Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg announced today the release of Meta Quest Pro, a new $1,500 mixed reality headset that aims to “make the meta universe come true.” Meta Quest Pro has a few rumored features for the AR/VR headset we expect Apple to launch next year.

The mixed reality headset will have both augmented and virtual reality, and will have “flat lenses” that keep it smooth while offering high resolution. Apple is also said to use “pancake lenses” for a thin and light design.

Meta Quest Pro has a curved battery at the back for a more ergonomic fit and uses high-resolution external cameras to capture 4x more pixels than the previous generation Meta Quest 2. However, it uses an LCD screen. While there are rumors that Apple’s headset uses micro OLED displays.

Apple’s headset is said to have more than a dozen cameras for features like eye tracking, spatial detection, facial expression detection, and skin detection, and Meta is ahead of Apple in some of these features. Meta Quest Pro features 10 high-resolution eye-tracking sensors, and Meta says it can “capture natural facial expressions” and turn them into a virtual avatar.

According to Meta, mixed reality will allow you to merge the physical world with the virtual one, so you can create a virtual workspace using a physical keyboard and mouse.

Other features of the Meta Quest Pro include a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ chip (Apple’s headset will use Apple’s silicon chips, possibly M2 or M3), 12GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, Touch Pro controllers that track your position in 3D space, and a 45 W charging station.