Apple reveals Imaginative and prescient Professional’s weight for the primary time: This is the way it compares

For the primary time, Apple has revealed how a lot Imaginative and prescient Professional weighs. In line with the corporate, Imaginative and prescient Professional weighs between 21.2 and 22.9 ounces (600 to 650 grams). Apple has additionally confirmed that the Imaginative and prescient Professional’s standalone battery weighs 353 grams.

That variation in weight is as a result of Gentle Seal and head band configuration, Apple says.

Right here’s how Imaginative and prescient Professional’s weight stacks as much as a number of the different headsets in the marketplace:

As you possibly can see, the Imaginative and prescient Professional is definitely heavier than different headsets in the marketplace, apart from the Meta Quest Professional. But it surely’s additionally vital to keep in mind that, apart from the Vavle Index, these different headsets have their batteries built-in, whereas Imaginative and prescient Professional depends on an exterior battery pack.

With that in thoughts, Imaginative and prescient Professional is definitely lighter than the opposite main headset with out an built-in battery.

Right here’s what I wrote about Imaginative and prescient Professional’s weight and luxury after my most up-to-date hands-on expertise:

Is Imaginative and prescient Professional heavy? Sure, completely. It feels heavy in your fingers if you decide it up, and it feels heavy when it’s connected to your face, at the very least at first. In my expertise, I observed the burden on the very begin of my demo, however it steadily light away as I obtained used to it over the course of the 30-minute demo.

I didn’t discover myself as affected by Imaginative and prescient Professional’s weight as different individuals who skilled the identical demo. Possibly it’s as a result of I’m used to carrying AirPods Max for a number of hours day-after-day, or possibly it’s as a result of I’ve a giant head. Who’s to say?

Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional is obtainable to pre-order at present in the US, with the primary orders arriving to Apple Shops and prospects on February 2.

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