Will the 2018 MacBook get a display with p3 color gamut and 500 nits brightness like the MacBook Pro ?
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It's possible. Their latest MBPs and iMacs both do, maybe the next iteration MB will as well. But who knows until it actually comes out.
My guess is no way. They'll wait until the new design in 2019. Hopefully we'll see ProMotion as well which would be very welcome when watching iTunes films.
Honestly, as much as I would love to see it, probably not. The next refresh will likely be June (again), and that means tooling up in April for manufacturing starting in May. I'd have expected some part leaks by now, because if a supplier was suddenly able to made a panel that thin, while P3 and 500 nits, I'm sure the news would spread around the supply chain in a hurry! 
Still could happen though.
Still could happen though.
120Hz at whatever resolution Apple decide to push is beyond the capabilities of the iGPU's. So while very welcome (I have a 165Hz GSync monitor myself) it will not happen. Also what films do you watch? I've never came across any film or tv show recorded in above 60Hz. It's also totally superfluous for TV/Movie watching due to the way video is recorded and played back. Outside of live sports I doubt you could see any difference what so ever. 120Hz is more for UI fluidity and gaming.
I expect we might see P3 wide colour gamut though. As it's in the latest iPhone's, MacBook Pro's and iPad's.
It's pretty easy to see the difference actually, because 60 Hz causes problems with some 24 Hz material. 120 Hz doesn't give you judder, but 60 Hz does.
72 Hz would work specifically for 24p video, but 120 Hz is compatible with everything, including 24 Hz, 30 Hz, and 60 Hz material.
That said, I don't care enough to invest in 120 Hz hardware, because the price premium usually isn't worth it for me. And in a laptop it would also have weight and battery life implications. OTOH, if it was a cheap upgrade, I'd pay for it... in my next laptop... which won't be for years though.
Ah good point, I was more thinking to watching a film recorded at 120Hz. Personally the answer is already baked into the VESA standards - Variable Refresh Rate. Why on earth isn't this standard across everything yet? It fixes so many problems while enhancing everything you do. It can also be a big battery life saver as the output could theoretically drop to 1Hz when nothing is happening to save battery life.
It's basically zero cost other than the cost to implement it. I'd take VRR over 120Hz in my MacBook, but ideally I'd take VRR + 120Hz + HDR.
Currently waiting until 2019 so I can buy a 4K OLED with HDMI 2.1 and VRR. To anybody who's not used Variable Refresh Rate tech, you need to see and use it to appreciate it. It makes everything else look like crap.