Apple M1 Successor to Debut in July, Could Be Called M2 or M1X: Report The new Apple Silicon is speculated to debut on the company’s next-generation MacBook models in the second half of this year. By Jagmeet Singh | Updated: 29 April 2021 12:03 IST Photo Credit: Reuters Highlights The company is planning to completely move to its silicon within 2 years Apple’s move will impact Intel’s domination in the market Apple may start shipping the successor to its M1 chip as early as July, according to a report. The new chip, speculated to be called the M2 or M1X, is reported to have entered mass production — hinting at its arrival on new MacBook models later this year. The Cupertino company brought the M1 chip as its first system-on-chip (SoC) in November that came as the first step to replace Intel-designed CPUs on Apple devices. The M1 chip debuted on the company's MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini last year. However, Apple last week widened its coverage to the latest iPad Pro and iMac models.