Apple's rumored Vision Air could be lighter, cheaper AR headset: new battery, connector, more

Apple's rumored Vision Air headset teased: lighter and cheaper AR headset is thinner, features titanium to reduce weight, new color options coming.

Apple's rumored Vision Air could be lighter, cheaper AR headset: new battery, connector, more
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TL;DR: Apple is developing two AR headsets: a high-end Vision Pro successor and a lighter, cheaper Vision Air with an A-series chip and titanium design. Vision Air aims for broader appeal at around $1999 but needs more content to succeed, contrasting with the niche $3500 Vision Pro.

Apple is said to be working on a couple of different AR headsets: a higher-end enterprise-focused headset in a successor to Vision Pro, and a cheaper and lighter version that is reportedly called Vision Air.

The new Apple Vision Air -- which is a name I totally dig, in line with the iPad AIr, MacBook Air, etc -- is a cheaper and lighter version of the Vision Pro, with an inferior chassis, A-series SoC instead of a higher-end M-series SoC, and other downsides. But, it'll play to an audience that is far wider than the $3500+ price of the Vision Pro.

In a new post on X by tiper @Kosutami_Ito, we're hearing that the new Vision lineup is "so thin" and that it features titanium to reduce weight, including the connectors and the battery. The leaker notes that this thinner and cheaper AR headset might not be called the Vision Pro, but rather the VIsion Air.

The leaker also talks about an "iPhone 5-era black" color on the purported Vision Air headset, which is noted as a graphite dark blue, which would be nice to see in the flesh.

Apple launched its Vision Pro for $3500 and it's been stagnant since, a few tech demos and vision reels with a couple of really awesome use cases for it, but outside of that it's just too niche (and far too expensive) for widespread adoption. However, a purported Vision Air headset could be something worthwhile... but it still lacks content.

Apple needs far, far more content for AR and VR before a Vision Air can launch to the masses, and a cheaper $1999 or so price is applied to it. Even at $1999, it's a huge purchase... but Apple is Apple, and consumers know there's a premium to their devices. $3500 is a bit too rich, but a cheaper $1999 headset in the works sounds a bit more enticing for most people. We'll be keeping an eye on this story, don't worry.