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Apple just announced an upgrade to the Apple Vision Pro (AVP) with no special fanfare. Fair enough: there is little new in the AVP to hype. The primary change is that the M2 chip has been replaced with an M5 chip, making everything more powerful, but not different.  It also has a new headband.

On the negative side, the weight is slightly increased, and there is no trade-in or allowance to buy the new AVP. The base price with 256 GB storage is about $3,500, not counting extras like a service contract. With 512 GB add $200. And 1 TB begins at about $3,900. A free demo is available at Apple Stores: Click on the button on the AVP page below, or call for an appointment.

The AVP (as before) includes a Spatial Video camera. “Spatial Video” is Apple’s term for 3D 180 video in its proprietary format .  A Spatial Video uses approximately 300 MB per minute or 2 GB per hour at 2200x2200 pxls / 30 fps (and records Spatial Audio well as Video). Meta Quest 3 now does support the Apple format. For other 3D players, there is a MAC program that can assist in converting the Apple format to a standard side-by-side (SBS) 3D ready format.  The AVP also includes software that displays 2D photos and videos in 3D as they play.

 

LINKS

HOME PAGE:

https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/

ANNOUNCEMENT

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/10/apple-vision-pro-upgraded-with-the-m5-chip-and-dual-knit-band/

 

APPLE STORE

https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-vision/apple-vision-pro

 

SPECS:

https://www.apple.com/apple-vision-pro/specs/

 

DEVELOPER’S SITE FOR APPLE VISION OS

https://developer.apple.com/visionos/

 

THE M5 CHIP

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2025/10/apple-unleashes-m5-the-next-big-leap-in-ai-performance-for-apple-silicon/

 

 

Labels: Apple Vision Pro, AVP, spatial audio, Spatial Video, VisionOS