Rumors that Apple’s mixed reality headset can weigh less than 150 grams, making it much lighter than many other headsets on the market, according to a new research note from Apple analyst, Ming-Chi Kuo, seen by 9to5Mac. This lighter weight may mean that the Apple headset can be easier to use for long periods of time.
A weight of 150 grams would make Apple’s headset lighter than Oculus Quest 2 (503 grams), Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 (645 grams) and Valve Index (809 grams). It would be lighter than Google’s Daydream View, a virtual reality fabric headset designed to hold your phone, which weighed 220 grams. The headset can even be lighter than your iPhone, as the standard iPhone 12 weighs 164 grams.
However light this headset sounds, however, it may take a while before we can test it. Bloomberg reported in January that the device, which may have virtual reality and augmented reality capabilities, will not be released until at least 2022. The information supported this in February, reporting that the device could be shipped “as early as next year”. The information I also had a design of what the headset might look like, including mesh fabric on the front and Apple Watch-style bracelets on the back, and I could see how light the device could be if made from these materials.
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The headset, code-named “N301”, can also have 8K screens, eye tracking technology and more than a dozen cameras to track hand movements and capture images that can be displayed inside the headset, according to The information. And in his new research note, Kuo reported that the device will have plastic lenses, an ultra-short focal length and Micro-OLED screens.
But the headset may not be cheap: Apple apparently discussed the price of the headset at about $ 3,000, The information reported. This would make it much more expensive than the $ 299 Oculus Quest 2, but more affordable than the $ 3,500 HoloLens 2.
The Apple device has already met several development challenges, Bloomberg reported, and given how far the supposed headset is, there is always the possibility that the details about the device may change. However, Apple recently transferred Dan Riccio, its former head of hardware, to a role that allegedly oversaw Apple’s AR and VR devices, which could signal the company’s commitment to launch a device sooner or later.