Apple today announced that the MacBook Pro uses a 120 Hz OLED screen, supports touch for the first time and has a glowing "Apple" logo.

Apple's new screen technology is PROLED XDR with a tandem OLED panel (two OLED panels stacked on top of each other) and two size options of 14 and 16 inches. The company claims it is "the world's best display in the professional laptop segment". Before the MacBook Pro, Apple used OLED screens for the new iPad Pro and iPad mini launched a few days ago.

OLED is considered the best display technology currently on consumer devices with the outstanding advantage of being able to display absolute deep blacks and rich colors. The panel used on the new MacBook Pro has a scan frequency of 10-120 Hz, a brightness as high as 2,000 nits in both HDR and SDR modes (normal laptops reach about 500 nits), and a contrast ratio of 10,000,000:1. Apple uses its own chip for the screen, which helps control the color and brightness of each pixel, control each display content, temperature and environment.

This is the first time Apple has equipped a touch feature on a laptop with a touch sensor integrated directly into the panel, allowing no lag when operating. Users can scroll web pages by swiping, pinch to zoom in on photos, drag and drop slides between presentations, and double-tap windows to zoom to full screen. The nano-texture coating option will make the screen more anti-glare, while increasing the touch experience and limiting fingerprints.

Apple also had to redesign the hinge to provide more stability with direct touch operations. The webcam adds an anti-shake feature to smooth the image during video calls when the user is still using touch operations. The macOS operating system can automatically convert touch operations into clicks, so many existing applications will work immediately with touch screens, without needing to be updated.

The new model has a thinner screen border than before, making the exact size slightly better than the old generation at 14.2 and 16.3 inches. The device design is also 0.5 and 1 mm thinner in the two versions and weighs 1.45 and 1.8 kg respectively. Similar to the iPhone in recent years, the MacBook Pro has also been upgraded from a "rabbit ear" to a Dynamic Island camera system. This is the area that will display information such as Spotlight, Live Activities and Siri AI, allowing interaction with some applications.

The company also brought back the glowing "Apple" logo design on the top after 10 years. Along with the newly supported touch feature, the device still has almost the same battery life of up to 24 hours.

The new MacBook Pro has M5 Pro and M5 Max chip options, similar to the version introduced in March but uses a new heatsink architecture, helping to direct hot air away from the screen. The device supports up to 128 GB of unified memory and a 6-speaker sound system with 50% better bass.

The device will have three Thunderbolt 5 ports, HDMI, an SDXC card slot, MagSafe charging and a headphone jack. Users can connect up to four external displays, in addition to Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6 connectivity. The laptop is also equipped with fast charging, allowing 50% battery charging in 30 minutes, and up to 16 TB of internal memory.

The laptop duo using Apple's new OLED screen has a starting price of 80 million VND for the 14-inch version and 93 million VND for the 16-inch version. There is no information on the release date in the Vietnamese market. The device is available for pre-order in the US from today, October 29, and will be available to users on November 6.