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Overview
- Multiple outlets report that Apple has begun inviting select journalists to an all‑day product 'launch experience' in Los Angeles on October 28 that is expected to showcase touchscreen 14‑ and 16‑inch OLED MacBook Pro models, an OLED iPad mini, and Macs with M6 chips.
- Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman and other reports say the OLED MacBook Pros will ship now with existing M5 Pro and M5 Max chips while next‑generation M7 Pro/Max silicon is deferred to late 2027.
- Apple’s French regulatory pages list a new iPad mini Smart Folio (model A3632), a company source that independently supports reporting of an updated iPad mini with an OLED screen, A20 Pro chip, landscape front camera and revised speakers.
- Retail timing is likely compressed: Gurman cites an Apple Store floor reset the night of Nov. 5 that points to possible on‑sale availability the week of Nov. 6, though final pricing and exact launch windows remain unconfirmed.
- Key specs remain unsettled — notably whether the new iPad mini will support 120Hz ProMotion or be limited to 60Hz — and analysts flag OLED supply and testing as reasons Apple’s plans could still change.