Apple is planning redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with Apple silicon to launch in the second half of 2021, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, and a Nikkei Asia today’s report gives credit to that period.
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In a report focused on reducing orders for iPhone 12 suppliers by Apple, the publication briefly noted that Apple postponed mass production of the two new MacBooks from May or June until the second half of the year. The report refers to notebooks as “MacBooks”, but is likely to refer to the next MacBook Pro models.
In the meantime, Apple has rescheduled plans to begin mass production of two new MacBook laptops in the second half of the year, from the previous May or June schedule, Nikkei learns. The two MacBooks will be powered by the Apple Silicon processor as part of a two-year transition from microprocessors from longtime vendor Intel.
The second half of the year starts in July, so there should still be enough time for Apple’s suppliers to increase production for a year-end launch.
In addition to Apple’s silicon, Kuo expects the new MacBook Pro models to feature brighter screens with Mini-LED backlighting, a new design with a flat top and bottom, an HDMI port and SD card reader, classic MagSafe charging with a magnetic power cord and physical function keys instead of the touch bar. BloombergMark Gurman confirmed many of these details and was the first to report that an SD card reader is coming back.