Apple Vision Pro 2: lighter, cheaper, and arriving sooner than expected

Apple's second-generation Vision Pro is reportedly entering pilot production in Vietnam, with a target launch window between September and November 2025. Sources familiar with the supply chain say the headset will weigh roughly 15% less than the original and ship at $2,499 — a thousand dollars below the current model.

The display stack reportedly stays at 23 million pixels but moves to a more efficient micro-OLED panel from Sony, cutting power draw by an estimated 22%. That alone should push real-world battery life past three hours.

Internally, the M5 chip is paired with a refined R2 sensor processor. Apple is said to be doubling down on spatial video and on-device AI, including a private, locally-run version of Apple Intelligence tuned for spatial input.

The biggest open question remains content. Vision Pro 1 launched with a thin app library and never got the breakout title it needed. A cheaper Vision Pro 2 will only matter if developers come back.