AppleTrack weighs touchscreen MacBook Pro rumors ahead of October event
Sam's preview pairs a possible laptop redesign with an OLED iPad mini whose rumored refresh rate is already drawing objections.
Why this story? The video opened at a pace of 175,435 views a day, 18 times a normal first day on this channel (9,562).
Apple October 28 Event Leaked! EVERYTHING We're Getting!
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- 0:00Sam says Apple has confirmed an October 28 event; the invitation carries the theme "Pro and tell."
- 0:50MacBook Pro rumors include a lighter body, tandem OLED, a Dynamic Island and possible touchscreen support.
- 2:49The hardware forecast includes M5 Pro and M5 Max chips, alongside a possible integrated cellular modem.
- 5:48An iPad mini body without external speaker holes could, Sam suggests, enable water resistance.
- 6:50The mini's rumored OLED upgrade comes with a catch: a 60Hz refresh rate.
- 9:35Sam forecasts an M6 iMac with new colors, followed by a base M6 MacBook Pro retaining the older chassis.
A better screen isn't the same thing as a smoother one. That's the catch in AppleTrack's October event preview: Sam describes an iPad mini moving to OLED while potentially keeping the refresh rate that some viewers already want Apple to leave behind.
The upload drew about 165,000 views in its first 21 hours, far beyond AppleTrack's usual opening-day audience. It also shifts the conversation from the HomeView complaints in Sam's previous video to what Apple might change more substantially next.
Sam says Apple has confirmed an October 28 event, showing an invitation headed "Pro and tell." The products and features he lays out remain a mix of leaks, rumors and expectations, not an announced lineup.
The MacBook Pro gets the most ambitious makeover in that forecast: a lighter body, tandem OLED display, a Dynamic Island replacing the notch, and possible touch support. Sam also discusses a cellular modem, potentially letting the laptop connect without borrowing a phone's connection. One viewer's practical wish is simply for cellular to become a standard laptop option.
The rumored iPad mini brings a different trade-off. Alongside OLED, Sam describes smaller bezels, a landscape selfie camera and a body without external speaker holes, which he links to possible water resistance. But the reported 60Hz screen prompts several viewers to ask why the display wouldn't offer a higher refresh rate.
The video includes a paid charger promotion. Afterward, its product forecast extends to new iMac colors and an M6 refresh, plus a base MacBook Pro that might retain the older body. In Sam's telling, not every new chip comes with a new design.
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What viewers say
Every laptop should have a cellular option these days.
@Coldsmoke99-xh9wpSee it on YouTubeThey need to bring back the 27" iMac. C'mon Apple!!
@jamestamu83See it on YouTubeI actually like mini led because of the burn-in with oled
@nerdgliderSee it on YouTube
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No 120HZ…no sale.
@mojo4376See it on YouTube
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- Channel
- AppleTrack
- Subscribers
- 599,000 ▲ 1,000 this week
- Channel views, last 7 days
- 683,513
- Channel views, pace per day
- 25,708 (on a normal day: 121,532)
- Video published
- October 20, 2026
- Video views so far
- 165,523 (less than a day online)
- Video views, pace per day
- 175,435
The numbers
The event preview has already drawn far more views than AppleTrack's usual first day, with several hours still to go.
💡 Test your knowledge
Which iPhone interface feature does Sam say could replace the MacBook Pro's notch?
Sam's MacBook Pro forecast includes a Dynamic Island in place of the display notch.



