We're doing an early comparison of Apple's headset against what's arguably its biggest competitor right now – Meta – and its own 'Pro'-branded headset – the Meta Quest Pro.
In typical Apple fashion, the Cupertino company jumped straight into the ultra high end, asking for the highest price we've seen for a consumer AR/VR headset so far – $3499.
If it's the former, that screen displays the user's eyes, which is supposed to allow for more personal interaction between the user and the people around them, while keeping the headset on. This alone gives the Vision Pro the most unique appearance.The body of the headset itself is fairly traditional in shape and size - similar to ski-goggles, like many other modern AR/VR headset.
Unfortunately we don't have details on its field-of-view and IPD range, but it's an industry standard for the IPD to be adjustable between the most common IPD distances, so we can expect that. The Meta Quest Pro's screen brightness is about 100 nits, which is definitely pretty dim in comparison, albeit reasonable enough for regular indoor use. However, it could have definitely been better, considering even some headsets at half the price, like the Sony PSVR2, can go well above 200 nits.Apple is marketing the Vision Pro as basically a computer on your face, capable of advanced multitasking, and actual iPad-like productivity, with high-intensive apps.
However, based on our experience with Meta headsets and Apple M-based products, we can reasonably assume that the Vision Pro will be vastly smoother, and most notably, lag-free. Meta, on the other hand, while it releases great hardware, consistently underperforms when it comes to developing reliable software for it, that just works well and without hiccups, which is worth noting.
As for the Meta Quest Pro, while it will likely crush the Vision Pro in the gaming library department, when it comes to apps for productivity and entertainment, we expect it to be the winner there. This is actually a desirable privacy feature for some, so depending on where you stand, it might be a plus for you and the people around you.Keeping things simple for the user, Apple has designed the Vision Pro AR/VR headset to rely entirely on hand tracking and eye tracking, for user interaction. The Vision Pro has been claimed to sport the best eye tracking of any headset, and where you look is used to highlight UI elements.
So while Meta's hand tracking isn't exactly flawless just yet, it does look good, and when it comes to versatility, the Quest Pro is the winner here.
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