New M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro: Design

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• No change to the design expected.





• Big changes are said to be coming to the M6 MacBook Pro.

Apple updated the design of the MacBook Pro in 2021. There was no change to the design of the MacBook Pro when Apple introduced the M5 model. Apple will likely stick with the current design for the M5 Pro and Max models. It’s always possible that a new color makes an appearance—like Space Black in 2023—but for the most part, the MacBook Pro design is set for at least another year.

Bigger changes are expected for the M6 generation. In July 2025, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reported that the M5 MacBook Pro series is to be the last of this current design. Apple appears to be saving the next major design upgrade for the M6 MacBook Pro for 2026. The M6 upgrade is said to include OLED screens, a camera “hole” to replace the notch, and a thinner design.

There have been suggestions that the overhaul of the MacBook design could mark the 20th anniversary of the MacBook Pro. However, the first MacBook Pro was introduced at Macworld Conference in January 2006 and the rumors aren’t pointing to an early 2026 redesign.

New M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro: Display

• No change to display expected.

There is no change to the display on the M5 MacBook Pro, so it’s unlikely that the M5 Max and M5 Pro models will get any screen updates. Although we could see a higher nits brightness rating, up from the current 1,600 nits peak.

Back in February 11, 2025, The Elec reported that OLED displays for the MacBook Pro were going into production, but these weren’t expected to featured in the laptop until 2026. Unfortunately, the big display changes seem set to arrive with a subsequent generation of MacBook Pro, with rumors pointing to Apple introducing OLED screens with the M6 generation of MacBook Pro.

There could be something even more exciting coming with the M6 generation: a touchscreen! Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo believes that Apple is going to launch a MacBook with a touch screen, and it could arrive on a MacBook Pro as soon as 2026. However, this update is not expected to arrive until the M6 generation and could be delayed until 2027.

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Apple could be saving any drastic changes to the MacBook Pro for 2026.

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New M5 Pro/Max MacBook Pro: Camera

• No change expected.

The M4 MacBook Pro added a 12MP FaceTime camera, a decent upgrade from the 1080p FaceTime camera. The M5 Macook Pro maintains this camera, so it is unlikely the Pro and Max models will gain anything.

However, we could see a similar FaceTime camera update to 18MP as seen on the iPhone 17. The square sensor is less relevant here as the MacBook Pro will only ever be in one orientation, although it could allow for more of the area around a person to be visible.

More changes are rumored for the camera in the M6 generation: reports suggest that in the future we may see a hole-punch webcam instead of notch.