Apple’s Vision Pro mixed-reality headset is now available in the US, and the first wave of reviews has just landed. It’s probably fair to say that the consensus tilts towards the positive, but having spent longer with the hardware than was possible for the initial preview, early reviewers have all found reservations worthy of note. Let’s plunge in and check out the verdict.
DESIGN AND WEIGHT
Following the preview event, where testers were allowed roughly an hour with Vision Pro, there were concerns that longer sessions could prove less pleasant. And that’s borne out by reviews, which express mixed feelings about the device’s comfort.
Writing for CNBC (fave.co/3w48Rt6), Todd Haselton strikes a happy note. “The build quality is superb,” he reports. “Apple used top‑of-the-line glass, screens, and metals. It feels like a premium headset and it’s comfortable to wear.”
But Nilay Patel, representing The Verge (fave.co/3UkUP0i), is less convinced. “The most noticeable thing about the hardware after a while is that it’s just… heavy,” he writes. “I keep joking that the Vision Pro is an iPad for your face, but it’s heavier than an 11-inch iPad Pro and pushing close to a 12.9-inch iPad Pro… You’re just going to feel it after a while.”
Mark Spoonauer of Tom’s Guide () reports that Vision Pro is “definitely not light. After 30 minutes I felt it
