Next MacBook Pro will be 'dramatically overhauled' - but you'll have to wait until the fourth quarter for it

MacBook Pro will have Touch ID and USB-C

The next Apple MacBook Pro range will be "dramatically overhauled", with an OLED "touch bar" and support for Touch ID, according to financial analyst Ming-Chi Kuo at KGI Securities.

It will also support USB-C - reports are unclear over whether it will provide more than one port - but interested buyers will have to wait until the fourth quarter before Apple unveils its new line-up of laptops.

Kuo was speaking to 9to5Mac. The device, he said, will be an even thinner and lighter design inspired by the 12-inch MacBook, according to Kuo, alongside a Touch ID sensor for added security and an OLED display touch bar above the keyboard.

This bar will apparently replace the physical function keys along the top of the MacBook keyboard, and will sit alongside metal injection moulded hinges.

The new 13-inch and 15-inch MacBooks are also expected to feature USB-C and Thunderbolt 3 connections, and are likely to run Apple's soon-to-be-announced OS X 10.12 software.

The operating system is expected to be unveiled at WWDC next month, and will reportedly be the first version of Mac OS X to come with Siri baked in.

If it is anything like the 12-inch MacBook, we can expect Apple's new MacBook Pros to be available in a number of colours, including space grey and rose gold. Kuo claimed that Apple will also introduce a 13-inch MacBook similar to the upgraded 12-inch model launched last month.

In a bid to try to make this less confusing, Kuo explained that Apple plans to make the MacBook Air the entry-level option, while the MacBook will become the mid-tier choice and the MacBook Pro the high-end variant.

Kuo also recently revealed some more details about Apple's forthcoming iPhone 7S and 7S Plus. Even though the iPhone 7 still hasn't been launched, Kuo was happy to jump the gun with suggestions that 2017's iPhone will be the first to feature an AMOLED display and Windows 10-style iris-scanning tech.