{"id":226988,"date":"2025-10-15T17:14:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/226988\/"},"modified":"2025-10-15T17:14:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-15T17:14:08","slug":"apple-vision-pro-gets-an-m5-upgrade-and-a-new-band","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/226988\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Vision Pro Gets an M5 Upgrade and a New Band"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Vision Pro, Apple’s first attempt at a VR\/AR spatial computer, is getting an upgrade. Alongside the company’s new M5-equipped MacBook Pro<\/a> and iPad Pro<\/a>, the Vision Pro is also getting the new chip. <\/p>\n

You can preorder the new headset update today, and it’ll go on sale on Oct. 22. Recent reports had indicated that the company is pivoting away from Vision-type VR headsets to\u00a0smart glasses in the future<\/a>, but the new Vision Pro upgrade looks like it’s set to push this headset into a territory where few other VR headsets can match, although its price is still sky-high. <\/p>\n

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The Vision Pro’s price is still the same, at $3,500 (\u00a33,199, AU$5,999). Most of the headset’s other features also look identical. But the new dual-knit strap looks like a more comfortable fit this time, even though there are other straps for Vision Pro that have a similar fit<\/a>. <\/p>\n

That new Dual Knit strap looks like a fusion of the two bands Apple included with the first-gen Vision Pro, and adds a top layer of support that feels overdue. You can buy the strap separately for $99, and it’ll work with the original Vision hardware. <\/p>\n

M5 upgrades: Graphics and battery life <\/p>\n

The M5 chip promises a few key upgrades, according to Apple’s press release. Battery life should be higher, to a degree: 2.5 hours of regular use, compared with the 2 hours’ use the first-gen model had. There’s also up to 3 hours of video playback — enough at last for at least one movie.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Pixel rendering on the displays should be better, with less motion blur. The graphic upgrades should also allow this headset to run a wide range of games, provided they get ported over. Vision Pro already supports PSVR 2 controllers in VisionOS 26<\/a>. <\/p>\n

A Logitech stylus is on its way <\/p>\n

A wireless stylus, made by Logitech and designed for the Vision Pro, will arrive at the same time as the Vision Pro 2. The $130 Logitech Muse will work with a handful of art apps including Crayon, Doppl by Interaptix, Sketch Pro and Spatial Analogue. All these apps are getting updates in the “coming weeks.” <\/p>\n

I reviewed the Vision Pro<\/a>\u00a0in 2024. It’s an impressive first effort at a new kind of computing, but a flawed and expensive one. The last Vision Pro had an M2 processor onboard, making the M5 boost a significant leap in power. I’m curious about how much faster the general performance and comfort will be in the Vision Pro 2. <\/p>\n

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