Apple tested M3 Ultra MacBook Pro, early iOS 18 code leaks

Details about an unreleased MacBook Pro configuration have surfaced on Chinese social media, suggesting that Apple may have evaluated a version with the M3 Ultra chip.

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Apple tested an M3 Ultra variant of the MacBook Pro, according to an iOS 18 code leak.

The current 14-inch MacBook Pro and 16-inch MacBook Pro are available with Apple’s M4 line of chips, including the M4, M4 Pro, and M4 Max. The same can be said for their M3 series counterparts, but a new leak suggests there may have been a fourth configuration planned.

On Friday, a post on the Chinese website BiliBili detailed a few scrapped iPhone, iPad, and Mac configurations. The post’s author lists observations derived from the OS of a pre-production prototype of the iPhone 16.

Rumor Score: 🤔 Possible

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