We just received an update to the MacBook Air with the M3 chip, the one launched last year with the MacBook Pro, and we already have news of the M4. And, according to Mark Gurman, Apple would work on the M4 chip which would be integrated into the new MacBook Pro models that would be announced.
He’s done it again, Mark Gurman in his weekly newsletter Power On, briefly mentioned the new chip that Apple is reportedly working on, the M4. However, Gurman points out that the development of this new chip “is reportedly beginning” as well as the new MacBook Pro which would equip it at its launch. What does that mean? There aren’t many more details on power, timings, etc.
The current MacBook Pro was introduced, as I mentioned, last year (2023) with the M3 chip that Apple just integrated into the MacBook Air. This chip already It has 3nm technology, just like the A17 integrated into the iPhone 15 Pro and Pro Max. Additionally, Apple also introduced the M3 Pro and Max chips for users who needed greater power in their devices.
Across the entire Mac range, Mac Mini, Mac Studio and Mac Pro are still missing to be updated to the M3 chip and it might still take a while, so We don’t expect the M4 chip to be introduced to the world before this update.. This might take us about a year, so you can get an idea.
However, rumor has it that the M4 is based on the A18 chip, which will come with an improved neural engine for all the AI features that Apple intends to integrate and that have been so rumored, both in generative AI and to make Siri much more intelligent and integrated into the application landscape of our iOS devices. The wait has only just begun.
