Apple's 5 New Products Arrive Friday, Nov. 6: Touchscreen MacBook Pro, M6 iMac and OLED iPad mini

Apple's 5 New Products at a Glance

MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display: Apple's First Touchscreen Mac

For more than a decade, Apple resisted touchscreen laptops. The MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display ends that stance. Its tandem OLED panel stacks two layers of self-lit pixels and reaches up to 2,000 nits of peak brightness for both HDR and SDR content, with a 10,000,000:1 contrast ratio. It refreshes at up to 120Hz and covers both the P3 and Adobe RGB color spaces, a draw for photographers and colorists.

The touch sensor is built into the display panel rather than layered on top, which Apple says cuts latency. Users can swipe to scroll, pinch to zoom, drag slides between files and flick windows into place. Many existing apps work with touch right away because macOS translates taps into clicks. A redesigned hinge keeps the screen steady under a finger.

The notch is gone, too. The iPhone's Dynamic Island comes to the Mac for the first time as the new home for Spotlight, Live Activities and Siri AI. The glowing Apple logo also returns to the lid.

Touchscreen MacBook Pro Price, Weight and Battery Life

Despite the new display, both models are lighter. The 14-inch weighs 3 pounds, half a pound less than before, and the 16-inch weighs 4 pounds, a 0.7-pound drop. Apple quotes up to 24 hours of battery life.

Inside are the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips that debuted in March, with up to 128GB of unified memory and, new for this design, up to 16TB of storage. Ports include three Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, an SDXC card slot, MagSafe and a headphone jack. Apple chief hardware officer Johny Srouji called it "a monumental step forward for the Mac."

That step carries a premium. The touchscreen MacBook Pro price starts at $2,899 (14-inch) and $3,399 (16-inch) with M5 Pro, while M5 Max versions start at $4,499 and $4,799. Each costs about $400 more than the equivalent non-OLED MacBook Pro. For the full breakdown, read our touchscreen MacBook Pro specs and release date story.

14-Inch MacBook Pro with M6: More Power, Same Price Point

The entry-level 14-inch MacBook Pro moves to M6, Apple's newest chip. M6 has a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, two more cores each than M5. Apple claims up to 30% faster graphics and up to 25% faster on-device AI work than M5, plus a Neural Engine that is up to 1.9 times faster.

Battery life climbs to up to 24 hours, which Apple calls the longest ever in a Mac. Memory starts at 16GB and goes up to 32GB. Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 are new. The Liquid Retina XDR display, rated at up to 1,600 nits peak HDR brightness, stays, with an optional nano-texture finish. Ports include three Thunderbolt 4, HDMI, an SDXC slot and MagSafe 3.

The M6 MacBook Pro comes in space black and silver and starts at $1,999, or $1,899 with education pricing. Is the M6 MacBook Pro a touchscreen? No — only the PROLED XDR models support touch.

iMac with M6: Faster AI in Seven Colors

The 24-inch M6 iMac keeps its seven colors: blue, green, pink, yellow, purple, orange and silver. Apple says it delivers up to 5 times faster on-device AI performance and up to 2 times faster graphics than the M4 model. Owners of Intel-based iMacs would see up to 18 times faster performance, according to Apple.

Connectivity improves with Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6 and optional 2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, while SSD speeds roughly double. The 4.5K display, 12MP Center Stage camera and up to four Thunderbolt 4 ports carry over, and the iMac can drive two 6K external displays.

The 10-core CPU and GPU model starts at $1,499. The 12-core version starts at $1,699 and adds Touch ID, Ethernet and four Thunderbolt 4 ports.

iPad mini: OLED, A20 Pro and Water Resistance

Apple calls this the biggest update in the iPad mini's history. The display grows from 8.3 to 8.5 inches and switches to OLED, with 24% thinner bezels keeping the footprint compact. Peak brightness reaches 1,200 nits, and a nano-texture glass option cuts glare.

The iPad mini A20 Pro chip, built on a 2-nanometer process, is up to 60% faster in CPU tasks, 2.7 times faster in graphics and 4.5 times faster in AI performance than the A17 Pro in the previous model. The tablet is 5.4mm thin and now carries an IP67 rating for water and dust resistance, surviving immersion in up to one meter of water for 30 minutes.

The OLED iPad mini comes in Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + Cellular models with 128GB, 256GB or 512GB of storage. The starting price is $699, up $200 from the last generation's launch price.

How to Buy Apple's New Products

All five devices can be ordered now on apple.com and in the Apple Store app. They reach customers, Apple Store locations and authorized resellers on Friday, with in-store demo units expected the same day. Availability spans 35 countries for the iMac and M6 MacBook Pro, 30 for the PROLED MacBook Pro and 36 for the iPad mini.

Education discounts apply across the lineup. Apple Upgrade leasing starts at $28.99 a month for the iMac, $38.99 for the M6 MacBook Pro and $55.99 for the PROLED MacBook Pro over 36 months.

Every new Mac ships with macOS 27, and Siri AI runs in beta on macOS 27.2. European buyers should note that Siri AI is currently unavailable on iPadOS in the EU, which affects the new iPad mini there.

What Comes Next for Apple

After Friday, only HomeView and Apple TV 4K remain on Apple's 2026 release calendar. The MacBook Pro lineup may not stay crowded for long, either: AppleInsider reports that Apple plans to phase out the non-touch M5 Pro and M5 Max models, leaving the M6 14-inch as the lone MacBook Pro without a touchscreen.

The launches also fall just outside Apple's fiscal fourth quarter, so their sales will first show up in holiday-quarter results. Apple reports fiscal Q4 earnings today, its first under CEO John Ternus.

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