Apple unveils first touchscreen MacBook Pro models
Apple has announced its first touchscreen MacBook Pro, unveiled at an event in Los Angeles on 28 Oct 2026. The new laptops come in 14-inch and 16-inch sizes, with the 14-inch model weighing three pounds and the 16-inch model weighing four pounds. Touch gestures such as swiping, panning and zooming work on the screen, and the lid's glowing Apple logo returns. The models keep the ports, keyboard and trackpad of the 2021 redesign, and the screen uses OLED technology.
Key facts
- The 14-inch model weighs less than the previous 14-inch model, per Ars Technica.
- The laptop features a Dynamic Island cutout on the screen.
- The new 14-inch model weighs three pounds, versus 3.4 pounds for current non-touch models.
- The 16-inch model weighs four pounds, versus 4.7 pounds for the non-touch M5 Pro version.
- Apple chose to move ahead with the touchscreen laptop under Tim Cook and John Ternus.
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Why it matters
Apple's move adds touch input to its Mac laptop line, a change the company has long resisted.
What changed
First published from The Verge, Engadget and Ars Technica