The 2016 MacBook Pro will reportedly hit the market a few short months. Correspondingly, a slew of specs and features have made the rounds as well. However, altogether, the rumored specs are starting to make the upcoming notebook sound like dream. So much so that it might not be true at all.
According to Mobile & Apps, the 2016 MacBook Pro will come with a USB Type-C port, which is definitely an efficient feature. This is because the Type-C port will allow for several functionalities instead of just one.
Furthermore, the device is said to be powered by the latest Intel Kaby Lake Processors - a switch from Apple's usual use of the Skylake processors. At this point, the Cupertino-based company has yet to renew the contract that ties it to the Skylake processors.
In addition, the gadget is meant to have an OLED touch bar and will include Siri with the upcoming Mac OS Sierra. All in all, the 2016 MacBook Pro is also said to come lighter and thinner than any other existing Apple product, including the MacBook Air.
Other rumors add that the notebook will substitute the 3.5mm audio jack for Lightning port instead. In addition, even more rumors suggest that it will come in four color options, namely Space Grey, Gold, Rose Gold and Silver.
However, The Next Web notes that some of this may just be rumors and not exactly set in stone. In fact, the publication claims that the OLED touchbar is not happening at all. Apparently, plenty of those working close with Apple laugh at the very rumor that it will exist in the device.
As such, it is possible that the public will get a very simple update in the 2016 MacBook Pro. This would mean that there will be no Lightning port as well. Other than the complication it would cause, the idea of a Lightning-to-Lightning connection for the MacBook and iPhone is a little difficult to accept.
Lastly, it likely will not be as thin and as light as the MacBook Air, let alone thinner and lighter. This is because the MacBook Pro will not have the benefits of a unified chipset design. At this point, Apple has just not created the technology where a more powerful MacBook Pro can also be thinner than a MacBook or MacBook Air.
