Overview
- Apple announced the PROLED XDR touch MacBook Pro in 14‑ and 16‑inch sizes that can be preordered now with prices in China starting at ¥22,999 and deliveries scheduled for early November.
- The new MacBook Pro uses a dual‑layer OLED PROLED XDR screen, adds Dynamic Island to macOS, offers a redesigned six‑speaker audio system, and can be configured with up to 128GB unified memory for device‑side AI workloads.
- Apple says M5 Max configurations can run very large language models locally for privacy‑sensitive, professional tasks and that macOS 27 includes touch optimizations that will need third‑party app updates to be fully useful.
- Huawei on Wednesday revealed the Mate 90 series with Kirin 9050 (τ) chip that it says uses 'logic folding' to boost performance and a second‑generation dual‑layer 灵珑屏 OLED that pairs per‑pixel AI calibration with a display co‑processor.
- The near‑term battle will hinge on availability and software support because the hardware claims for local LLMs and touch workflows depend on high‑memory configurations and timely developer updates to apps like Adobe, DaVinci and Office.