Apple Shares Vision Pro Specs: Up to 1TB Storage, M2 Chip With 8-Core CPU, 16GB RAM, and More

[MacRumors]

Apple today finally shared additional tech specs for its Vision Pro headset following the start of pre-orders in the United States.

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Apple confirmed that the M2 chip in the Vision Pro is available with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, along with 16GB of unified memory.

As previously announced, the Vision Pro is also equipped with an all-new R1 chip that "processes input from 12 cameras, five sensors, and six microphones to ensure that content feels like it is appearing right in front of the user's eyes." Apple's tech specs reveal that the R1 chip has 256GB/s memory bandwidth.

Vision Pro is available with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options.

Vision Pro's dual micro-OLED displays deliver more than 23 million pixels, with 92% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space. Supported refresh rates include 90Hz, 96Hz, and 100Hz, with 24 fps and 30 fps video playback options.

The headset is equipped with two main cameras, six world‑facing tracking cameras, four eye‑tracking cameras, a TrueDepth camera, a LiDAR Scanner, four inertial measurement units, a flicker sensor, and an ambient light sensor. There is also a six‑microphone array with directional beamforming.

Vision Pro weighs 600 to 650 grams, depending on the Light Seal and head band configuration. The external battery packs weighs 353 grams.

Vision Pro is controlled with your hands, eyes, and/or voice, and it offers a variety of accessibility options. Optic ID provides iris-based biometric authentication.

The headset includes AirPlay support at up to 720p, allowing you to mirror your Vision Pro view to any AirPlay‑enabled device, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, most Apple TV models, and AirPlay‑enabled smart TVs.

As previously known, the Vision Pro offers up to two hours of battery life overall, and up to 2.5 hours for video playback.

Other specs and features include Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, HDR10 support, Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking, and more.

Vision Pro launches in the U.S. on Friday, February 2, with pre-orders starting today. Apple previously announced that it would release the headset in additional countries later this year, but it's unclear exactly when or where.

For more details, visit the Vision Pro tech specs page on Apple's website.

Apple originally said AirPlay was supported at up to 1080p, but it now says up to 720p.

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[jimthing]

$4400 full price 1TB w/ AppleCare (+100/150 lenses, if needed).

+$200 extra batteries.
+$200 travel case.
+$50 Belkin battery holder.

Mic drop.

(No, I'm not buying given outside US!)

 

[Lerenard3000]

Only people who read the bitcoin white paper hidden in macOS can buy this, I’m a slow reader… I’ll buy cheap v4 at 799$ with silicon headbands and cheaper components

 

[neuropsychguy]

$4400 full price 1TB w/ AppleCare (+100/150 lenses, if needed).

+$200 extra batteries.
+$200 travel case.
+$50 Belkin battery holder.

Mic drop.

You can always do what I'm going to do and not buy it. I'm interested in it but not enough to spend $3500+ on it with my current income. If I was wealthy, I wouldn't think twice and would buy one.

 

[Roscorito]

The only reason I can think it has an M2 instead of an M3 is that it was supposed to be released last year - for that price surely the latest chip is a must.

 

[Apples Apples Everywhere]

I can’t BELIEVE Apple would ship a “Pro” device with only 8 GB of memory!! Oh wait, it has 16 GB. That must be pretty pro then and will make everyone 100% happy right?

 

[jimthing]

You can always do what I'm going to do and not buy it. I'm interested in it but not enough to spend $3500+ on it with my current income. If I was wealthy, I wouldn't think twice and would buy one.

I'm in the UK... so by proxy I won't be buying, lol.

 

[jimthing]

$4400 full price 1TB w/ AppleCare (+100/150 lenses, if needed).

+$200 extra batteries.
+$200 travel case.
+$50 Belkin battery holder.

Mic drop.

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Date's already slipped to 5 Feb (from 2 Feb). Haha!

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

I am a bit surprised that they don't allow RAM upgrades. So it is not really meant as a real productivity device, but a hobby productivity device?

 

[jimthing]

And 'only' $200 more per storage upgrade level... thoughts: good/bad/ugly?

Mine... Likely good, given this is Apple we're talking about here.

 

[Chambers McMac]

Apple today finally shared additional tech specs for its Vision Pro headset following the start of pre-orders in the United States.

Apple confirmed that the M2 chip in the Vision Pro is available with an 8-core CPU and a 10-core GPU, along with 16GB of unified memory.

As previously announced, the Vision Pro is also equipped with an all-new R1 chip that "processes input from 12 cameras, five sensors, and six microphones to ensure that content feels like it is appearing right in front of the user's eyes." Apple's tech specs reveal that the R1 chip has 256GB/s memory bandwidth.

Vision Pro is available with 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB storage options.

Vision Pro's dual micro-OLED displays deliver more than 23 million pixels, with 92% coverage of the DCI-P3 color space. Supported refresh rates include 90Hz, 96Hz, and 100Hz, with 24 fps and 30 fps video playback options.

The headset is equipped with two main cameras, six world‑facing tracking cameras, four eye‑tracking cameras, a TrueDepth camera, a LiDAR Scanner, four inertial measurement units, a flicker sensor, and an ambient light sensor. There is also a six‑microphone array with directional beamforming.

Vision Pro is controlled with your hands, eyes, and/or voice, and it offers a variety of accessibility options. Optic ID provides iris-based biometric authentication.

The headset includes AirPlay support at up to 1080p, allowing you to mirror your Vision Pro view to any AirPlay‑enabled device, including the iPhone, iPad, Mac, most Apple TV models, and AirPlay‑enabled smart TVs.

As previously known, the Vision Pro offers up to two hours of battery life overall, up to 2.5 hours for video playback.

Other specs and supported features include Wi‑Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, HDR10, Spatial Audio with dynamic head tracking, and more.

Vision Pro launches in the U.S. on Friday, February 2, with pre-orders starting today. Apple previously announced that it would release the headset in additional countries later this year.

For more details, visit the Vision Pro tech specs page on Apple's website.

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It looks like this could be an amazing product but at this point in time I think it’s safe to hold off and wait for it to mature. Besides the buyers remorse would be a challenge and I’d rather spend that money on food and rent. Though it would be a good investment to buy one and not open it.

 

[Lounge vibes 05]

The only reason I can think it has an M2 instead of an M3 is that it was supposed to be released last year - for that price surely the latest chip is a must.

The M3 is also clocked way higher, and being produced on the (soon to be replaced) N3B process.
So, it was probably more intelligent to go with the more tested option.

 

[jimthing]

Date's already slipped to 5 Feb (from 2 Feb). Haha!
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Date's now slipped to 5-6 weeks (from 5 Feb <-- 2 Feb). Quelle surprise.

 

[klasma]

I'm in the UK... so by proxy I won't be buying, lol.

You could buy using a proxy service though.

 

[kiranmk2]

The M3 is also clocked way higher, and being produced on the (soon to be replaced) N3B process.
So, it was probably more intelligent to go with the more tested option.

Exactly - a low yielding process would be perfect for a product that Apple expects to sell only a few hundred thousand of at a high price. Save N3E for the high sellers like the MBA and MBP

 

[rcarter3636]

……and no free Apple TV+ or Apple Music for the price.

 

[jimthing]

The outside of the case looks like something you'd give to the astronaut in your life!

 

[Jim Lahey]

Didn’t realise the battery life was barely long enough to watch a movie. Spare battery is a must, and heavy users are gonna need a grenade belt full of ‘em. Bonkers.

 

[supremedesigner]

I'm too peasant to get one

 

[the future]

Didn’t realise the battery life was barely long enough to watch a movie. Spare battery is a must, and heavy users are gonna need a grenade belt full of ‘em. Bonkers.

No, you can use Vision Pro indefinitely as long as the battery pack itself is plugged into a charger.

• Apple Vision Pro can be used while charging the battery

 

[twintin]

The only reason I can think it has an M2 instead of an M3 is that it was supposed to be released last year - for that price surely the latest chip is a must.

and AppleCare+ as well for that matter.

 

[JosephAW]

Can't wait to hear how buyers have to reboot it everyday and sound problems and crashes and overheats and how they feel sick and vomit and don't use it in a full stomach and blue light and flicker fatigue but all will be fixed in vision os 18.

 

[Rychiar]

Didn’t realise the battery life was barely long enough to watch a movie. Spare battery is a must, and heavy users are gonna need a grenade belt full of ‘em. Bonkers.

You can plug it in 🤷🏻‍♂️ if I watch a movie odds are that’s what I would do

 

[bradman83]

Apple's tech specs reveal that the R1 chip has 256GB/s memory bandwidth.

I'm curious how the R1 talks to memory (which we might be given an idea of when a teardown is finally done). I would assume it communicates with the same shared unified memory pool that's attached to the M2 chip via a specialized bus. Those communication speeds are pretty good, and would imply that something like a discrete, Apple-designed GPU could theoretically be possible in the unified memory model for higher-end machines like the Mac Pro. (Apple was rumored to be developing/testing its own discrete GPU based on its integrated GPU designs in the early days of the M1, but that fell off the map alongside the four-die 2x Ultra chip).

 

[dasjati]

It's not only an old M-class chip, it's also the base chip otherwise used in entry-level Macs or higher-end iPads. Adding to that the 256 GB of storage, I'm not sure what kind of “Pros“ Apple is addressing here. The spatial tech is impressive, I'm sure. But the rest of the specs feels more like a tech demo – or a typical first generation device by Apple. Think about the first iPhone, iPad or Apple Watch: The following generation was a huge leap every time. I hope Apple has at least a 10-year-plan for this new device category, because I think it will be off to a rocky start.