Vivo unveiled its first mixed reality (MR) headset, the Vision Discovery Edition, <\/b>to mark the company\u2019s 30th anniversary. The launch makes Vivo the first smartphone brand in China to enter the MR space. <\/p>\n
Much like the Apple Vision Pro, the Vivo Vision features a curved glass visor<\/b>, an external battery pack<\/b> and downward-pointing cameras<\/b>. However, Vivo goes a step further with more removable fabric light seals (four sizes versus one customised to your face from Apple) and foam padding options (eight versus Apple\u2019s two). <\/p>\n
Though the Vivo Vision and Apple Vision Pro both use dual 8K micro-OLED displays<\/b>, the Vivo Vision\u2019s displays have a higher resolution<\/b> of 3840 x 3552 pixels. Colour reproduction is also better with the Vivo Vision covering 94% of the DCI-P3 gamut<\/b>, slightly higher than the Vision Pro\u2019s 92%. <\/p>\n
Vivo also takes aim at the Vision Pro\u2019s bulky form factor. The company claims its Vision headset is \u201c26% smaller than the industry average, improving overall comfort\u201d \u2013 the Vision is significantly lighter at 398g<\/b>, well below the 650g Vision Pro, which early adopters criticised for causing neck strain and discomfort<\/a>. <\/p>\n On the software aspect, the Vivo Vision runs on the company\u2019s proprietary OriginOS Vision<\/b> which offers an ultra-low latency of 13ms<\/b>. The OriginOS Vision supports intuitive finger gestures<\/b>, enabled by the device\u2019s 1.5\u00b0 high-precision eye-tracking technology which is capable of 26\u00b0 of freedom in fingertip gesture recognition and a vertical tracking range of 175\u00b0. <\/p>\n The OriginOS Vision also supports 3D video recordings<\/b>, spatial photos<\/b>, spatial audio<\/b> and can even generate a 120-foot theatre screen for media entertainment. Under the hood of the Vivo Vision is the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 platform, <\/b>first introduced in January 2024<\/a>.<\/p>\n Availability and pricing<\/p>\n The Vivo Vision headset is currently only available in China. It is priced at 10,000 yuan (~S$1,789)<\/b>, which is almost one-third the retail price of the Apple Vision Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n