Although they have been hard-pressed for many years, Apple’s mixed reality glasses are already a reality after WWDC23, which will go down in history for having done a ‘one more thing’ (literally) with the Apple Vision Pro. glasses that many of us It has left us with our mouths open at all the functions it integrates, and the virtual world that is generated and that overlaps with the real world.
But the big problem with these glasses, and which is more than obvious, is the price. We all expected this product to have an exorbitant price but in the end it has exceeded all expectations at costing 3,499 dollars, which in Spain will surely pass the barrier of 4,000 euros loosely
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But at this price we must ask ourselves if the components that make up these new mixed reality glasses can justify this price. We must start from the premise that it is a completely innovative team within Apple and this obviously must be paid for. But it is also that it has premium components and expensive production that are also materialized in the final price.
We start with the screen, which is a fundamental component to show this virtual world together with physical reality, as well as to prevent users from getting dizzy due to poor resolution. That is why Apple has chosen to a system of ultra-high resolution screens with 23 million pixels.
In this way it is achieved that in each eye there is a simile of a 4K screen, thanks to these micro-OLED panels which is also the first time they are used. These two displays in the mixed reality glasses will allow users to watch movies and TV shows or enjoy 3D movies.
Although in addition to the screen, the body is built in a piece of laminated glass that houses all the sensors and cameras. Specifically, it has 12 cameras, five sensors and six microphones, whose information is processed by the new R1 chip together with the already known M2. This powerful chip allows images to be transmitted to screens in 12 milliseconds, guaranteeing sharpness and avoiding dizziness.
It is for all this that these glasses have a large amount of technology inside in terms of hardware. This way this price may be justified, although thinking that it is exorbitant for this type of product and that it makes it really inaccessible to many people who have fallen in love with what we have seen in the keynote.
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