Rumored — not yet announced. Apple has not confirmed Apple MacBook Ultra or any specification on this page. Everything below is drawn from leaker and analyst reporting, cited to its original source in our news coverage. Last updated 2026-08-26; this page will be rebuilt with confirmed specs once Apple officially announces the device.
Apple MacBook Ultra
Expected to announce Q3 2026 (expected — unconfirmed; "Ultra" naming itself unconfirmed) · Expected release Q3 2026 (expected — unconfirmed as of publication)
What's rumored so far
Apple's first touchscreen, OLED Mac laptop — reportedly a new tier sitting above the MacBook Pro rather than replacing it, with the existing Pro lineup staying on sale. The chip plan changed partway through this device's own rumor cycle: Bloomberg says Apple scrapped M6 Pro/Max chips entirely, so this uses the existing M5 Pro/M5 Max silicon instead. Even the "MacBook Ultra" name itself isn't certain — Apple could keep the MacBook Pro name instead. None of this is confirmed; Apple has not announced this device.
The OLED touchscreen transition and the M5 Pro/Max chip choice (rather than M6) are corroborated across Gurman, Kuo, Omdia's supply-chain research, and Instant Digital — a genuinely strong multi-source convergence. What's explicitly NOT settled: the "MacBook Ultra" name is MacRumors' own caveat, not a confirmed detail, and the exact launch timing has conflicting framing (Omdia's supply data points to Q3 2026, while Engadget argues Apple's own event-scheduling habits make a later, separate launch more likely).
Display
14.3"/16.3" hybrid OLED touchscreen (rumored)Chip
M5 Pro / M5 Max (rumored)Positioning
New tier above MacBook Pro (rumored)Naming
"MacBook Ultra" unconfirmedPredicted price — not official
Above £2,499 (predicted — more than current 14" M5 Pro MacBook Pro)Above $2,499 (predicted — more than current 14" M5 Pro MacBook Pro)Above €2,699 (predicted — more than current 14" M5 Pro MacBook Pro)
Rumored specifications
Every row below is unconfirmed. Where sources disagree, we've noted the disagreement in the note rather than presenting one figure as settled.
Positioning
Relationship to MacBook Pro
A new tier sitting above the MacBook Pro, not a replacement (rumored)Existing MacBook Pro lineup expected to remain on sale — first reported by Gurman in March 2026
Name
"MacBook Ultra" — not certainMacRumors is explicit the branding itself isn't settled; Apple could keep the MacBook Pro name and position this as a high-end variant instead
Display
Sizes
14.3-inch and 16.3-inch (rumored)
Panel
Hybrid OLED — oxide TFT + RGB tandem OLED (rumored)Sourced to Notebookcheck's reporting on Omdia's supply-chain research; chosen specifically for power efficiency over a standard LTPO/single-layer OLED panel
Touch
Touchscreen as a secondary input alongside keyboard/trackpad, not a replacement (rumored)
Cutout
iPhone-style Dynamic Island rather than the current notch (rumored)
Performance
Chipset
Apple M5 Pro / M5 Max (rumored)A genuine change from earlier "M6 MacBook Pro" reporting — Bloomberg says Apple scrapped M6 Pro/Max chips entirely and accelerated M7 development instead, leaving this generation on the existing M5 Pro/Max silicon already shipping in current MacBook Pros
Next generation
A second-gen MacBook Ultra with M7 Pro/Max expected late 2027 or early 2028 (rumored)
Manufacturing & Timing
Display supply
Samsung reportedly supplying panels from as early as July 2026
Launch window
Q3 2026 per Omdia's supply-chain reportEngadget argues Apple rarely launches MacBooks and iPhones at the same event and expects a separate, later dedicated launch instead — genuine disagreement on timing between sources, not a settled date
Pricing
Context
Current 14" M5 Pro MacBook Pro already rose $300 to $2,499 in June 2026MacRumors expects the MacBook Ultra to price meaningfully above even that — no specific figure reported yet
Where these rumors come from
This page summarizes our own reporting below — each article goes into the full sourcing, outlet-by-outlet, for that specific rumor.