Apple announces its first touchscreen MacBook Pro: Price in India, features, availability and other things to know

Apple has introduced the all-new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display, featuring breakthrough tandem OLED technology. Available in 14-inch and 16-inch models, the new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display introduces intuitive touch capabilities on the Mac for the first time. Featuring M5 Pro and M5 Max, along with up to 128GB of unified memory and now up to 16TB of blazing-fast storage, the new MacBook Pro delivers speed and capability for the most demanding workflows. The laptop will be available from November 6 onwards. Here’s everything you need to know about Apple’s first touchscreen MacBook ProApple MacBook Pro pricePrice of the 14-inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display featuring M5 Pro starts at Rs 3,49,900 and Rs 3,31,900 with education savings. The 16-inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display featuring M5 Pro comes with a starting price of Rs 4,09,900 and Rs 3,85,900 with education savings.The 14-inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display featuring M5 Max, on the other hand costs Rs 5,49,900 and Rs 5,12,900 with education savings. The 16-inch MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display featuring M5 Max comes with a starting price of Rs 5,89,900 and Rs 5,52,900 with education savings.Apple MacBook Pro availabilityThe all-new MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display is already up for pre-orders starting October 28, on apple.com/store and in the Apple Store app in 30 countries and regions, including the US. The laptop will begin arriving to customers, and in Apple Store locations and Apple Authorized Resellers, starting Monday, November 9.Apple MacBook Pro displayAs mentioned above, the all new Apple MacBook Pro comes with a PROLED XDR display that offers tandem OLED technology. It’s all backed by advanced algorithms in the display engine that precisely control each pixel in real time, plus a meticulous manufacturing process and precise calibration of every panel for consistency from display to display.PROLED XDR offers up to 2000 nits peak HDR and SDR brightness. Through optimisations in the tandem OLED panel and custom compensation techniques, combined with precise control of light across the display, the PROLED XDR display achieves an industry-leading 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio. The ProMotion technology on the device delivers adaptive refresh rates from as low as 10Hz for better power efficiency and up to 120Hz for fluid responsiveness for content in motion.MacBook Pro features Touch for the first time. Apple says that the touch sensor is built directly into the display panel — not layered on top of it — reducing latency so users feel like they’re touching the content itself.Apple MacBook Pro features Dynamic IslandThe Dynamic Island feature is finally available on Mac with the all-new MacBook Pro. Just like on iPhone, the Dynamic Island provides a quick, intuitive way to see and interact with important information. Users can ask a question, pick up a phone call, or control music — all within easy reach. With Live Activities, users can now get timely updates at a glance, and can accept an AirDrop request or pause a song with a tap of their finger.Apple MacBook Pro designThe new MacBook Pro is thinner and significantly lighter for even better portability. The 14-inch MacBook Pro weighs half a pound less at 3 pounds (1.36 kg (approximately)., while the 16-inch MacBook Pro weighs just 4 pounds — 0.7 pounds lighter than before.Both models feature a slimmer design enabled by OLED’s more efficient display stack, with the 16-inch model nearly a millimetre thinner and the 14-inch model half a millimetre thinner.Apple MacBook Pro processorThe all-new MacBook Pro features M5 Pro and M5 Max claimed to deliver phenomenal single- and multithreaded CPU performance, along with faster unified memory. Apple says M5 Pro offers game-changing performance for scientists, engineers, software developers, and creative pros tackling intensive projects, accelerating everything from compiling code and running AI tasks to sequencing DNA and editing multiple streams of 8K ProRes video.M5 Max, on the other hand, is built for users who want to push the limits even further, including 3D VFX artists, AI developers, and film composers. With M5 Max, pros can run LLMs with hundreds of billions of parameters entirely on device and accelerate intense workflows across detailed visual effects, 3D animation projects, film scores, and 8K video post-production.Both M5 Pro and M5 Max feature a GPU with enhanced shader cores and a third-generation ray-tracing engine, delivering more photorealistic lighting and faster renders for 3D modelling. Dynamic Caching optimises on-chip memory to significantly increase GPU utilisation, driving huge performance boosts for apps like Blender and Unreal Engine, along with AAA games.Apple MacBook Pro audio systemThe new MacBook Pro features a six-speaker audio system that provides 50 percent deeper bass and all-new tweeters that shape sound dispersion for remarkable clarity. Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos wraps users in immersive sound for music and movies, and studio-quality mics deliver clean, clear audio for calls, recordings, and voice commands. For the first time, the laptop comes with a dedicated audio tuning for closed-lid use.Apple MacBook Pro connectivityThe new MacBook Pro includes three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI, an SDXC card slot, MagSafe, and a headphone jack. In addition to the PROLED XDR display, it supports up to three external displays with M5 Pro and up to four with M5 Max. Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 provide fast, reliable wireless connectivity, and Touch ID enables a quick, easy, and secure login experience. In addition, storage is now configurable up to 16TB.Apple MacBook Pro OSThe new MacBook Pro comes to life with macOS 27. In addition to Touch built for macOS 27, MacBook Pro includes Siri AI, a profoundly more capable, conversational, and personal assistant; helpful Apple Intelligence features across apps; and an expansive set of improvements that make the Mac even more responsive and reliable.Siri AI can draw on personal context to help pros find what they need in the moment across messages, emails, photos, and more; answer questions about virtually any topic; and get things done across apps — all with groundbreaking privacy protections. Siri AI is integrated into Spotlight and systemwide context menus, and users can ask Siri about what’s on their display with Visual Intelligence by using a dedicated keyboard shortcut to get help with a specific item. Pros can also write and edit with Siri almost anywhere they type.Apple MacBook Pro batteryThe all-new Apple MacBook Pro comes with fast-charge capability. Apple says that the latest MacBook Pro can charge up to 50 percent in just 30 minutes.You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.