It’s been a few months since Apple unveiled the new MacBook Pro with M4 Pro and M4 Max. Now, it seems the Cupertino giant has some big plans for the upcoming MacBook Pro displays. According to a new timeline shared by the research firm, Omdia, Apple is planning to transition the MacBook Pro from a mini-LED to an OLED display without a notch cutout in 2026.
Omdia’s roadmap hints that Apple could land the notch-less MacBook Pro models in 2026
Omdia’s roadmap suggests that Apple aims to land the 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with OLED displays between 2026 and 2027. The company will reportedly use the hybrid OLED display tech that we saw on the iPad Pro this year. It’s worth noting that this report is in line with reports from early 2024.
The roadmap also indicates that the revised MacBook Pro coming between 2026-27 would feature a “rounded corner + hole cut” to integrate the device’s webcam. In other words, you are unlikely to see the “rounded corner + notch cut” on the said MacBook Pro models. MacRumors hints that if this happens, the notch-less MacBook Pro would have more visible pixels on the display.
This will eventually increase the macOS menu bar’s usable area. At present, the notch cuts off the menu bar on macOS. The absence of a notch would also make the rumored MacBook Pro’s display look more seamless.
Omdia’s report doesn’t mention how the tech giant plans to implement the new hole-punch cutout. That said, the rumored OLED MacBook Pro may borrow the Dynamic Island design from the present iPhones.
The report also mentions the long-rumored Apple foldable device
Omdia’s roadmap also suggests that Apple could switch to an OLED display for the iPad Mini in late 2026. On the other hand, the iPad Air will get an OLED display sometime in 2027. The MacBook Air might also switch to OLED in 2028 but will retain the notch. Moreover, the report also hints that Apple is working on a foldable device with an OLED panel which might launch sometime in 2028 or later.