Apple announced its first mixed reality headset, the Vision Pro, last year, but it’s not yet available for purchase. According to reports, Apple plans to release the Vision Pro in March 2024, and you can buy it then if you can stomach the $3,500 price tag. Apple could offer even brighter, more power-efficient screens in its next-generation headsets, and that panel could be made by Samsung.
new Report by market research company Omdia Apple claims it could launch its next-generation Vision Pro headset in 2027. While the current generation Vision Pro uses a MicroOLED screen with white backlight and color filters, the next generation device may use RGB OLEDoS (OLED on Silicon) to increase screen brightness and color brightness. Improve. With the current setup, there is some light loss when the white backlight passes through the color filter, but this is not an issue with RGB OLEDOS screens.
Currently, several companies are producing MicroOLED panels with color filters, but their production capacity is very low. However, only US-based company eMagin manufactures his RGB OLEDOS panels for military use. Samsung Display acquired eMagin a few months ago. Apple is likely to use one of its OLEDOS panels for its next-generation Vision Pro headset. Samsung is said to be preparing higher production capacity and may receive orders from Apple in the future.
The current generation Vision Pro uses a 1.42-inch OLEDOS screen with a resolution of 3,648 x 3,144 pixels (11.47MP) and a pixel density of 3,391pp. Apple used his two displays on each side of the Vision Pro. The headset’s outer 6-inch screen uses LG Display’s OLED panel with a resolution of 800 x 360 pixels and a pixel density of 145ppi.