Apple Vision Pro Preorders Go Live in the US Ahead of February 2 Launch

Apple Vision Pro can now be preordered in the US, forward of the launch of the firm’s first combined actuality headset on February 2. The iPhone maker’s ‘spatial laptop options two Micro-OLED panels that provide a complete of 23 million pixels and as much as 100Hz refresh fee. It is powered by Apple’s M2 processor and a brand new R1 chip that processes information from the headset’s numerous sensors. The headset additionally options iris-based biometric authentication and presents as much as two hours of battery life, in keeping with Apple.

Apple Vision Pro worth, availability

Pricing for the Apple Vision Pro begins at $3,499 (roughly Rs. 2.9 lakh) for the base mannequin with 256GB of storage. You may also buy the headset in 512GB and 1TB storage choices which are priced at $3,699 (roughly Rs. 3.07 lakh) and $3,899 (roughly Rs. 3.24 lakh), respectively. The firm will start promoting the headset through Apple Stores in the US beginning on February 2.

If you put on prescription or studying spectacles, you too can purchase Zeiss optical inserts — the Readers inserts price $99 (roughly Rs. 8,200), whereas the Prescription inserts price $149 (roughly Rs. 12,400).

You may also buy AppleCare+ for the Vision Pro that prices $499 (roughly Rs. 41,500) and covers unintentional harm repairs with a $299 (roughly Rs. 24,900) service charge. The firm’s web site says that repairs with out AppleCare+ might price as a lot as $2,399 (roughly Rs. 2 lakh). 

Apple Vision Pro specs

The first spatial laptop from Apple is powered by an M2 chip paired with a second R1 chip — that’s based mostly on the identical M-series processor — to deal with information from the Vision Pro’s many sensors with a 12ms response time and 256GB/s bandwidth. The gadget has twin Micro-OLED shows with 92 % protection of the DCI:P3 color gamut and may show 23 million pixels. It additionally helps 90Hz, 96Hz, and 100Hz refresh charges.

Apple has outfitted the Vision Pro headset with help for Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.3 connectivity, together with AirPlay help at as much as 1080p. The gadget has six microphones, two major cameras, six secondary (monitoring) cameras, 4 cameras for eye monitoring, a LiDAR scanner, a TrueDepth digital camera, together with six different sensors.

The Vision Pro is powered by an exterior battery pack that’s linked through a cable. Apple would not usually reveal the capacities of its batteries, so we’ll have to attend for a teardown video to seek out out these particulars. The battery is claimed to energy the headset for as much as two hours, and the gadget truly ships with a charger in the field, not like many different Apple merchandise, together with the iPhone. Depending in your configuration, the Vision Pro can weigh as much as 650g and the battery pack weighs 353g, in keeping with the firm.