FCC Leaks Upcoming MacBook Pro and More

[Neil J. Squillante]

I guess the A3434 is the MacBook with the Apple A18 chip. It could be ready for primetime. It could also be that the A18 is not compatible with the N1.

That seems more likely than the M5 MacBook Pro and would explain the absence of Wi-Fi 7 and the leak of just one number instead of three. I think the sole source of this rumored MacBook is Ming-Chi Kuo who will achieve legendary status if he's right.

 

[Applelad]

Bad news no Wifi 7. I was banking on the M5 with Wifi 7 being a fallback if they do something stupid with the new design likely coming with the M6.

 

[Baritone_Guy]

I wonder whos’ cellular modems they will use. I am pretty happy with the C1X in my Air.

 

[MysteriousStain]

More like the FCK

 

[Black_Mage]

No Wi-Fi 7? No purchase from me. Why the hell are they not including Wi-Fi 7? It's a good thing I renewed AppleCare for my MacBook Pro.

 

[kjvmartin]

Hanging onto the 2021 M1 Pro till I can get WiFi 7 out of the upgrade. I move big files.

 

[jecowa]

FCC out here stealing my job

I see your title says code sleuth. Is it your job to look through the code of Apple updates for references to model numbers of future products?

Will it come in Cosmic Orange?

Probably not, but I hope so.

 

[sinoka56]

any leaks about the new cheaper macbook 😂

 

[Jeeve Stubbs]

Incompetence at best, retribution at worst. The US is fast becoming a third world country where the official agencies and organizations can't be trusted.

 

[scrapesleon]

waiting on the touch screen MacBook before upgrading again

 

[lapstags]

I think the cheap MacBook at $599 will launch in October. It would make no sense for them to only launch one variation of the MacBook Pro.

 

[lapstags]

I guess the A3434 is the MacBook with the Apple A18 chip. It could be ready for primetime. It could also be that the A18 is not compatible with the N1.

That makes more sense than it being a m5 MacBook Pro

 

[Newbee2025]

Can’t wait to buy my next identical looking mbp to replace the brand new one I purchased last year!

 

[Tagbert]

Apple is really going to release a M5 iPad Pro with that change only. My 18 year old TV has smaller bezels that that iPad.

Do you hold your TV in your meaty fingers? The bezels on the iPads give you a small place to grip.

 

[Tagbert]

Can’t wait to buy my next identical looking mbp to replace the brand new one I purchased last year!

It makes sense for Apple to put the most current chips in their Macs and iPads as those chips become available. If you were buying a new Mac and it had a two year old chip while a newer chip was available would that make you happy? I course no one expects you to buy a new computer every year just because they did a spec bump on the chips. You’ll keep you Mac for several years until you need something new and only then worry about buying a new one.

 

[Dr Nobody Important]

The United States Federal Communications Commission has confirmed Apple's work on a new version of the MacBook Pro and several other products, leaking details on the devices ahead of launch.

The FCC published documents that reference model numbers that do not correspond with existing devices. A3434, for example, references an unreleased MacBook Pro, while other numbers are likely for upcoming M5 iPad Pro models. The FCC doesn't include product names in the documents that it shared, but we can guess based on the model numbers of current devices, and we do already know that the A3360 model number is an M5 iPad Pro.

• A3434 - Unknown MacBook Pro, likely one of the M5 models that Apple has in the works.
  
• A3357 - 11-inch Wi-Fi iPad Pro.
  
• A3358/A3359 - 11-inch Cellular iPad Pro models.
  
• A3360 - 13-inch Wi-Fi iPad Pro.
  
• A3361/A3362 - 13-inch Cellular iPad Pro models.

With just model numbers, there are few specifications that can be gleaned from the FCC's leak, but it does confirm Apple's work on new devices. It also potentially gives us some insight into a launch timeline, as these kinds of documents are typically filed in the weeks ahead of a product's debut. We do know that the new M5 iPad Pro models appear to support Wi-Fi 7, while the M5 MacBook Pro model listed does not.

Just today, an unboxing video featuring the M5 iPad Pro showed up on YouTube, and rumors suggest that we'll be getting new iPad Pro models before the end of the year.

Apple is also wrapping up work on M5 versions of the MacBook Pro, and mass production is set to begin soon. Refreshed MacBook Pro models with M5, M5 Pro, and M5 Max chips could launch sometime between late 2025 and early 2026.

Earlier this week, the FCC also published a 163-page document featuring full schematics of the iPhone 16e, which presumably Apple did not want shared with the public.

Article Link: FCC Leaks Upcoming MacBook Pro and More

These disgruntled employees have no morals.

 

[PBG4 Dude]

The FCC leaked complete schematics for the iPhone 16e in PDF format recently as well. All 163 pages of the PDF are stamped and watermarked “Apple Proprietary and Confidential”.

 

[im_to_hyper]

FCC out here stealing my job

Here we thought AI would steal everyone’s job…

 

[im_to_hyper]

The FCC leaked complete schematics for the iPhone 16e in PDF format recently as well. All 163 pages of the PDF are stamped and watermarked “Apple Proprietary and Confidential”.

I hate when people don’t do multi quotes but here I am.

That’s…. Ok that’s bad.

Reverse engineering fakers are gonna have a field day with that one.

 

[Scipster]

Is there a link to the FCC files?

 

[bigglow]

Macs (oldest to newest)

- May 2024 Mac Pro
- Oct 2024 iMac 24" 4.5K
- Oct 2024 Mac mini
- Oct 2024 MBP 16" & 14"
- Mar 2025 MBA 15" & 13"
- Mar 2025 Mac Studio

 

[DaniTheFox]

I think the N1 chip is quit good. OK, it lacks 320 MHz Wi-Fi 7, but apparently it has this new SPR AVS with the AirPods Pro 3, which must be a new protocol that runs over Bluetooth and Wi-Fi. When is this coming?

 

[iPadified]

Leaks? I would classified this info as "expected yearly progress without surprises and with minimal impact on users life".

Maybe Apple will use FCC leaks instead of press releases. Got to get something for your tax money.

 

[DFZD]

Did they leak this the easy way or the hard way?

 

[legatoboy]

Just occasionally the stupendous incompetence of this FCC regime benefits us in the rumor community.

Just occasionally the stupendous incompetence of this FCC regime benefits us in the rumor community.

Most government (if not all) agencies does not know what’s mean by information systems security. Not to mention NDA on unreleased products of applicants company. Although lots of money spent by government on what’s so called “security”.