Apple's First Touchscreen Mac Is a MacBook Pro With a Tandem OLED Display
The new 14- and 16-inch MacBook Pro brings a 'PROLED XDR' touch display, M5 Pro and M5 Max chips and a Dynamic Island, starting at $2,899
Apple announced a new MacBook Pro on October 28, and it’s the first Mac with a touchscreen.
The display
Apple calls the new screen a PROLED XDR display. It uses tandem OLED and replaces Mini-LED in this model. Peak HDR brightness rises from 1,600 nits to 2,000 nits. Apple says the touch sensor is built into the display panel rather than layered on top, which it says cuts latency.
Apple’s examples of touch include swiping to scroll, pinching to zoom, dragging slides between presentations, and double-tapping or flicking windows to fill or tile them. It also says developers can test how touch works in their iOS and iPadOS apps right on the MacBook Pro. A redesigned hinge is meant to keep the display steady while you touch it. Touch works alongside the keyboard and trackpad rather than replacing them.
Other changes
- Chips: M5 Pro and M5 Max, with up to 128GB of unified memory and up to 16TB of storage.
- Dynamic Island: it replaces the notch and holds Spotlight, Live Activities and Siri.
- Glowing Apple logo: it’s back on the lid.
- Size and weight: the 14-inch model weighs 3 pounds, down from 3.5. The 16-inch weighs 4 pounds, down from 4.7.
- Touch ID remains. There’s no Face ID and no cellular option.
Price and availability
The 14-inch model starts at $2,899 and the 16-inch at $3,399, in silver or space black, with standard or nano-texture glass. Preorders are open now, and deliveries begin November 6. The current Mini-LED MacBook Pro models from March remain on sale at the same prices, and 9to5Mac notes their performance is roughly on par because they use the same M5 Pro and M5 Max chips.
