacBook would use an ‌OLED‌ display with a two-stack tandem structure , which is what Apple announced today. 2023 – ETNews claimed Apple was sourcing OLED panels in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes for the ‌MacBook Pro‌, which turned out to be accurate. 2023 – Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple would release the first MacBook with an OLED display by the end of 2024 at the earliest, which was incorrect. Touch
2023 – Bloomberg ‘s ‌Mark Gurman‌ was the first to report on a touch display. In January 2023, he said Apple was working on an ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ with a touchscreen. 2025 – Kuo said in September 2025 that the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would have touch sensors integrated into the display panel’s top layer, which was correct. No Notch/Dynamic Island
2024 – Omdia said in December 2024 that Apple would remove the notch from the ‌MacBook Pro‌ "in a few years," replacing it with a hole-punch camera. The hole-punch aspect wasn’t quite correct. 2025 – In August 2025, Omdia said an ‌OLED‌ MacBook coming in 2026 would have an iPhone-like Dynamic Island cutout instead of a notch . 2025 – In October 2025, Gurman said the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would have a "so-called hole-punch design" with a "display area around the sensor" similar to the ‌Dynamic Island‌. 2026 – In February 2026, Gurman described the ‌Dynamic Island‌ as interactive and able to contextually expand based on the app or Mac feature in use. Hinge
2025 – Gurman was the first to mention a reinforced hinge that would keep the display from moving when touched. Design
2024 – In November 2024, Gurman said the ‌MacBook Pro‌ would have a thinner design , which was accurate. 2026 – In October 2026, Gurman said he didn’t expect the ‌MacBook Pro‌ would be "significantly thinner," tempering expectations. 2026 – In October 2026, he said the ‌MacBook Pro‌ models would be "significantly lighter." Chips
2025 – In October 2025, Gurman predicted the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ models would use M6-series chips, and in November , he specified M6 Pro and M6 Max chips. 2026 – In June 2026, Gurman said there would be no M6 Pro or M6 Max chips , and the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would instead use M5 Pro and M5 Max chips. 2026 – In September 2026, Omdia said the ‌OLED‌ ‌MacBook Pro‌ would have an M5 Ultra chip option , which was wrong…
