However, many Apple laptop fans are a bit skeptical of the rumors since the American tech giant normally makes considerable upgrades before it releases a new iteration to its laptop line. They expected the same with the 2016 MacBook Pro so it would be very difficult to price it below the level of its current line. But they are still hopeful that the rumors are true.
Reports have it that the new MacBook Pro models shall likely feature Skylake processors, the new and sixth generation chips from Intel. The new chipset shall bring significant performance gains to the 2016 Apple MacBook Pro to make it an even faster processing device.
With its major competitors in the market already moving to Skylake processors for their latest laptop lines including HP, Dell, and Microsoft, it is almost certain that Apple would not want to be left behind.
The Skylake processor could actually improve the battery life of the device and could also work well with the El Capitan OS X to improve efficiency.
As it is, the current 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro already offers 10 hours of battery life while the 15-inch model offers 8 hours. It is expected that with the presence of Skylake processor under its hood, the 13-inch model of the 2016 Apple MacBook Pro shall have a battery life of 12 hours while its 15-inch variant shall have 9 hours of battery life, which will be similar to the durability of the battery of the current MacBook Air.