The first non-professional Apple Vision headset could be released next year for around $2,000, according to Bloomberg’s Mark Garman.
Gurman has a strong track record when it comes to covering Apple’s moves in advance, sharing many details about Vision Pro before it was officially revealed or acknowledged by Apple. revealed.
Garman said in the latest edition of his newsletter that Apple is developing a cheaper, non-Pro headset that will lack the EyeSight front display and “possibly” use an A-series chipset (used in the iPhone) instead. It reiterated an earlier report from last year that there was. Cheaper material from the M series.
While his initial reports said Apple was discussing a price between $1,500 and $2,500, Garman has now given a more specific number of “about $2,000,” saying that Apple claims that it expects to sell twice as many units as the Vision Pro.
Apple asks LG and Samsung to supply micro OLEDs for vision headsets
Apple has approached LG and Samsung about supplying micro-OLED displays for its cheaper Vision headset, South Korean news outlets reported.
And Gurman isn’t the only source reporting that this non-Pro Vision headset is coming.
Supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo first reported that Apple was working on a cheaper headset a year before the Vision Pro was announced, and at the time Kuo said Apple expected a 2025 release. He also said that he was aiming for
In May, Chinese news outlet WallStreetCN reported that the headset could weigh around 400 grams, significantly lighter than the 600-gram Vision Pro. He also made the unusual claim that the supply chain is preparing to scale up to “tens of millions of millions.” But that directly contradicts Garman’s claims and seems unlikely.
In the past few months, South Korean news outlet The Elec has reported that Apple has contacted display suppliers such as LG and Samsung about cheaper, lower-resolution micro-OLED displays, and even that Japan’s JDI has asked Apple for higher-density regular OLED displays. I’ve seen multiple reports that they’re promoting it. . However, it’s unclear whether these discussions pertain to the first non-Pro Vision headset or to future cheaper models.
Vision Pro refresh also available
In his newsletter, Garman reiterated previous reports that Apple is working on a second-generation Vision Pro, expected to launch in 2026.
Apple Vision Pro could get M5 refresh in early 2026
Renowned supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claims that mass production of the Apple Vision Pro refresh equipped with the M5 chip should start in the second half of 2025.
A few weeks ago, Ming-Chi Kuo said that the new Vision Pro will be equipped with the M5 chipset, a significant upgrade over the current M2 headset, and will go into production in late 2025.
Kuo claimed that since the M5 Vision Pro’s supply chain is “very much the same,” “other hardware specifications and designs will not change much, which should help drive down costs and prices.” However, he said he doesn’t expect the price to change “significantly”, suggesting it’s still a very expensive headset.
