MacBook Pro PROLED XDR (M5 Pro/Max): Price, Specs, Touch and Release Date

Key facts

Prices (US): 14-inch with M5 Pro from $2,899; 16-inch with M5 Pro from $3,399; 14-inch with M5 Max from $4,499; 16-inch with M5 Max from $4,799. Education pricing is $150 to $300 lower depending on model.
Display: tandem OLED, up to 2000 nits peak for both HDR and SDR, 10,000,000:1 contrast, 10Hz to 120Hz ProMotion, P3 and Adobe RGB color, over 80% Rec. 2020 coverage, optional nano-texture glass.
Touch: the touch sensor is built into the display panel; macOS 27 supports swiping, pinching, dragging and tiling windows by touch.
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Weight: 14-inch is 3 pounds (half a pound lighter than before); 16-inch is 4 pounds (0.7 pounds lighter).
Performance and memory: up to 128GB unified memory and up to 16TB storage.
Ports: three Thunderbolt 5, HDMI, SDXC, MagSafe and headphone jack; up to three external displays with M5 Pro and four with M5 Max.
Battery: up to 24 hours; fast charge to 50% in 30 minutes.

Apple unveiled a redesigned MacBook Pro on October 28, 2026 with two firsts for the Mac: an OLED display, which Apple calls PROLED XDR, and a touchscreen. It comes in 14- and 16-inch sizes with M5 Pro or M5 Max chips, starts at $2,899, and is available to order now, with deliveries and in-store availability from Friday, November 6.

MacBook Pro With PROLED XDR Brings OLED and Touch to the Mac, From $2,899

PROLED MacBook Pro vs the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6

Apple announced a separate, cheaper 14-inch MacBook Pro with the base M6 chip one day earlier, which is easy to confuse with this model.

	MacBook Pro 14 (M6)	MacBook Pro PROLED XDR
Starting price	$1,999	$2,899 (14-inch)
Chip	M6	M5 Pro or M5 Max
Display	Liquid Retina XDR, up to 1600 nits HDR	PROLED XDR tandem OLED, up to 2000 nits
Contrast	1,000,000:1	10,000,000:1
Touchscreen	No	Yes
Thunderbolt	three Thunderbolt 4	three Thunderbolt 5
External displays	up to two	up to three (M5 Pro) or four (M5 Max)

Our take

This is the bigger story of Apple's October Mac launches. Touch is a first for the Mac, and the OLED panel with Adobe RGB coverage is aimed squarely at photographers, colorists and video editors who would otherwise carry a separate reference monitor.

The naming is the trap. The PROLED models use M5 Pro and M5 Max, while the cheaper 14-inch uses the newer base M6. For most people, the M6 model at $1,999 will be the better value; the PROLED machines make sense when the display, touch, Thunderbolt 5 or high memory ceilings are the point.

Our iMac M6 vs MacBook Pro guide helps decide between the three new Macs.

Where to buy

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Editorial disclosure

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References

Apple. Apple unveils groundbreaking MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch for the first time on Mac. Published October 28, 2026. Retrieved October 30, 2026, from https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-unveils-groundbreaking-macbook-pro-with-proled-xdr-display/
Apple. Apple introduces the new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6. Published October 27, 2026. Retrieved October 30, 2026, from https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/10/apple-introduces-the-new-14-inch-macbook-pro-with-m6/