In late October, Apple placed a new 14-inch MacBook Pro built on its M6 chip on sale in India, priced from Rs 2,39,900, with pre-orders opening on October 28 and sales beginning November 6. It is the latest step in a long habit of refining the laptop around whatever the moment demands, here chiefly faster graphics and on-device artificial intelligence. Whether that promise of speed and endurance reshapes daily work will depend on the people who buy it and the tasks they bring to it. Meanwhile, a touch-screen version that some have been waiting for remains a rumour rather than a fact.
Apple Launches 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 in India at Rs 2,39,900; Touchscreen Model Still Unconfirmed
A rumoured redesign to wait for
Mark
Why does this launch matter if it's an incremental chip update?
Mimi
Because of the price and the timing. Rs 2,39,900 is the entry point in India, and orders open October 28, so buyers are deciding now.
Mark
What is Apple actually promising with the M6?
Mimi
Two more CPU cores and two more GPU cores than the M5, up to 30% faster graphics, and up to 25% faster on-device AI work.
Luke
Those are Apple's numbers, though. Nothing here is independent testing.
Mimi
Right, and the article says as much about the M1 comparisons. The 11.7 times Blender and 2.5 times Xcode figures depend on the workload.
Mark
Why compare against the M1 at all?
Mimi
It speaks to people with older machines. The 13-inch M1 model is the baseline for the rendering, build and AI response claims.
Luke
Worth noting that the 24-hour battery claim is also Apple's, along with the line that it's the longest on a Mac.
Mark
And the touchscreen?
Mimi
Reports say OLED touch models in 14 and 16 inches are coming, above this lineup.
Luke
Reports is the key word. Apple hasn't confirmed them, and the price and date are unknown. Late 2026 or early 2027 is a rumoured window, not a plan.
Le Pouls
- Apple's new 14-inch MacBook Pro with M6 chip goes on sale in India, starting at Rs 2,39,900 with a Rs 2,27,900 education price.
- Pre-orders open October 28 and sales begin November 6, giving buyers a short window to decide.
- Apple claims up to 30% faster graphics than the M5 and up to 24 hours of battery life, though these figures are the company's own.
- On-device AI is the headline push, with Neural Accelerators in every GPU core and claims of up to 13 times faster time to first token against the M1 model.
- The machine still lacks a touchscreen, and reports of OLED touch MacBook Pros for late 2026 or early 2027 remain unconfirmed by Apple.
In late October, Apple placed a new 14-inch MacBook Pro built on its M6 chip on sale in India, priced from Rs 2,39,900, with pre-orders opening on October 28 and sales beginning November 6. It is the latest step in a long habit of refining the laptop around whatever the moment demands, here chiefly faster graphics and on-device artificial intelligence. Whether that promise of speed and endurance reshapes daily work will depend on the people who buy it and the tasks they bring to it. Meanwhile, a touch-screen version that some have been waiting for remains a rumour rather than a fact.
Apple has put a new 14-inch MacBook Pro on sale in India, starting at Rs 2,39,900. Students and education buyers pay Rs 2,27,900. Pre-orders open on October 28, and the machines reach shelves on November 6, in space black or silver.
The heart of the machine is the M6 chip, with 12 CPU cores and 12 GPU cores, two more of each than the M5. Apple says the extra cores help with multitasking, code compilation and creative work, and that graphics run up to 30% faster. The comparisons it chose speak to people still on older hardware, citing large gains over the M1 model in rendering and project builds. These are Apple's own numbers, and real results will vary with the work.
Much of the attention goes to AI. Neural Accelerators sit in every GPU core, alongside a dual 16-core Neural Engine, and Apple says on-device AI runs up to 25% faster than on the M5. The chip is built for image generation, upscaling and running large language models locally.
Elsewhere the hardware is familiar: the same Liquid Retina XDR display, up to 24 hours of battery life, Wi-Fi 7, and memory starting at 16GB and reaching 32GB. The software is macOS 27 Golden Gate, bringing Siri and Apple Intelligence more deeply into everyday tasks.
What is missing is a touchscreen. Reports point to touch-enabled OLED MacBook Pros arriving later, but Apple has confirmed nothing. For now, buyers have a November 6 date to plan around and a rumoured redesign to weigh.
Apple has put a new 14-inch MacBook Pro on sale in India, and the price on the first line of the announcement is Rs 2,39,900. Customers using the education discount pay Rs 2,27,900. Pre-orders open on October 28, and the machines begin selling on November 6. They come in space black and silver.
The laptop is built around the M6 chip. It has a 12-core CPU and a 12-core GPU, two more cores of each than the M5. Apple says the extra CPU cores help with multitasking, compiling code and creative work. It also claims graphics run up to 30% faster than on the M5, helped by a third-generation ray-tracing engine, and says 3D modelling, photo editing and gaming should all benefit.
The comparisons Apple chose are aimed at people on older machines. Against the 13-inch MacBook Pro with M1, the company claims up to 11.7 times faster ray-traced rendering in Blender and up to 2.5 times faster project builds in Xcode. These are Apple's own figures, and results will depend on the workload.
AI gets much of the attention. The M6 puts Neural Accelerators in every GPU core and pairs them with a dual 16-core Neural Engine. Apple says on-device AI workloads run up to 25% faster than on the M5, and that the Neural Engine is up to 1.9 times faster. The chip is meant for image generation, AI upscaling and running large language models locally. Apple also claims up to 13 times faster time to first token, which measures how quickly a model begins to respond, compared with the M1 model.
The rest of the hardware is largely familiar. The 14-inch Liquid Retina XDR display stays, with up to 1,600 nits of peak HDR brightness, and buyers can choose a nano-texture finish to cut reflections in bright rooms. Apple promises up to 24 hours of battery life, which it calls the longest on any Mac. With a compatible higher-wattage adapter, fast charging reaches 50% in 30 minutes. Memory starts at 16GB of unified memory and can be configured up to 32GB.
Connectivity moves to Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 6. The machine supports up to two external displays and has three Thunderbolt 4 ports, an HDMI port, MagSafe 3, an SDXC card slot and a headphone jack. It also has a 12MP Center Stage camera with Desk View, a three-microphone array and a six-speaker system with Spatial Audio.
The laptop runs macOS 27 Golden Gate, which brings Siri AI and Apple Intelligence features across the system. Apple says Siri can use a person's personal context to find information in messages, emails and photos, and can carry out tasks across apps. Other additions include tools for organising Safari tabs, building Shortcuts automations from a written description, and editing photos. Users can also adjust how Liquid Glass looks in Settings.
What the machine lacks is a touchscreen. Reports say Apple is working on redesigned 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models with touch-enabled OLED displays, expected to sit above the current lineup. They could arrive later this year or in early 2027, but Apple has confirmed nothing, and pricing and timing remain open. For now, anyone weighing the M6 model in India has the November 6 sales date to plan around and a rumoured redesign to wait for.
Citations marquantes
Apple claims up to 30% faster graphics than the M5 and up to 24 hours of battery life, the longest on a Mac.— Apple, as reported by The Economic Times
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