Less than a year after announcing the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros, Apple is reportedly planning to update those devices as early as this fall. Answering a reader question in its latest Power On newsletter (via 9to5Mac), Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman says the company is already working on M2 versions of the 14- and 16-inch models.
According to German, the design and features of the two computers will “probably stay roughly the same,” since Apple revamped the line just last year to add MagSafe charging, more ports, and better displays. The main change will be the addition of M2 versions of the M1 Pro and M1 Max chips that the company offers through its current models. “Look for a lot of the focus to be on the graphics side, just like the standard M2,” Gurman said of the upcoming SoCs. On the 2022 MacBook Air, graphics performance is about 35 percent faster if you choose the 10-core GPU variant.
Although Apple reportedly hopes to release the new MacBook Pros sometime in the fall, Gurman notes that the company could push them to spring 2023. “Given the ongoing challenges in the supply chain, it’s difficult to predict exactly when they will appear on store shelves,” he said. The new Macs are just among a deluge of products Apple plans to release next year. In another recent newsletter, Gurman said the company is also working on a new HomePod and Apple Watch for extreme sports.
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