Smart glasses, new vision and much more: Apple roadmap is filtered until 2028

Presence Apple In the segment of augmented virtual and advanced reality, it will expand beyond Vision Pro In the coming years. The new Ming-Chi Kuo report showed Cupertino’s full road map even until 2028, and Apple has quite ambitious plans that not only cover new versions of their current “space computer”, but also Smart glasses and extended realityField

According to the aforementioned analyst, Apple plans to update Vision Pro this year with the option controlled by the chip M5Nevertheless, the Californians will not promote it as a second -generation model, since the rest of their technical characteristics will not be held modifications. It is assumed that the scale will begin in the third quarter of this year, and that by the end of the year of supply from 150,000 to 200,000 will be designed.

The curious fact is that the company supposedly will launch any product of the “Vision” category in 2026. This will represent the notorious changes in relation to previous rumors and will specially affect the premiere The first smart glasses AppleThe field while the company was supposed to launch its answer to the meta-meter Only in 2027Field

Kuo indicates that Apple’s points will not have supplemented screens or characteristics of reality, but will serve as a connected accessory. Therefore, its main functions will be associated with the capture of photographs and videos, in addition to playing music. He would offer the recognition of manual gestures and control through the voice. Will enter the mass production in the second quarter of 2027.

Apple plans about their points and upcoming versions of Vision Pro

In addition to its first smart points, Apple will launch a lighter and cheaper version of Vision Pro in 2027. The device will be called Vision Air And this will offer a new design with a strong accent for weight loss, which will be up to 40 % compared to the source model.

Unlike Vision Pro, Apple will give Vision Air chip iphone. A strategy similar to the one I would accept with the future MacBook Air. Similarly, it will have fewer sensors and cameras, and materials for their production will be less premium. California company will use plastic instead of glass, and the rest of the body will be made of magnesium alloy. The product will enter the production line in the third quarter of 2027.

Apple will return to the glasses segment in 2028 when he launches Your first expanded reality modelThe field, unlike intellectual glasses of 2027, they will wear screens and have increased reality functions and greater integration with the rest of the software ecosystem and brand devices.

Expanded Apple’s reality glasses will enter the market quite a lot after the models of their competitors. Let’s keep in mind that Samsung, Xreal and other companies are already working on their own devices of this type, promoted by Android XR. Meta also has ambitious plans in this segment, showing its ORION prototype in 2024.

But Apple will not be limited to the introduction of new points in 2028, since this year the expected second generation of Vision Pro will also appear. This is not yet known about this product, although Kuo claims that it will be Lighter And this will use the state of Mac -rt to guarantee the necessary power.

During 2028, the roadmap becomes somewhat more common. The report indicates that Apple may run New XR glasses in 2029Although in this regard there are no basic details. We will remain attentive to the news.