Apple's M6 Chip May Arrive Sooner Than Expected, Report Suggests Rapid Transition
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Moneycontrol•28-01-2026, 14:43
Apple's M6 Chip May Arrive Sooner Than Expected, Report Suggests Rapid Transition
- •A new report by Mark Gurman in Bloomberg's Power On newsletter suggests Apple's M6 chip could launch "in the near future."
- •This comes just three months after the M5 chip's debut, indicating an accelerated Apple Silicon roadmap.
- •The M4 chip also launched unexpectedly quickly after the M3 and debuted in the iPad Pro, breaking the Mac-first pattern.
- •The M6 might not necessarily launch with the next MacBook Pro or MacBook Air updates, potentially appearing in a different product category.
- •While a redesigned MacBook Pro with OLED and M6 is rumored, Gurman's report suggests that major redesign is still expected in late 2026, creating a contradiction.
Why It Matters: Apple's M6 chip could launch much earlier than anticipated, signaling an increasingly rapid Apple Silicon development cycle.
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