As reported by Mark Gurman in this weekend’s Power On newsletter, we could see at least two devices with Apple‘s upcoming M5 chip before the end of the year. Gurman reports that the M5 iPad Pro has entered late-stage testing, putting it “on track for production in the second half of this year.” And the MacBook Pro M5 should be available sometime in the fall, in line with the release dates of the past few years.
This year’s iPad Pro will most likely not be the generation that uses Apple’s own modem. According to Gurman, this change is expected in 2027 with the arrival of M6 models, which he said Apple has already started working on “ahead of schedule.” Apple introduced its first proprietary cellular modem, the C1, along with the iPhone 16e in February of this year, and so far it seems to be working quite well.
