Source: Sina Technology
The highly anticipated$Apple (AAPL.US)$It's been less than two weeks since the MR headset Vision Pro went on sale, and some buyers seemed to have had a bad first impression of this futuristic product. They said they would return the $3,500 device.
Vision Pro officially went on sale on February 2, and Apple fans lined up outside Apple retail stores to buy it at dawn. Many people who have tried this device before say they were amazed by Vision Pro's spatial computing power.
But now, Vision Pro is experiencing a wave of returns. One of the main reasons is that its design is too heavy. Farzad Mesbahi, a tech video maker, said it was inconvenient to wear Vision Pro on his head, even though he could still sit comfortably.
Mesbahi says it's impossible for him to use Vision Pro for as long as he does with his smartphone, tablet, and desktop. “For me, it's impossible to think of it as a technology/productivity device,” he said on social networking platform X.
As Apple's iron powder, Collin Michael claimed in a YouTube video that the weight of the Vision Pro is an “obvious” burden. Using Vision Pro to do things you would normally do on an iPhone or Mac, such as opening Safari or searching for used cars, requires extra steps and isn't worth using at all.
On the social platform Reddit, some users also complained that it was really uncomfortable to wear Vision Pro.
Additionally, Vision Pro's other missing point is the visual quality issue. Mesbahi said Vision Pro's ability to cover virtual applications above the user's line of sight when it is necessary to clearly observe the surrounding environment is “not good enough.” He said that when looking at real objects, his vision is blurry in most lighting conditions.
For example, when Mesbahi looks at his computer or iPhone, the image quality displayed by Vision Pro is far from clear enough to distinguish what is on the screen. The same goes for reading a newspaper in small print.
Of course, there are also users who simply think that Vision Pro doesn't offer enough unique experiences to prove its high price, even though Apple has built more than 600 new apps for it.
YouTube user Kane Sutter said, “Vision Pro doesn't currently have enough diverse experiences and diverse content to guarantee people use it for two hours a week. As a $3,500 device, I think this should be the most basic.”
Others have admitted that they were prepared to return the Vision Pro before they bought it, just to experience its features.
Apple has yet to comment on this.
Earlier today,$Meta Platforms (META.US)$Founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg also criticized Vision Pro, saying its own product Quest is more cost-effective.
Editor/jayden