• Apple plans a touchscreen MacBook Pro for late 2026–early 2027 with M5 Pro/M5 Max chips; M7 follow-up likely while M6 Pro/Max may be skipped. Timing tied to memory supply and recent price hikes.
  • Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says Apple will boost DRAM to 9GB in lower-end iPhones using an A20 chip in H1 2027, up from 8GB in current A19-based models.