Apple has reportedly scaled again its manufacturing on the upcoming (and really costly) Vision Pro headset. According to the Financial Times, Apple initially deliberate on producing a million Vision Pro headsets in 2024 however has since diminished this quantity all the way down to the low 100,000s.
While many would suppose the worth is guilty for this, it’s really not fully the case. The report claims that the manufacturing means of the Apple Vision Pro is kind of advanced. Not solely are the elements very costly and exhausting to search out however the system isn’t straightforward to assemble both. As a consequence, Apple merely gained’t be capable of meet its 1 million unit demand.
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So as an alternative of constructing and hopefully promoting one million Apple Vision Pro models, the corporate is now focusing on just below 150,000 models in 2024. Whether or not the demand will meet the provision is unclear but. Apple plans on rolling out Vision Pro in sure areas all year long with no set launch date aside from “early 2024 within the US”.
One report claims that Apple will solely make 150,000 Vision Pro models subsequent yr. However, one other report claims this quantity is even decrease at 130,000. Definitely a far stretch from Apple’s authentic a million.
The firm has but to announce its launch plans for the Apple Vision Pro. During the WWDC occasion final month, Apple showcased the tech throughout its “another factor” section and claimed it could launch within the United States first and in different nations all through 2024. Apple can be reportedly engaged on a less expensive model of the tech which hopefully will price considerably lower than $3,500.
“Vision Pro creates an infinite canvas for apps that scales past the boundaries of a standard show and introduces a completely three-dimensional consumer interface managed by essentially the most pure and intuitive inputs doable — a consumer’s eyes, arms, and voice.
Featuring visionOS, the world’s first spatial working system, Vision Pro lets customers work together with digital content material in a method that appears like it’s bodily current of their area.
The breakthrough design of Vision Pro options an ultra-high-resolution show system that packs 23 million pixels throughout two shows, and customized Apple silicon in a singular dual-chip design to make sure each expertise feels prefer it’s going down in entrance of the consumer’s eyes in real-time.”
Source: FT
