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.