Apple Vision Pro — the wearable ‘spatial laptop’ from the iPhone maker — might need a hefty $3,499 (roughly Rs. 2.9 lakh) price ticket, however that hasn’t stopped the corporate from promoting over 200,000 models within the US, over a 10-day interval, based on a report. The headset is about to go on sale by way of Apple Stores within the US beginning on February 2, almost eight months after it was unveiled by the corporate at WWDC 2023. There’s no phrase from Apple on plans to launch the Vision Pro in different areas, together with India.
According to a MacRumors report citing a supply with data of the corporate’s Vision Pro gross sales efficiency, Apple has bought over 200,000 fashions of its first blended actuality headset as of January 29. Customers will have the ability to buy the Vision Pro on the firm’s shops within the US beginning on Friday. Apple introduced the launch of the gadget within the nation on January 8 and pre-orders began on January 19.
Earlier this month, TF Securities International analyst Ming-Chi Kuo claimed that Apple “sold 160,000 to 180,000 Vision Pro units” between January 19 to January 21. Kuo claims that delivery 500,000 Vision Pro models shouldn’t be difficult for Apple, however factors to the opportunity of the demand for the headset waning after the preliminary order interval.
These figures had been in step with Kuo’s earlier predictions associated to the headset, however the analyst says that delivery instances remained the identical through the pre-order interval, which means that demand for the headset might “quickly taper off after the core fans and heavy users place their orders.”
Meanwhile, opinions for the Vision Pro arrived on Wednesday, giving us an concept of what to anticipate from the corporate’s wearable headset. Previously unknown particulars concerning the gadget have additionally surfaced on-line, similar to how the headset is powered and the software program interface.
For instance, John Gruber factors out in his overview that the Apple Vision Pro doesn’t have an inbuilt reserve battery. This implies that in the event you purchase a second battery, you may’t scorching swap it with the unique one because the gadget will merely be powered down — as a substitute, you will have to close down the headset, hook up with the second battery pack and energy it on once more, based on Gruber.
