MacBook Ultra: Everything We Know About Apple's OLED Touchscreen Mac
Apple is working on a high-end Mac Book Pro that could be called the "Mac Book Ultra." The device will have several firsts in a Mac, including an OLED display and a touchscreen. Subscribe to the Mac Rumors You Tube channel for more videos. The "Ultra" name isn't a sure thing, and Apple could also continue to call the device the ‌Mac Book Pro‌. It will be a "Pro" device in the ‌Mac Book Pro‌ line. Design Apple hasn't redesigned the ‌Mac Book Pro‌ since it added Apple silicon chips in 2021, so the device is due for a new look. The MacBook Ultra could feature some design changes, including a thinner chassis. Apple could get rid of the notch on the MacBook Ultra, replacing it with an iPhone-style Dynamic Island. A ‌Dynamic Island‌ would unify the way Siri AI behaves across the iPhone and the Mac with iOS 27 and macOS Golden Gate. Size Options The MacBook Ultra will be available in both 14-inch and 16-inch size options. Display Apple's upcoming MacBook will be the first with an OLED display. OLED display technology is already used for the iPhone, Apple Watch, and iPad Pro, but it has taken time for larger-sized OLED screens to come down in price. OLED will be an upgrade over the current mini-LED display technology in most cases, bringing deeper colors and a higher contrast ratio with true blacks. In an OLED display, individual pixels turn off instead of dim when not activated, so there's less light leakage. OLED displays tend to have better HDR than mini-LED, but sometimes don't match the overall mini-LED brightness levels. Along with OLED technology, the MacBook Ultra is expected to have the first touchscreen display on a Mac. Users will be able to use their fingers for tapping and interacting with items on the Mac's display, similar to an iPad. Touchscreen capabilities will be used alongside the trackpad and keyboard, and so Apple may be viewing them as more supplementary than a main control method. Apple is rumored to be adapting &zwnj