Gurman: OLED touchscreen MacBook Pro will be significantly lighter thanks to reworked internals

Apple's upcoming touchscreen OLED MacBook Pro will be "significantly lighter" than the current models, Bloomberg's Mark Gurman wrote in his Power On newsletter on October 4, 2026, as relayed by 9to5Mac and Engadget. It is the first new physical detail in weeks about a machine that has mostly been described by its spec sheet.

According to Gurman, Apple reengineered the laptop's interior, miniaturizing parts and rearranging components to make the computer much easier to carry. He did not give a target weight or say how much Apple has shaved off, so treat the size of the reduction as unknown until Apple publishes specs.

Why the weight claim is new

Earlier reports described the redesign as thinner, which we listed among the circulating rumors in our piece on Gurman's October or November timing. A lighter machine is a different promise. Gurman's description points to a rework of the internals, not just a slimmer enclosure.

Gurman put the current 16-inch MacBook Pro at as much as 4.8 pounds, compared with 3.3 pounds for the 15-inch MacBook Air, so any meaningful reduction would be immediately noticeable. Engadget notes the current 14-inch model starts at 3.4 pounds.

What else Gurman reiterated

• Timing: Gurman still expects the machines by next month, which would put a launch before the end of November.
• Chips: The new models are expected to use the existing M5 Pro and M5 Max. According to 9to5Mac, Apple has opted to skip the higher-end M6 parts to speed up the M7 generation, which Engadget says is expected in early 2027.
• Display: This would be the first touchscreen Mac and the first MacBook with Tandem OLED, with a Dynamic Island replacing the notch.
• Software: Gurman says changes in macOS, which he refers to as Golden Gate, will add support for touch and the Dynamic Island alongside macOS 27.2.
• iPad mini: Engadget reports that Gurman also expects the first OLED iPad mini in the same window.

A Ternus-era showcase

Engadget frames the laptop as a potential hardware milestone for John Ternus, who recently took over as Apple's CEO. Gurman added that rebuilding Apple's design teams was one of Ternus's first priorities, and that those teams now report directly to him.

Apple has not announced the new MacBook Pro or any event for it. Until it does, the weight, timing, and chip details remain Gurman's reporting rather than confirmed specs.

Sources

• Mark Gurman, Bloomberg Power On newsletter, October 4, 2026, as reported by the outlets below
• 9to5Mac, Michael Burkhardt, October 4, 2026
• Engadget, Jackson Chen, October 4, 2026
• Appleosophy, Krish R Nair, October 4, 2026