When Apple announced the M4-powered iPad Pro, it was immediately suspected that Cupertino would launch an M4-powered MacBook Pro by the end of 2024

However, new rumors have already begun to emerge about the 2025 MacBook Pro lineup, which is supposed to feature the M5 processor; the latest from Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo (via Neowin) suggests that the 2025 version will claimed to be equipped with a compact camera module (CCM)

Ming-Chi Kuo, a regular Apple contributor, claims that Sunny Optical in Vietnam will provide the new CCM The firm reportedly lost a contract for iPhone lenses due to production problems

In a blog post, Kuo wrote, “Sunny Optical is expected to become Apple's new CCM supplier in 2025, producing and shipping large quantities of CCMs for the new MacBook M5 series in Vietnam Sunny Optical is a world-class CCM supplier, so if MacBook CCM shipments go well, Sunny Optical is expected to become the new CCM supplier for the iPhone and iPad in the future”

If you are not familiar with the term, CCMs are self-contained camera systems typically used in smartphones and tablets These systems include a camera sensor, a digital signal processing unit, and an infrared filter However, they do not include a lens

Why this is important for future MacBooks LG Innotek and Sharp supply CCMs for MacBooks Sunny Opticals is vertically integrated to produce both CCMs and lenses as a single product This could result in more compact webcams built into future MacBooks

If this is successful, Kuo claims that the company could begin supplying CCMs for future iPhones and iPads However, this all depends on whether Sunny Opticals can actually produce CCMs for the next MacBook models

The first MacBook M4 laptops should appear later this year, probably around October Apple introduced the M3-powered MacBook Pro last year, and Bloomberg's Mark Gurman reports that the 14-inch MacBook Pro and other M4 MacBooks will be available in 2025

There are also reports that a MacBook Pro with an OLED screen will be available in 2026, which could include an M5-powered unit that Apple may announce next year