Apple plans to plan 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro-powered MacBook Pro models for release in the second half of 2021, according to analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, and a Nikkei Asia report today lends faith to that time frame.
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In a report focused on Apple lowering orders from iPhone 12 vendors, the publication briefly noted that Apple had pushed back mass production of the two new MacBooks from May or June to the second half of the year. The report refers to the notebooks as ‘MacBooks’, but most likely it refers to the upcoming MacBook Pro models.
Meanwhile, Apple has plans to launch two new MacBook laptops in mass production in the second half of the year, according to the previous schedule of May or June, Nikkei has learned. The two MacBooks are powered by the Apple Silicon processor as part of a two-year transition away from Intel’s microprocessors.
The second half of the year starts in July, so there should still be enough time for Apple’s suppliers to set up production for a launch later in the year.
In addition to Apple silicone, Kuo expects the new MacBook Pro models to have brighter screens with Mini-LED backlighting, a new design with a flat edge at the top and bottom, an HDMI port and SD card reader, classic MagSafe -load with a magnetic power cable and physical function tests instead of the touch bar. Bloomberg‘s Mark Gurman confirmed many of these details, and he was the first to report an SD card reader returning.