Apple is designing redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon for release in the second half of 2021, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, and its Nikkei Asia today ‘s report gives credence to that timetable.
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In a report that focused on Apple slowing down iPhone 12 orders from suppliers, the announcement soon noted that Apple has pushed back a large production of the two new MacBooks from May or June to a second half of the year. The report refers to the notebooks as “MacBooks,” but this seems to refer to the upcoming MacBook Pro models.
Meanwhile, Apple has reorganized plans to start mass-releasing two new MacBook laptops in the second half of the year, from the previous record in May or June, Nikkei has learned. Both MacBooks will be powered by an Apple Silicon processor as part of a two-year move away from longtime supplier Intel microprocessors.
The second half of the year starts in July, so there should still be plenty of time for Apple suppliers to ramp up production for launch later in the year.
In addition to Apple silicon, Kuo expects the new MacBook Pro models to have brighter displays with Mini-LED backlighting, new design with flat top and bottom, HDMI port and SD card reader, classic MagSafe charging with power magnetic. cable, and physical action keys instead of the Touch Bar. BloombergMark Gurman has confirmed many of these details, and was initially reporting the return of an SD card reader.