Apple just gave a strong indication that it won't be releasing any new Macs for the rest of the year. Apple CFO Kevan Parekhgave the go-ahead during the company's earnings call on Thursday: "On the Mac side, keep in mind that we expect to face a very difficult comparison to the M4 MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and iMac launches in the same quarter last year."
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Essentially, Parekh warned that Mac revenue in the fourth quarter of 2025 may not increase significantly compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, given that fewer new Macs will be released this quarter compared to the same quarter last year. In other words, he implied that Apple has no further Mac releases planned for 2025.
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Earlier this month, Apple updated its most affordable 14-inch MacBook Pro with the M5 chip, but it didn't release any MacBook Pro models with the M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, and the Mac mini and iMac didn't receive any hardware upgrades. AppleInsider previously reported that MacBook Pro models with the M5 Pro and M5 Max chips would be released in 2026, and Parekh's comment seems to support that. Mac mini and iMac models with the M5 chip also appear to be scheduled for 2026, while the MacBook Air, Mac Studio, and Mac Pro have always been rumored to get an upgrade next year.
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A more affordable MacBook with an A18 Pro or A19 Pro chip is also rumored to launch in late 2025 or early 2026, but given Parekh's comment, early 2026 seems more likely. This model is expected to be the spiritual successor to the M1-chip-powered MacBook Air, which is still sold exclusively by Walmart in the United States for $599.
