New 16-inch MacBook Pro rumored to fit screen in current 15-inch case

The forthcoming 16-inch MacBook Pro may fit the larger screen within the same case as this current 15-inch model.

Reports from the supply chain claim that Apple is achieving a bigger screen with its 16-inch MacBook Pro by utilizing narrower bezels, allowing it to use the same case as the current 15-inch model.

According to Digitimes, the 16-inch MacBook Pro that Apple is expected to produce will be released in September, and feature narrower bezels on the display. The change to the bezels will be such that the new 16-inch display will be able to fit the same body case that Apple currently uses for the 15-inch MacBook Pro.

Quoting unnamed sources in the supply chain, Digitimes says that the new 16-inch MacBook Pro will an LCD screen made by LG Display, at a resolution of 3,072 x 1,920.

The publication further claims that the price of the new machine will be up to approximately $3,200. That's more than previously rumored, but it's not clear whether this is an expected base price for the model or one of its configurations.

DigiTimes has good sources within assorted supply chains. It is frequently incorrect about Apple's specific product plans, however.

Other previous rumors have only claimed that the new MacBook Pro will be released in the fourth quarter, rather than specifically September as Digitimes says.

As well as a new, larger display, the 16-inch MacBook Pro is expected to feature a return to the old scissor-style keyboard for the range.

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34 Comments

tux kapono

said about 4 years ago

Why is it that an iPhone XS is $999 and an iPhone XS Max is $1099, yet a 13” MacBook Pro is $1300 and a 16” MacBook Pro is $3200.

I have never understood why Apple needs a bigger screen to have a $1100 to $1900 premium on a laptop (85% to 146% markup), while it only needs to be a 10% markup on a phone. It’s like saying a Toyota Yaris starts at $13,000 and the next size up Corolla starts at $24,000 to $32,000. Since when is a slightly bigger version only for the most privileged? Maybe when you start giving dividends to the most privileged, who knows.

StrangeDays

said about 4 years ago

tux kapono said:

Why is it that an iPhone XS is $999 and an iPhone XS Max is $1099, yet a 13” MacBook Pro is $1300 and a 16” MacBook Pro is $3200.

I have never understood why Apple needs a bigger screen to have a $1100 to $1900 premium on a laptop (85% to 146% markup), while it only needs to be a 10% markup on a phone. It’s like saying a Toyota Yaris starts at $13,000 and the next size up Corolla starts at $24,000 to $32,000. Since when is a slightly bigger version only for the most privileged? Maybe when you start giving dividends to the most privileged, who knows.

Can you cite where you’re getting your mark up figures from?

Speaking of cars...they’re very old technology, so why are they still expensive and more so every year?

spheric

said about 4 years ago

tux kapono said:

Why is it that an iPhone XS is $999 and an iPhone XS Max is $1099, yet a 13” MacBook Pro is $1300 and a 16” MacBook Pro is $3200.

I have never understood why Apple needs a bigger screen to have a $1100 to $1900 premium on a laptop (85% to 146% markup), while it only needs to be a 10% markup on a phone. It’s like saying a Toyota Yaris starts at $13,000 and the next size up Corolla starts at $24,000 to $32,000. Since when is a slightly bigger version only for the most privileged? Maybe when you start giving dividends to the most privileged, who knows.

Because you’re using different criteria to differentiate. The market is segmented differently (size is a premium factor, but it goes the inverse direction, as well), but if you want to compare packages of features that Apple offered, the SE was €400. The Xs Max is €1250.

You couldn’t get a Max-sized SE, and you can’t get an SE-sized Xs.

In addition to the point that Apple combines features into tiers, laptops, there is the additional issue of thermal constraints: you actually simply CAN’T throw the most powerful package into the smaller case. It won’t work.

So bigger displays are considerably more expensive and bundled into the „premium“ tier.

Also, it has long been known that keeping options to a minimum actually results in happier customers. I might have agonised over not wanting the 15“ form factor vs. maybe finding the graphics card useful for some of the FCP dabbling I do, but since I knew I needed the quad, and that only came in the 15“ model in 2016, that was that.

Now I’ve been using it and enjoying it, and never had second thoughts about any of the options, because they came „for free“ with the deciding criterion.

dedgecko

said about 4 years ago

tux kapono said:

Why is it that an iPhone XS is $999 and an iPhone XS Max is $1099, yet a 13” MacBook Pro is $1300 and a 16” MacBook Pro is $3200.

I have never understood why Apple needs a bigger screen to have a $1100 to $1900 premium on a laptop (85% to 146% markup), while it only needs to be a 10% markup on a phone. It’s like saying a Toyota Yaris starts at $13,000 and the next size up Corolla starts at $24,000 to $32,000. Since when is a slightly bigger version only for the most privileged? Maybe when you start giving dividends to the most privileged, who knows.

O_o

“Yes, the screen is the only difference between 13” and 15” MBP models... please give us more money for it.”

There’s a bit more to it than that, and that’s what justifies the expense.