16-Inch MacBook Pro Possibly Referenced in macOS Catalina 10.15.1 Beta

[lunarworks]

Hmm same bezels 🤔

Could be a placeholder image. Apple's gotta realize people dig through beta releases for tiny bits of info like this. So even if this reference needs to be in there for testing purposes, it doesn't mean it needs an actual photo.

 

[dsraj]

That’s a really old wallpaper from the Leopard days...I don’t think this is it. Obvious fake.

 

[Falhófnir]

I just checked and those files are on path: /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Library/MacHardwareTypes-2019f.bundle/Contents/Resources/

There you can find 2 images:

com.apple.macbookpro-16-silver.icns
com.apple.macbookpro-16-space-grey.icns

As these are probably placeholder images for the new machine, those images look like the actual 15" MacBook Pro.

If there's an equivalent thumbnail for the 15" model can you compare to see if this is the same, being used as placeholder or if it is indeed subtly different?

 

[Glockworkorange]

if it has FaceID then I will order it straight away

I think it will house FaceID. If so, it's a buy for me.

 

[JLBJ]

WHERE
IS
MY
OCTOBER
EVENT
TIM?!??!!?

I saw that last year's invitations went out on the 26th for a 30th event. If so, I am still hoping!

 

[precision01]

Macbook pro 16 meaning 2016?

Those images are inside a library named: MacHardwareTypes-2019f.bundle

So, it seems to refer to 2019 machines.

 

[PlayUltimate]

still same bezels just slightly smaller at the top, this isn't what I expected

The product does not exist. Let's not assume that someone's mock is the actual product.

 

[Nulomali]

I dont think the new mac book pro is coming out this year. On Apple’s website it has said “new” under the Macbook pro since the last refresh. Wish it would though.

 

[iToph]

We need thinner bezels!!!

 

[Val-kyrie]

I hope it lunches with AMD's new flagship APU on 7nm

Yes, but that’s not launching until H1 2020.

 

[Metrosey]

If you read the article, it shows that these are in fact smaller bezels. They do a side-by-side comparison.

 

[fokmik]

Thank you apple not going the supper slim bezels and keep the 15" chassis route...this look like the 16" will be slightly bigger that means/hopes better cooling inside and 93W larger battery

 

[TechRemarker]

Says could be faked, but that doesn’t make sense. Couldn’t Mac rumors or anyone simply verify of the file(s) actually exist in the betas? Or did someone say they exist and macrumors didn’t want to find out they don’t so instead just published before verifying for ad clicks?

 

[Brian Y]

"All new design"

 

[_charlie]

This is simply not true.

The 16 in the metadata isn't about display size. "MacBookPro16,1" is the new 15". Similar to iPhone internal model numbers (i.e. iPhone 6s is "iPhone8,1")

 

[Metrosey]

This is simply not true.

The 16 in the metadata isn't about display size. "MacBookPro16,1" is the new 15". Similar to iPhone internal model numbers (i.e. iPhone 6s is "iPhone8,1")

While it may or may not be true, it does in fact show smaller bezels, so either the image isn't to size, it could in fact be the 16 inch version or it might be an updated 15 inch version.

 

[AndyDiamond]

looks more like the original 2012 rMBP to me.

 

[leman]

Found it on my Catalina as well, model number is MacBookPro16,1. As mentioned above, it does not mean that this is the 16" model, but it does suggest that something is incoming.

Or maybe someone at Apple is trolling us

 

[JPack]

WHERE
IS
MY
OCTOBER
EVENT
TIM?!??!!?

Apple isn’t going to host an event.

This is an iterative update. Tim Cook doesn’t need to spend 60 minutes on stage to explain it has a larger display.

 

[AMP12345]

I skipped the 2019 8-core 15" because of rumors about this 16".They need to hurry up and release it because I've been hobbling along on a late 2013 and I need an upgrade and more ram.

 

[carestudio]

very interesting.

 

[AustinIllini]

Apple isn’t going to host an event.

This is an iterative update. Tim Cook doesn’t need to spend 60 minutes on stage to explain it has a larger display.

Right. The products are in a place where

• iPad Pro is a fresh new design which probably would only get a spec bump
• MacBook Air/Pro may get a spec bump but a new keyboard would be a stretch
• AppleTV is a mature product that would probably only get a new processor

Could Apple do a keynote for all that? Maybe?

 

[Rudy69]

IHS Markit analyst Jeff Lin believes the 16-inch ?MacBook Pro? will feature a 3,072×1,920 resolution and be powered by Intel's 9th-generation Coffee Lake Refresh processors, suggesting the notebook will be configurable with up to an 8-core Core i9 processor in line with the latest 15-inch ?MacBook Pro?.

Wait....so the new 16" macbook pro will have a LOWER resolution than the 15"? WTF

 

[waquzy]

I just checked and those files are on path: /System/Library/CoreServices/CoreTypes.bundle/Contents/Library/MacHardwareTypes-2019f.bundle/Contents/Resources/

There you can find 2 images:

com.apple.macbookpro-16-silver.icns
com.apple.macbookpro-16-space-grey.icns

As these are probably placeholder images for the new machine, those images look like the actual 15" MacBook Pro.

I hope so. As it looks exactly the same as the current 15" MBP with the same bezels

 

[JLBJ]

Right. The products are in a place where

• iPad Pro is a fresh new design which probably would only get a spec bump
• MacBook Air/Pro may get a spec bump but a new keyboard would be a stretch
• AppleTV is a mature product that would probably only get a new processor

Could Apple do a keynote for all that? Maybe?

Is the iPad spec bump going to make a big difference? Is it worth waiting for?