Apple Many head-mounted wearable products are said to be developing. According to a market analyst, many as seven extended reality (XR) Headset and smart glass are working in two product groups, and the timeline launched for about five of them is known. The first will be an M5-operated Apple Vision Pro and can be introduced as soon as Q3 2025. Meanwhile, cupertino-based tech giants are also developing a smart glass contestant for Ray-Ban Meta Glasses.
Apple Vision Series
In a blog post, TF International Securities Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said Apple is planning to launch the next recurrence Apple Vision Pro M5 powered by chipset. Its mass production is to be determined for Q3 2025 and the cupertino-based company is expecting a ship between 150,000 and 200,000 units in the first year.
Most specifications are asked to remain unchanged, except the M2 to M5 except SOC. According to KUO, the Vision Pro will still remain a niche product, which is aimed at XR applications, developing the ecosystem and reducing the component inventory.
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The second product in the Apple vision lineup is called Vision Air. The analyst said that its mass production will start in Q3 2027, operated by a flagship iPhone Processor. The XR headset is informed for the convenience of a new form factor. This vision can weigh up to 40 percent less than Pro, replace glass with apples, using magnesium alloy, and reduce the count of sensors.
Apple vision air can come up with a “significant” low price tag compared to the current XR headset, which retails for $ 3,499 (about Rs 2,99,000). Previous report Keep the vision air between $ 1,500 (about 125,900 rupees) and $ 2,000 (about 167,900 rupees).
Apple smart glasses
In the coming years, Apple is expected to start their wearables lineup with a smart glass contestant with Ray-Ban Meta Glasses. Kuo said that the product would come up with several options for frames and temple materials. This is expected to offer voice control and gesture recognition to navigate in UI.
Similar to Ray-Ban Meta Glass, Apple Smart Glass cannot come up with performance functionality. Instead, they can rely on audio playback, camera, video recording and AI-based environmental sensation. The mass production of Apple Smart Glasses is slate to start in 2Q 2027, with 3-5 million units estimated to ship in the first year. According to KUO, the smart glass category can change TWS and smartphone camera functions and is said to have “the highest close-growth capacity”.
Meanwhile, Apple is also developing another type of XR glasses, whose mass production may begin in the second half of 2028. Similar to Ray-Ban Meta contestant, these glasses are also reported to come up with voice control and gesture. However, the company will equip them with a liquid crystal on the silicon (LCOS) with wavegide and a supporting color screen. AI functionality is called in the center of this product.
According to Kuo, another version of XR glasses with low visibility and subsequent production timeline is also in development.
The final product working in Apple is a display accessory that can display materials from other devices such as iPhone when tethed. It can also contain birdbath optics with electrocomic diming. The product was originally prescribed for large-scale production in Q2 2026, but “due to insufficient competitive advantage, Q4 has been held since 2024. Cupertino-based tech giants are allegedly consulting their repairing as well as requirement of specifications.