Apple to introduce MR/AR headsets next year

According to Guo Mingchi Tianfeng International Apple analyst, Apple will release a mixed reality headset in mid-2022 and will utilize Micro-OLED and 15 optical camera modules to give image-based wear, thorough AR experience.

The analyst stated that the MR/AR headset that Apple is developing will be equipped with 15 camera modules, of which 8 modules are used to provide an image-transmissive AR experience, and 6 modules are used to provide an Innovative biometric recognition function, 1 module is used for environmental detection.

Taiwan’s Largan Optoelectronics Co., Ltd. is the main supplier of 15 camera lenses, with an estimated supply proportion of about 60% or more. Apple is developing a ‘Mixed Reality’ headset that is used to track hand movements and show the wearer a video in the real world.

Apple employees describe it internally as an ‘MR headset’ because it combines the ‘virtual reality’ experience with games and other applications that use the ‘reality around the wearer’ object’.

In addition to 15 camera modules, this MR headset is also equipped with two ultra-high-resolution 8K screens, lidar sensors, and supports eye-tracking technology and spatial audio technology. Apple’s engineering prototype weighs 200–300 grams, and the final product weight may be reduced to 100–200 grams, which is significantly lower than all current VR products.

Guo Mingchi noticed out in the previous analysis report that although Apple has always focused on AR, in terms of hardware specifications, the Immersive experience given by this product is supposed to significantly surpass the existing VR product.  Apple may highly integrate helmet products and image-related applications as one of the key selling points.

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