{"id":483064,"date":"2025-10-08T13:38:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:38:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/483064\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:38:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T13:38:22","slug":"next-apple-vision-pro-inches-closer-to-launch-fcc-documents-suggest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/483064\/","title":{"rendered":"Next Apple Vision Pro Inches Closer to Launch, FCC Documents Suggest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Apple may be preparing to release its long-rumored M5 hardware refresh of Vision Pro, according to new certification tests filed with the US Federal Communication Commission (FCC).<\/p>\n

The News<\/p>\n

As first spotted by MacRumors<\/a>,\u00a0Apple\u2019s next Vision Pro seems to be right around the corner, as the FCC has published a trove of\u00a0transmission tests, SAR test reports, and WLAN test reports for a new \u201cHead Mounted Device\u201d from Apple.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0FCC documents<\/a>\u00a0in question don\u2019t include any specs as such, however they do include a single image that seems to confirm the device is Apple\u2019s next Vision Pro, and not, say, a pair of smart glasses.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Image courtesy FCC<\/p>\n

This follows a leak in August, which seemingly confirmed that Vision Pro isn\u2019t getting a massive overhaul, instead pointing to a hardware refresh that could feature Apple\u2019s upcoming M5 chipset, according to code shared by Apple and discovered by\u00a0MacRumors<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The report also suggested that the new Vision Pro hardware refresh \u201cisn\u2019t expected to feature any design changes or hardware updates aside from the new chip,\u201d although it could feature a new, more comfortable head strap.<\/p>\n

My Take<\/p>\n

The inclusion of M5 alone doesn\u2019t feel like a massive overhaul, although it is a fair leap in chipset generations. Released in February 2024 for $3,500, the original Apple Vision Pro was saddled with the then two year-old M2\u2014still the most powerful consumer standalone to date, but just not one on par with the rest of its \u2018Pro\u2019 lineup at the time.<\/p>\n

Notably, despite having access to almost all iPad apps in addition to built-for-XR apps of its own, Vision Pro (M2) doesn\u2019t run some of the most requested productivity apps natively, like Final Cut Pro or\u00a0Logic Pro. There\u2019s no guarantee the new hardware refresh will either, but it could do a few things.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Apple Vision Pro with ANNAPRO A2 Strap | Photo by Road to VR<\/p>\n

Provided we\u2019re getting what\u2019s reported (no more, no less), that essentially puts Vision Pro on par with the rest of Apple\u2019s core products. It could allow\u00a0developers to build apps that perform consistently across all of the reported \u2018Pro\u2019 Mac and iPad devices<\/a>\u00a0coming with M5, new Vision Pro included.<\/p>\n

As Road to VR\u00a0reader Christian Schildwaechter points out in the comments\u00a0of the initial report<\/a>, the M5 Vision Pro refresh might actually be a distinctly pragmatic move by Apple though, and less about enabling more powerful apps for prosumers, making it more of a\u00a0stopgap measure.<\/p>\n

As Schildwaechter puts it, \u201cmost users won\u2019t benefit from an M5. Enterprise customers creating inhouse apps will be happy about the extra performance, but developers targeting consumers probably won\u2019t bother with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

So, Apple could be killing two birds with one stone. Hypothetically, the company can flush its stock of Vision Pro parts\u00a0and\u00a0plonk in the new M5 to keep enterprise buyers engaged until the company releases its first real\u00a0headset targeted squarely at consumers.<\/p>\n

As reported by independent analyst\u00a0Ming-Chi Kuo<\/a>, Apple\u2019s next big XR push could be a cheaper and lighter version expected to release in 2027, called \u2018Vision Air\u2019. Kuo maintains Vision Air will be \u201cover 40% lighter and more than 50% cheaper\u201d than the current Vision Pro, making it around 350g and less than $1,750.<\/p>\n

Questions worth some healthy speculation and rapid fire answers: When is the M5 Vision Pro coming?\u2014possibly in the October\/November timeframe\u00a0alongside its new new MacBook Pro M5 model release. How much will it cost?\u2014likely nothing short of the $3,500 if Apple is, you know, still Apple.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Apple may be preparing to release its long-rumored M5 hardware refresh of Vision Pro, according to new certification…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":483065,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3162],"tags":[53,16,15,3243,3244],"class_list":{"0":"post-483064","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-virtual-reality","8":"tag-technology","9":"tag-uk","10":"tag-united-kingdom","11":"tag-virtual-reality","12":"tag-vr"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/115338825316906745","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483064","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=483064"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/483064\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483065"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=483064"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=483064"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=483064"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}