Matt Talks Tech expects the next MacBook Air to change chips while keeping its familiar screen and body. The video expects an M6 refresh in spring 2027. Anyone waiting specifically for OLED would be waiting for a different update.
The distinction starts with what's already real. Apple's Mac mini specifications list an M6 with a 12-core CPU and 12-core GPU, but those desktop specifications don't confirm the chip configuration or sustained performance of an unannounced fanless Air.
Matt Talks Tech speculates that Apple could disable CPU or GPU cores in the entry configuration, and expects the familiar 13-inch and 15-inch sizes to continue. Its expectation for the rest of the hardware is blunt:
it's unlikely anything else is really going to change for this generation.
I'd wait for an Air-specific workload test before treating the desktop chip's gains as a reason to postpone a laptop I need for work right now.
