Noah Johnson
Dec 29, 2023
Get ready for the anticipated debut of the inaugural Apple Vision Pro, set to hit the shelves around February 2024. While excitement brews around Apple's upcoming spatial computer, glimpses of the second-generation headset have already emerged, hinting at what's to come beyond the initial release.
In contrast to the routine yearly updates bestowed upon Apple's iPhones, Macs, and Apple Watches, the company might deviate from tradition with the introduction of the Apple Vision Pro 2, largely owing to challenges in the supply chain. The exclusive provider of the spatial computer's OLEDoS display, Sony, faces constraints in production capacity, boasting a yield of less than 50%.
As a consequence, industry experts at Omdia project that Apple Vision Pro shipments will likely stay below the 500,000 mark in 2024. Earlier estimations suggested Apple's production of up to a million spatial computers next year, indicating the anticipated difficulty in acquiring this product and its prolonged global rollout.
Yet, for those willing to endure the wait — or those compelled to do so by Apple's schedule — promising tidbits surround the impending Apple Vision Pro 2. Inside information from Omdia research, as disclosed by The Elec's Korean iteration, hints at Apple's plans to furnish the second generation with more luminous, energy-efficient displays.
Fast forward to 2027, Apple sets sights on upgrading the Vision Pro to an RGB OLEDoS display, a substantial enhancement over the projected WOLED coupled with a colour filter anticipated in the first generation.
The distinction between the two lies in their mechanisms: WOLED employs white light passing through an RGB colour filter to generate colour, while RGB OLEDoS implements both light and colour through RGB subpixels deposited adjacently within the same layer.
