Overview
- Preorders for the M5‑powered 14‑inch MacBook Pro, 11‑ and 13‑inch iPad Pro, and upgraded Vision Pro are live, with availability beginning October 22.
- Apple claims up to 3.5x faster AI performance versus M4, a next‑gen 10‑core GPU with a Neural Accelerator in each core, and roughly 30% higher unified memory bandwidth to 153GB/s.
- The new 14‑inch MacBook Pro keeps its $1,599 starting price, adds a 4TB option, touts up to 24 hours of battery life, and offers faster SSD performance and 1.6x faster graphics versus the prior model.
- iPad Pro gains Apple’s N1 wireless chip enabling Wi‑Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and Thread, a C1X cellular modem with up to 50% faster data, faster storage, and quick charging to about 50% in roughly 30 minutes.
- Vision Pro moves from M2 to M5 with about 10% more display pixels, refresh rates up to 120Hz, an estimated 2.5 hours of general use on battery, and a new Dual Knit Band, with pricing unchanged at $3,499.