Apple reveals Imaginative and prescient Professional’s weight for the primary time: This is the way it compares

For the primary time, Apple has revealed how a lot Imaginative and prescient Professional weighs. In keeping with the corporate, Imaginative and prescient Professional weighs between 21.2 and 22.9 ounces (600 to 650 grams). Apple has additionally confirmed that the Imaginative and prescient Professional’s standalone battery weighs 353 grams.

That variation in weight is because of the Gentle Seal and head band configuration, Apple says.

Right here’s how Imaginative and prescient Professional’s weight stacks as much as a few of the different headsets in the marketplace:

As you’ll be able to see, the Imaginative and prescient Professional is definitely heavier than different headsets in the marketplace, except the Meta Quest Professional. Nevertheless it’s additionally essential to do not forget that these different headsets have their batteries built-in, whereas Imaginative and prescient Professional depends on an exterior battery pack.

Right here’s what I wrote about Imaginative and prescient Professional’s weight and luxury after my most up-to-date hands-on expertise:

Is Imaginative and prescient Professional heavy? Sure, completely. It feels heavy in your arms if you decide it up, and it feels heavy when it’s connected to your face, at the very least at first. In my expertise, I seen the burden on the very begin of my demo, however it progressively light away as I acquired used to it over the course of the 30-minute demo.

I didn’t discover myself as affected by Imaginative and prescient Professional’s weight as different individuals who skilled the identical demo. Perhaps it’s as a result of I’m used to carrying AirPods Max for a number of hours day by day, or perhaps it’s as a result of I’ve a giant head. Who’s to say?

Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional is on the market to pre-order right this moment in the US, with the primary orders arriving to Apple Shops and clients on February 2.

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