M6 MacBook Pro: Six new features coming later this year

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Apple has a new M6 MacBook Pro rumored to launch later this year with a total design overhaul. Here are six new features expected with the M6 MacBook Pro.

#1: New design that’s thinner, lighter

The MacBook Pro design was last changed in 2021, but rumors indicate the next design overhaul is coming later this year.

Bloomberg calls it a “total redesign” that’s thinner and lighter than the current model.

No word yet on whether ports will be impacted, but I’d be surprised if Apple pushed the ‘thin, light’ angle too far this time around. All signs indicate it’s learned its lesson after the problematic pre-2021 design. And no doubt the enclosure still need to be thick enough for sufficient cooling under load.

#2: M6, M6 Pro, M6 Max chips

A new family of M6 chips is coming later this year, though it’s unclear if the MacBook Pro will be the first model to feature them or not.

We’re expecting larger-than-usual updates with the M6 generation, as it’s being built on a new 2nm process with other advancements also coming to the iPhone’s A20 Pro chip.

It’s unclear whether the M6 MacBook Pro rollout will happen all at once, or be split over multiple months like the M5 generation was, but rumors point to the former.

#3: Touchscreen, the first in a Mac

The Mac is getting touch support. And the M6 MacBook Pro will be the first model with a touchscreen.

Per Mark Gurman, Apple is adding touch to the Mac as a secondary input method—not a replacement for keyboard and trackpad.

macOS 27 will be optimized to provide more touch-friendly controls that also work well for anyone without a touch screen. And many of the standard touch gestures found in iOS and iPadOS are expected to be supported.