Apple Vision · Pro
2023
Apple Vision Pro
Establishes Apple's spatial computing platform using custom micro-OLED displays, real-time dual-chip M2/R1 architecture, and an eyes, hands, and voice spatial interaction model.
- Announced
- 2023-06-05
- Family
- Apple Vision
- Branch
- Pro
- Historical weight
- Paradigm shift
Key specifications
Apple verification ↗- Display
- Dual micro-OLED, ~23 million pixels total
- Chip / CPU
- Apple M2 + R1 · 3.50 GHz
- Memory
- 16 GB
- Base storage
- 256 GB
- Ports & charging
- USB-C, external battery
- Weight
- ~650 g
- Dimensions
- Head-mounted display
- Original OS
- visionOS 1.0
- Launch price
- $3,499
- Released
- February 2, 2024
- Graphics
- Apple 10-core GPU (M2)
- CPU cores
- 8
Generation delta
What changed?
Introduced
8- Display
Dual Micro-OLED 3D display system
Custom micro-OLED display system packing 23 million pixels across two stamp-sized displays with 7.5-micron pixel pitch, 92% DCI-P3 wide color gamut, custom three-element catadioptric lenses, and variable refresh rates up to 100Hz (90Hz, 96Hz, 100Hz).
- Camera
Dual-chip spatial architecture
Parallel processing combining an Apple M2 chip (8-core CPU, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 16GB unified memory with 100GB/s bandwidth) for visionOS computation and an Apple R1 co-processor dedicated to streaming 12 cameras, 5 sensors, and 6 microphones with 12ms photon-to-photon latency and 256GB/s memory bandwidth.
- Camera
Multimodal controller-free input model
Replaces handheld physical controllers with high-accuracy eye tracking (4 internal IR cameras and LED illuminators) combined with hand gesture tracking (downward and peripheral tracking cameras) and Siri voice control.
- Silicon
Optic ID iris biometrics
Iris-based biometric authentication utilizing invisible infrared light patterns and encrypted local processing via the Secure Enclave processor.
- Display
EyeSight outward lenticular display
Curved external OLED display with a lenticular lens layer that reveals the user's rendered eyes and visual cues indicating their level of immersion to nearby people.
- Audio
Personalized Spatial Audio system
Dual-driver audio pods positioned next to each ear deliver personalized Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking and acoustic room ray tracing.
- Camera
Stereoscopic 3D camera system
Dual-camera stereoscopic main camera system (18 mm, ƒ/2.00 aperture, 6.5 stereo megapixels) capable of spatial photo and spatial video capture.
- Power
Modular ergonomic enclosure with tethered external battery
Three-dimensionally formed laminated glass front fused to an aluminum alloy frame, interchangeable magnetically attached Light Seals and Cushions, Solo Knit Band and Dual Loop Band, paired with a separate 353g tethered aluminum battery pack to minimize weight on the face.
Retained
1- Display
Continuity across Apple ecosystem
Mac Virtual Display wirelessly mirrors Mac displays into spatial 4K screens; supports iOS and iPadOS app ecosystems natively in visionOS windows.
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