Apple Vision Pro 2 teased for 2025 launch with new M4 chip, more comfortable head strap

Apple is reportedly set to introduce a Vision Pro successor this year, with performance improvements in the use of its newer M4 processor, improved AI functions, and a more comfortable strap.

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In a new report from Mark Gurman inside his new PowerOn newsletter, we're hearing that the updated Vision Pro will sport a faster M4 processor and other components that can "better run" AI, according to the usual "people familiar with the matter". There will also be a new strap that will make it easier to wear the Vision Pro for longer periods of time.

These won't be the only upgrades Apple includes in a new Vision Pro headset, as there is a redesigned model coming in 2027 that "significantly reduces the weight of the headset" according to Gurman's sources. The initial upgrade to the Vision Pro headset will use the M4 processor that Apple has inside of its new iPad Pro, MacBook Pro, and iMac, representing a big upgrade in performance over the current Vision Pro which is powered by the M2 processor.

Apple is reportedly testing versions of a new Vision Pro headset that will increase the number of cores inside of the neural engine, which is the component for processing AI tasks.

Apple's current Vision Pro headset has two strap options: one that sits around the back of the user's head, while another goes over the top of the wearer's head. Apple has been working on easing the weight of the headset, with a developer of masks used in sleep apnea treatment even offering third-party bands for the Vision Pro, but the issue of weight persists.

The second-generation Vision Pro and its minor changes are "unlikely to make the headset a consumer hit" writes Gurman, but it might give corporate customers a reason to buy the Vision Pro. Later this year, Apple will unleash its new visionOS 26 operating system that will feature virtual widgets and a new eye-scrolling feature.

We've reported on rumors of a new Vision Pro that is tethered, designed for enterprise applications with radically reduced lag. Not only that, but Apple has been working on Mac-connected glasses that would act as a virtual computer monitor, but it paused work on the project -- codenamed N107 -- several months ago, adds Gurman.