Mark Gurman reports that an Apple Vision Headset with a lower price tag and fewer sensors is in the works

According to Bloomberg's Mark Gurman, Apple Vision Pro, the iPhone maker's first spatial computer released earlier this year, will be followed by a cheaper variant. The Cupertino business is apparently working on new versions of the headgear, one of which might be far less expensive than the Apple Vision Pro. According to Gurman, in order to keep the price of the spatial computer cheap, Apple would have to eliminate several functions offered on the Vision Pro.

According to Gurman's weekly email, Apple is already working on a lower-end version of the Vision Pro. The business is shifting staff entrusted with building AR glasses — which would be more sophisticated than the Vision Pro — toward creating a less expensive headset.

According to Gurman, Apple intends to charge between $1,500 (approximately Rs. 1,24,900) and $2,500 (about Rs. 2,08,100) for the headset, which is much less than the Vision Pro's $3,499 (roughly Rs. 2,91,400).

To keep the price of the lower Apple Vision headset the same, the firm is expected to leave out a significant aesthetic element from the Apple Vision Pro – EyeSight. When a user is not viewing immersive material on the headset's displays, this function displays a rendering of their eyes on the headset's curved OLED exterior panel. As a result, the lower-priced Apple Vision headset may lack this capability.

According to Gurman, in addition to eliminating support for EyeSight, Apple may limit the number of external cameras and sensors on the forthcoming Apple Vision headset. Apple disclosed earlier this year that the Vision Pro comes with 14 cameras, a LiDAR scanner, IR sensors, and LED illuminators – sensors that allow the headset to analyze its surroundings and give a more realistic experience, as well as finger-based gesture controls.

Gurman previously claimed that a lower-cost Apple Vision headset was in the works and that the iPhone maker would opt for cost-cutting measures such as the use of an iPhone chip — the Vision Pro is powered by a chip that is as powerful as the Apple Silicon chipsets found on the company's Mac computers — as well as lower-resolution displays. In the coming months, we're sure to learn more about the company's rumored headgear.