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Gurman: Vision Pro 2 won’t release in 2025, but lower-cost headset is ‘ramping up’

Michael Burkhardt | Jan 12 2025 - 5:24 am PT

According to Mark Gurman’s Power On newsletter, Apple is planning no sort of Vision Pro refresh in 2025. He mentions that it’s possible that Apple could theoretically unveil a headset ahead of a release next year, but all signs are pointing to new Vision Pro hardware launching in 2026 instead.

On the other hand, he reports that Apple’s more “urgent goal” is to create a cheaper headset, and Apple is ‘ramping up’ development for that headset.

Other analysts, such as Ming Chi-Kuo, had previously reported that Apple Vision Pro 2 would be on track to enter production in the second half of 2025. It was widely expected to implement the M5 chip and have support for Apple Intelligence, though there weren’t many other hardware changes rumored. Kuo also reported that Apple’s cheaper headset is delayed until at least 2027.

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I am waiting for v2 before I purchase just because v1 of anything has some compromises they address in v2.

Also, the graphics don’t support ray tracing. Yikes.

Hopefully, M5 and R2.

They should make it the first device with M5 like they did with the iPad Pro last year with the M4.

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Gurman, on the other hand, describes the cheaper headset as an “urgent goal” of Apple’s. It still won’t be shipping in 2025, but hopefully it isn’t too far away:

The more urgent goal is to produce a lower-cost version of the headset, and Apple is ramping up of development of such a product. Stay tuned for more details on that. Besides that device, code-named N107, Apple is actively exploring other ideas. That includes a version of the Ray-Ban smart glasses from Meta Platforms Inc. and an AirPods-like vision device with cameras.

All those devices would be further out than 2025, but this year should be a critical step toward that future vision.

Gurman also reports that Apple is continuing to work on other products that’d implement wearable cameras, including an Apple version of the Meta Ray-Ban glasses, as well as AirPods that include cameras. No specific timeline is provided, other than the fact that it’ll be after this year.

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Michael is a 9to5Mac Reporter, leading all of our Apple news coverage on weekends and reviewing the newest Apple products and accessories. He got started in the world of Apple news during the pandemic, and it became a growing hobby. He’s also an indie iOS developer, and started the weekly Indie App Spotlight series, which has covered hundreds of blooming new apps since it launched. In his free time, he enjoys shooting street photography around New York City on his Sony A7RV.

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