Kuo: Cheaper ‘Apple Vision’ headset delayed beyond 2027

According to supply chain analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, Apple has delayed its plans to release a more affordable Apple Vision headset in 2025. It’ll take a couple extra years now.

Previous rumors indicated that Apple intended to ship a cheaper Apple Vision headset next year, with cheaper materials, lower resolution displays, and no support for EyeSight. That way, spatial computing could be accessible to more users. However, according to Kuo, that’ll no longer be the case.

Kuo still says that Apple will ship a new version of Apple Vision Pro next year, with the M5 chip and support for Apple Intelligence. It’s unclear if there’ll be any additional hardware upgrades.

The analyst compared the cheaper Apple Vision to Apple’s HomePod mini, stating that “even after launching the cheaper HomePod mini, Apple’s smart speakers failed to become mainstream products.”

Seemingly, Apple believes that a $2000 headset wouldn’t necessarily expand the reach of visionOS.

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