The Vision Pro mixed reality glasses were unveiled by Apple at its developer conference – WWDC 2023 earlier this month, and it looks like the company is already preparing for its successor as well as a cheaper model.
According to SlashGear, while the next-generation Vision Pro is supposed to be faster with an advanced sensor array, the cheaper model promises to help push Apple’s virtual reality glasses into the mainstream. news In the Power On that has just been posted by Bloomberg technology market commentator Mark Gurman, the low-cost model of Vision Pro is in the process of being tested and could be released in 2025. The glasses may hit shelves under the name. Vision or Vision One, the same price is much cheaper than the $ 3,500 Vision Pro, which will make the device remove many features
The question is, why does Apple want to make Vision glasses cheaper? This may be due to the fact that the Vision Pro cannot become a mainstream consumer device with a price of $ 3,500, and if Apple really wants to win the “space computing race”, it needs to. make hardware more accessible. That’s the right place for cheaper glass.
When it comes to Vision Pro, the device is brimming with arguably the most advanced mixed reality (XR) technology available, but its three strongest points are its pixel-dense micro-OLED display, its Dual processors, and multiple sensors for environment visualization and gesture control. Gurman predicts Apple could ditch the R1 + M2 chip design on the Vision Pro, replacing it with single M-series silicon on the cheaper Vision model, or even an A-series chip taken from the iPhone.
Next, Apple may reduce the display hardware. The Vision Pro is equipped with a custom micro‑OLED display system with 23 million pixels that Apple claims can deliver 4K resolution for each eye. Apple could downgrade it to a more mainstream LCD unit for a more affordable model. For comparison, Meta’s premium Quest Pro glasses offer two LCD screens, each with a resolution of 1,800 x 1,920 pixels for each eye.
Finally, Apple could also cut the number of sensors included on the Vision Pro to keep costs down, but standout features like gesture tracking and EyeSight could still be on the cheaper model. It’s unclear how much Apple will charge for the cheap glasses, but the company could sell them for $1,000 just like the Quest Pro
