Apple plans redesigned 14- and 16-inch, silicon-powered MacBook Pro models for release in the second half of 2021, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, and a Nikkei Asia today’s report gives credibility to this time period.
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In a report focused on reducing Apple orders from iPhone 12 vendors, the publication briefly noted that Apple has slashed mass production of the two new MacBooks from May or June until the second half of the year . The report refers to laptops as “MacBooks,” but is likely to refer to upcoming MacBook Pro models.
Meanwhile, Apple has rescheduled plans to begin mass-producing two new MacBook laptops during the second half of the year, according to previous programming in May or June, as Nikkei has learned. Both MacBooks will be powered by the Apple Silicon processor as part of a two-year transition out of Intel’s long-running microprocessors.
The second half of the year begins in July, so Apple suppliers should have enough time to increase production to launch it later.
In addition to Apple’s silicon, Kuo expects the new MacBook Pro models to have brighter screens with Mini-LED backlighting, a new design with a flat-edged top and bottom, an HDMI port, and an SD card reader. a classic MagSafe charge with a magnetic power cable and physical function keys instead of the touch bar. BloombergMark Gurman has confirmed many of these details and was the first to report that an SD card reader is back.