Apple is reportedly working on a cheaper Mac laptop with an iPhone chip

Apple is working on a low-cost Mac laptop powered by the iPhone chip, and plans to launch it in the first half of 2026. according to Bloomberg. The laptop will also have a “lower-end LCD display” and a screen size that is “slightly lower” than the 13.6-inch display on the current MacBook Air. The laptop will sell for ‘well under $1,000’ Bloomberg Reports, the price of the laptop “will fall in a similar range” as the roughly $600 cost of the entry-level iPad and Magic Keyboard Folio.

Until now, laptops with Apple Silicon have used M-series chips. But Apple’s tests found that the iPhone chip “can perform better than the Mac-optimized M1 chip used in laptops from a few years ago.” Bloomberg He says. The new laptop will have a “completely new design” and will be aimed more at casual users, students and businesses.

Earlier this year, supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo similarly I mentioned that Apple has been developing an affordable MacBook with the A-series chip. Kuo said the laptop will be powered by the A18 Pro chip found in the iPhone 16 Pro lineup and will come in a range of colors including silver, blue, pink and yellow.

The company has also finished “work” on a MacBook Air powered by the recently introduced M5 chip, which it plans to release early next year. Bloomberg Reports. MacBook Pros with the M5 Pro and M5 Max are also in the works.