Overview

• Ming-Chi Kuo reports that an OLED MacBook Pro would be the first Mac with a touch display, with a release expected by the end of 2026.
• He says a lower-cost MacBook using an iPhone-class processor is slated to enter mass production in 2025 without a touch panel.
• Kuo adds that touch support is being discussed for the second generation of the cheaper model, which he expects around 2027.
• The claims arrive despite Apple’s long-standing avoidance of touchscreens on Macs and the eventual discontinuation of the 2016 Touch Bar concept.
• Outlets caution that Kuo’s supply-chain based predictions have a mixed track record and that Apple has not confirmed any details.