Apple’s Vision Pro team is reportedly focused on building a cheaper headset

Apple may no longer be working on a new high-end Vision headset amid slowing Vision Pro sales, according to a new report on The information. Instead, Apple has apparently been finding ways to reduce the cost of the first model’s components and is working on a cheaper Vision headset that it aims to launch by the end of 2025.

The first Vision Pro was released earlier this year, and while it’s a very good VR headset, it has a lot of flaws inherent in many other VR headsets. It’s also very expensive, starting at $3,499, and – what I noticed most when I tried the Vision Pro in an Apple Store – quite heavy.

With a cheaper Vision headset, which is reportedly codenamed N109, Apple aims to keep the high-resolution screens that make the Vision Pro stand out, but remove some features and make it “at least a third lighter,” according to The information. The company apparently wants to price the cheaper Vision headset at a price that’s in line with a high-end iPhone; Bloomberg reported in October that Apple was aiming for a price between $1,500 and $2,500. AND The information reports that Apple has had trouble cutting costs without compromising too much on features, so this cheapest headset may not hit the 2025 target.

Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

The company is still investing in Vision Pro: it plans to start rolling out the headset internationally at the end of June and add several new features to visionOS 2 this fall. But we’ll have to wait and see if the company ends up releasing another high-end Vision device in the future or if it will focus long term on a more affordable product.