Report: Apple Vision Pro unlikely to reach 'ideal form' until fourth-gen model

Date:
Mon, 12 Feb 2024 11:15:38 +0000

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Apples Vision Pro is years away from its best form, a leaker has claimed, citing sources at the company.

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The Apple Vision Pro is the latest shiny Apple product to have captured the worlds attention, but despite some phenomenal features and abilities , it clearly has some notable drawbacks. Now, one reliable tipster has claimed
that Apple staff who worked on the headset suspect it won't achieve its
"ideal form" until a fourth-generation model.

That suggestion comes from Bloomberg reporter Mark Gurman, who has a strong reputation when it comes to Apple leaks and analysis. In his latest Power On newsletter , Gurman cites people in the Vision Products Group at Apple as saying they feel we could have to wait another three generations before the Vision Pro really hits its stride.

Gurman compares this to the iPhone, iPad and Apple Watch, all of which had to go through several revisions before they really took off. A similar progression would be understandable for the Vision Pro after all, Apple has never attempted a headset like it before, and the industry as a whole is
still finding its feet.

What it does mean, though, is that you certainly shouldnt go into buying a Vision Pro expecting it to be perfect. Theres clearly some way to go before
it can iron out its quirks and, if Gurman is right about his sources, even Apple seems to be acknowledging that (internally at least). Hitting its
stride (Image credit: Future / Lance Ulanoff)

Gurmans analysis lines up with what we noted in our Apple Vision Pro review . To us, it became apparent that the device wasnt quite as refined as it could be. There was some V1 bugginess that youd expect in a first-generation product, while it really seemed that Apple hadnt truly nailed down the weight distribution of its rather heavy headset.

Those are the kinds of drawbacks that will (hopefully) be ironed out in later editions. Theres also the issue of the sky-high price another thing that should drop over time.

Right now, we know that Apple is working on a second-generation Vision Pro , as well as a cheaper version with a few features stripped out to bring the price down. Those Vision Pro 2 rumors suggest that the headset isn't on an annual upgrade cycle like other Apple products instead, that second-gen version isn't expected until late 2025 or early 2026.

This means it could be several years before that mooted fourth-generation model makes 'spatial computing' (as Apple likes to call it) truly mainstream. While those models should get us closer to the ideal form that Gurman was talking about, they might not get us all the way there.

With a product as new as the Vision Pro, it seems clear that patience is
going to be important. Its already far ahead of anything Apples rivals can muster. But for most of us, it's now a case of playing the waiting game for
it to truly mature and achieve its undoubted potential. You might also like Apple Vision Pro review: The spatial computing revolution is here, and I love it Apple Vision Pro 2 leak reveals what's coming next for Apple's headset Apple may be considering a cheaper Vision Pro model - so people might be able to actually buy the headset



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