Apple Vision Pro Review: A Stunning Answer to a Question Most People Aren't Asking
The technology is years ahead. The reason to wear it every day still has not arrived.
By Theo Grant · 20 February 2024
Pros
- Best displays ever shipped on the head
- Seamless eye and hand input
- Superb media
Cons
- Heavy for long sessions
- Very expensive
- Thin everyday use case
The Vision Pro, on sale in the US from 2 February 2024 at $3,499, is the most impressive piece of head worn hardware we have tested, full stop. The micro OLED displays are so sharp that text is comfortable to read, and the eye and pinch input feels like Apple invented a new mouse.
Media is the killer demo. A film in a dark virtual space, or a Mac screen blown up to the size of a wall, is genuinely better than the real thing. For an hour, it is magic.
After that hour the weight tells, and so does the question of what it is for. This is a spatial computer searching for a daily habit, at a price that makes the search expensive. We score it high for execution and temper it for everyday relevance.
FieldLens verdict: a remarkable platform and a hard everyday recommendation, best seen as a glimpse of where the category is heading.
The facts
Apple Vision Pro went on sale in the United States on 2 February 2024 at $3,499, running visionOS on dual micro OLED displays.