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Apple Receives FCC Approval for Unreleased MacBook Pro [Updated]

Apple this week received FCC approval for an unreleased MacBook Pro (https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/macbook-pro/) with a model number of A2159, which is one of the model numbers that was recently registered (https://www.macrumors.com/2019/06/13/apple-seven-new-macs-eurasian-database/) with the Eurasian Economic Commission.





In the FCC documentation, Apple specifies that the unreleased A2159 machine is a <!---->MacBook Pro<!---->, which is curious as the <!---->MacBook Pro<!----> already received a 2019 refresh in May.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2013/09/macbookpronotouchbar-800x475.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="475" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-531485" />


A2159 is a model that was not included in the May update, and it's not entirely clear what it is. As a Reddit user (https://www.reddit.com/r/apple/comments/c8c268/new_macbook_pro_recieves_fcc_authorization_a2159/) points out, the back of the machine says that it's rated at 20.3V - 3A Max, which is equivalent to 61W, perhaps suggesting a refreshed 13-inch <!---->MacBook Pro<!---->.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/07/fccdocumentation-800x405.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="405" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-700276" /><center>From the FCC filing</center>


There's a possibility that Apple is planning to launch an updated 13-inch <!---->MacBook Pro<!----> without a Touch Bar, which is one of the machines that did not receive a May update. The non-Touch Bar 13-inch <!---->MacBook Pro<!----> has not seen a refresh since 2017.





Apple is also said to be developing a 16-inch <!---->MacBook Pro<!----> that features a new design and larger display perhaps enabled through slimmer bezels, though it's not clear if that is the machine outlined in the FCC document given the power information specified.





<img src="(http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2019/07/16inchmacbookprorender-800x722.jpg)" alt="" width="800" height="722" class="aligncenter size-large wp-image-700282" /><center>A mockup of what a 16-inch <!---->MacBook Pro<!----> might look like</center>


FCC approvals tend to be published right when a new machine launches, so we could see the A2159 <!---->MacBook Pro<!----> model quite soon.





Update: The FCC has pulled all of the documentation on the new A2159 machine.

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