An innovative approach to virtual reality unlike any other, the Apple Vision Pro provides users with a boundless expanse of vibrant pixels before your eyes. Watch things come to life with stunning visuals, a workspace like you have never imagined before, 3D movies just like a theater experience with spatial audio.
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Apple Vision Pro will officially launch on February 2 with a pre-order option now available. The Vision Pro headset starts at $3,499 for 256GB internal storage, and up to $3,899 for 1TB. You can customize your headset to include ZEISS Optical Insert lenses for reading at $99 or prescription lenses at $149.
The vision pro can transform any room into your own persoVirtualnal theater with its “spatial computing” experience. Expand your movies, shows, and games in any size with more pixels than a 4K TV for each eye wherever and whenever you want. The headset makes it easy to collaborate and connect people within facetime and share the documents simultaneously.
The headset runs on a custom-built operating system called visionOS. visionOS seamlessly integrates existing iOS and iPadOS apps into the 3D environment, making the transition from traditional screens to the Vision Pro incredibly natural. Control Apple Vision Pro with your eyes, hands, and voice — interactions feel intuitive and magical. Simply look at an element, tap your fingers together to select, and use the virtual keyboard or dictation to type.
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Users will be able to manipulate the size of the in-headset ‘screen’ in the room, with certain apps creating a 3D impression by casting shadows. For deeper immersion, the Vision Pro also has a Digital Crown you can rotate to fully envelop yourself in the OS at will or reduce it to provide transparency and presence in the real world.
The Vision Pro also features built-in headphones that are located on the wearable strap of the device, which will offer spatial audio. By using audio ray tracing, the Vision Pro is said to create a picture of your environment’s acoustics, tweaking your playback from moment to moment.
You can interact with the Vision Pro’s UI in various ways, from voice control to eye tracking and hand gestures, depending on your needs.
The Vision Pro has a series of sophisticated inside-out cameras that map the space at large. The cameras can also be used in tandem with specific gestures to select and manipulate parts of theOS to achieve what you want in real-time.
The headset also houses a 3D camera, which you can use to record and capture pictures and images in 3D, which you can replay later, like digital memories.
The custom micro‑OLED display system features 23 million pixels, delivering stunning resolution and colors. And a specially designed three‑element lens creates the feeling of a display that’s everywhere you look.
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Displays:
- Dual micro-OLED displays, one for each eye
- 23 million pixels total resolution (higher than 4K per eye)
- 90Hz, 96Hz, and 100Hz refresh rates supported
- 92% DCI-P3 color gamut coverage
Processing:
- Apple M2 chip for graphics, visionOS, and advanced computer vision algorithms
- Apple R1 co-processor for real-time sensor input processing (256GB/s memory bandwidth)
Sensors and Tracking:
- 12 cameras (6 world-facing, 4 eye-tracking, 1 TrueDepth, 1 LiDAR)
- 4 inertial measurement units
- Flicker sensor and ambient light sensor
- 6-microphone array with directional beamforming
Audio:
- Dual-driver audio pods near ears with spatial audio support
Storage:
- 256GB, 512GB, or 1TB internal storage options
Power and Battery:
- Can be powered by external power supply, USB-C on a Mac, or battery pack (2 hours usage)
Other features:
- Digital crown dial for controlling virtual background visibility
- 3D laminated glass display front, aluminum frame with flexible cushion, adjustable headband
- Weight: 600-650 grams (depending on configuration)
- Light Seal and head band options with recycled materials