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Apple Vision Pro
Apple's first spatial computer, controlled by eyes, hands and voice.
Overview
Apple Vision Pro was the company's first major new product line since Apple Watch. It is a headset that blends digital windows with the real world through high-resolution passthrough video, with no controllers required: eye tracking selects, a pinch confirms, and Siri handles dictation.
Two micro-OLED panels deliver about 23 million pixels in total, and the M2 chip works alongside a custom R1 chip that processes input from twelve cameras, five sensors and six microphones. The result is about 12 milliseconds of delay between the outside world and the picture, which keeps motion comfortable.
The visionOS operating system supports iPad apps, spatial photos and video, immersive environments and a virtual Mac display. External batteries clip to the wearer's pocket, giving roughly two hours of general use. Sales stayed modest because of the price and weight, but it set the technical foundation for later Vision products.
Why it mattered
Started Apple's spatial computing platform and visionOS, even though high price limited sales.
At a glance
- Announced
- June 5, 2023
- Released
- February 2, 2024
- Discontinued
- October 22, 2025
- Launch price
- $3,499
- Chip / processor
- Apple M2 + R1
- Display
- Dual micro-OLED
- Storage
- 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
- Status
- Discontinued
Highlights
- Micro-OLED displays, 23 million pixels
- M2 plus R1 sensor chip
- Eye, hand and voice control
- EyeSight external display
- External battery pack
Tech specs
Specifications as published at launch. Some values (like battery life) are manufacturer estimates.
Display
- Type
- Dual micro-OLED, 7.5-micron pixels
- Resolution
- 23 million pixels (about 3660 x 3200 per eye)
- Refresh rate
- 90Hz, 96Hz, 100Hz
- Colour
- Wide colour (P3)
Chip
- Chip
- Apple M2 (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine) and R1 sensor chip
Memory
- RAM
- 16GB unified memory
- Storage options
- 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
Sensors
- Cameras
- Two high-resolution main cameras, six world-facing tracking cameras, four eye-tracking cameras, TrueDepth camera, LiDAR scanner
- Tracking
- Eye tracking (Optic ID), hand tracking, head tracking, four IMUs
Audio
- Audio
- Dual-driver audio pods with Spatial Audio, six-microphone array
Battery
- Battery life
- Up to 2 hours general use; 2.5 hours video playback
Design
- Weight
- 600-650 g (without battery), 353 g battery
- Materials
- Laminated glass front, aluminium alloy frame, light seal and head band fabric
Connectivity
- Wi-Fi
- Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.3
Security
- Authentication
- Optic ID iris authentication
Software
- Launch OS
- visionOS 1.0
