Apple is changing the strategy for how it presents its new M-series chips. The first generation of chips Apple Silicon The M1 arrived simultaneously in several Mac models in 2020. A surprising breakthrough came in 4 with the arrival of the M2024 chip. Apple he first introduced it exclusively in iPad Pro. And according to the latest report Mark Gurman from Bloombergu It seems that a similar scenario awaits chip M5. Gurman revealed in his news roundup that Apple originally planned to launch new MacBookFor with the M5 chip in the fall of 2025. Specifically, it was 14″ and 16″ models with code designation J714 and J716. But now Apple according to him, internally they are aiming to introduce these computers by the beginning of 2026.
The reason for the delay is not clear. However, it is possible that the development of more powerful variant chip (M5 Pro and M5 Max) takes longer than originally expected. Similar to last year with the M4, it seems that iPad Pro will get the new chip firstGurman claims that the M5 core chip should arrive with the new iPad Pro in the fall of 2025. The introduction of the M4 and probably the M5 chips in the iPad Pro may be a signal that Apple wants to differentiate more iPad Pro from regular iPads and at the same time test new chips in a less demanding environment than is MacBook Pro.