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Apple’s M5 Chip Tipped for October Reveal as cBook PrPro Timeline Slips to Early 2026

The broader Mac refresh is expected to span 2025–2026 with a focus on internal upgrades over new designs.

Apple Inc. MacBook Pro computers on display inside the company's store during its opening in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Saturday, June 22, 2024. Malaysia is becoming an increasingly key country for Apple on both production and sales fronts. (Samsul Said/Bloomberg)
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Overview

  • Industry reports point to an October unveiling of the M5, likely via new iPad Pro models and possibly a refreshed Vision Pro rather than a Mac.
  • Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports the M5 MacBook Pro is now targeted for early 2026, keeping the 14‑inch and 16‑inch sizes with M5, M5 Pro and M5 Max tiers.
  • The M5 MacBook Air is also expected in early 2026, retaining the current 13‑inch and 15‑inch designs, according to 9to5Mac.
  • Wccftech summarises that the Mac mini could be among the first desktops to move to M5 as soon as late 2025, with the iMac likely following in early 2026 and Mac Pro details still uncertain.
  • Rumored platform updates for M5-era Macs include Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, and possible Thunderbolt 5 on more models, while bigger changes such as OLED displays are expected to wait for an M6 generation.