How much might Apple Vision cost?

Apple plans to launch a lower-end Vision headset, according to insider sometime next year. There is no specific date, or at least an approximate duration.

The Apple Vision Pro headset was released in February 2024 after being announced at WWDC on June 5, 2023. worth it $3499It was disliked by the majority of users who said that this amount was too high. This is probably why the product was not as successful and popular as the company expected.

The manufacturer is understandable: the technologies used in Vision Pro are unique in many respects. There are two ultra-modern displays inside, special curved glass on the outside and a bunch of sensors, cameras and other components that provide a number of functions.

But Apple understood the price issue and started working on a cheaper version even before the Vision Pro was released. According to Mark Gurman he will cost about $2,000.

A low-quality headset will likely use a worse processor and cheaper materials:

• Currently, the Vision Pro is equipped with an M2 chip, while the cheaper version could borrow something from the A series installed in the company’s smartphones. For example, it could be the A18 Pro, which is as fast as the M1.
• As for materials, there will probably be more plastic used instead of aluminum and glass.

The report also added that the headset was probably Will not have EyeSight functionalityFeature included in Apple Vision Pro that uses external displays to show the user’s eyes to others, thus allowing eye contact while speaking. Gurman says that installing an additional screen is expensive, so the cheaper headset will not have this screen.