Apple is finally bringing touchscreen support to its MacBook lineup, as it has unveiled the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, introducing not just its most innovative OLED display to date, but also touch controls to help open up new ways for users to engage with their content.
Available in 14- and 16-inch models, the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display debuts Apple’s most technologically advanced display yet, featuring tandem OLED technology that provides uniform brightness and grayscale across the entire screen, while simultaneously reducing internal reflections common in traditional OLED designs. Its display engine also features advanced algorithms to control each pixel in real time, with each panel built to be consistent across the board.
With its PROLED XDR display, the new MacBook Pro offers up to 2,000 nits peak HDR and SDR brightness, alongside an impressive 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio, meaning images aren’t just bright and clear, but darker elements like shadows are still able to come through. Furthermore, the display also features support for variable refresh rates from as low as 10Hz and up to 120Hz with ProMotion technology, bringing colour accuracy alongside fluidity that’s well suited for creatives, editors, or even just those who want the best entertainment viewing experience.
The new display technology also comes with another big feature for Apple, as it brings touchscreen technology to the MacBook Pro for the first time. With Touch, this opens up many new ways for a user to engage with their device, from scrolling through webpages via swipe controls, pinching to zoom, or dragging and dropping files. The touch sensor is also built directly on the display panel, reducing latency and making controls feel more intuitive and responsive.
With touch controls, creatives now have an even easier way to build their content, as they can work off the screen itself when engaging in workflows like photo editing or graphic design, with controls no longer constrained to using a mouse or trackpad. The device’s hinge has also been redesigned with this in mind, providing added stability to account for touch controls. Apple has also optimised its first-party apps on the MacBook Pro for use with touch controls, with many other apps also working natively, as macOS will automatically translate touches into clicks.
The new MacBook Pro is also powered by Apple’s M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, delivering single- and multithreaded CPU performance capable of meeting demanding workflows. Thanks to its new PROLED XDR screen’s more efficient display stack, the devices also boast a thinner screen and weigh just 1.36kg and 1.81kg for its 14-inch and 16-inch models, respectively, further enhancing portability for the on-the-go user.
The 14-inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display starts at S$3,999 for its M5 Pro variant and S$6,299 for its M5 Max variant, while the 16-inch version of the device starts at S$4,499 for the M5 Pro and S$6,499 for the M5 Max. The devices will open for pre-orders on the Apple online store on 30 October and will be available from 6 November 2026.
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