OLED MacBook Pro lineup will reportedly sport touchscreen displays with revamped UI elements

It is an open-secret that Apple is prepping a revamped MacBook Pro lineup for later this year, likely around October if the company sticks to tradition. Courtesy of a plethora of leakers and tipsters, we have a pretty good idea of what to expect from Apple's next-generation MacBook Pro family.

For starters, we do know that the MacBook Pro lineup will witness a major design refresh, newer M6-era SoCs, and an OLED display. Moreover, according to a recent report by Mark Gurman of Bloomberg, it will be Apple's first-ever foray into touchscreen laptop territory.

First-ever touchscreen MacBook Pro lineup will boast unique UIs

Apple's implementation will be quite unique, which is to be expected from a company that is obsessed with software design, whether it be for better or worse. According to Mark, the touch-enabled MacBooks will boast specialized UIs, allowing for unique menu options to pop up when a user touches a certain button or on-screen element. macOS will also learn user behavior, and suggest menu items accordingly.

Of course, typical touch inputs such as scrolling and zooming will be present, but the Mac will very much continue to be optimized for point-and-click interactions as well - in other words, the familiar keyboard and trackpad duo is not going anywhere anytime soon. Unlike the iPad Pro (currently $1,100 on Amazon), MacBook Pros will not be marketed as touch-first devices.

As rumored previously, the Dynamic Island will also make its way onto the Mac four years after it arrived on the iPhone, just like the notch arrived on the Mac four years after it did on the iPhone. There will be no Face ID, however, with only the single-camera module being housed inside the "Dynamic Island".

As of right now, we do not have any exact leaks depicting how the re-designed MacBook Pro family will look, and exactly how thin Apple intends to make them.

Considering the efficiency jumps brought to the table by Apple Silicon in recent years, it does appear quite likely that the company will finally be able to pull off a sleek MacBook Pro without running into severe thermal and performance limitations.