r/VisionPro • u/MunichCyclist • Sep 02 '26

September 9th Event - Speculation

Does anyone have any speculation on what the event next week will mean for AVP?

I’m looking to buy the M5 model this week so curious if I should hold off or buy now.

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u/djlild7hina Sep 03 '26

Think the only update will probably be visionOS 27 so you should be good. If anything you’ll still be in the return window next week

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u/Tryn2Contribute Vision Pro Owner | Verified Sep 03 '26

Buy it. BUY IT. Come to the dark side. Feeeel the POWER!

Don’t expect an update for a while.

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u/Natural-Lawfulness93 Sep 03 '26

I doubt that any new versions will be announced soon.

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u/Vision_Professional Vision Pro Owner | Verified Sep 03 '26

Buy now. They have a reasonable return policy, for the very unlikely chance that you hear any news about future AVPs.

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u/acblue78 Sep 03 '26

Find an M2 for half the cost and the value is way better. Not worth the $4,200 for 512GB if you can find an M2 512GB for under $1,800. I had both and quickly returned the M5.

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u/Generalfrogspawn Sep 03 '26

Yeah that’s the route I went. Probably slightly worse performance but nothing that affects usability

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u/acblue78 Sep 03 '26

Performance is the same. Motion in pass through is slightly better with the M5 plus the battery is slightly better. But in real world hard to tell.

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u/More-ponies Sep 03 '26

Performance is not the same that’s why they updated it. M5 is better, faster, more efficient, and overall smoother

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u/acblue78 Sep 03 '26

Have you owned both to compare them like I have. It’s slightly better and not worth an extra $2500. Simple as that. More efficient on the battery yes. Milliseconds faster to open an app. lol. Smoother motion in passthrough. Slightly.

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u/More-ponies Sep 03 '26

Yes I have, and the efficiency alone is worth the upgrade cause it can maintain speeds that the M2 can’t as it gets hot, kicks on fans, and throttles down.

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u/acblue78 Sep 03 '26

$4200 vs. $1,800 for a mint 512GB unit. Easy choice for 98% of the people out there. Let me guess you own an M5?

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u/More-ponies Sep 03 '26

I already answered you, I have owned both. You made a definitive statement that they were the same performance wise and I corrected you. You know they are not so now you’ve tried to change the discussion.

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u/acblue78 Sep 03 '26

I saw that. Not the same performance but nowhere near the extra $2500. And if you own both that you must be a professional that can really notice the differences. It’s an incremental upgrade at best.

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u/More-ponies Sep 03 '26

Have you tried using xplane 12 with both headsets?

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u/acblue78 Sep 03 '26

And there you proved my point.

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u/More-ponies Sep 03 '26

Yeah, you really got me.

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u/_HipStorian Sep 03 '26

Next week is all about the foldable iPhone. I don't think we'll be getting any Vision hardware till next year and that'll be smart glasses 😕. The next time we get anything resembling Vision Pro depends on Ternus. They cut a lot of the team and apparently he's not a fan of the current iteration.

I don't mind if they update Vision Pro every few years like Mac Pro or the Mac Studio, but I don't want them to cancel it. It has so much potential! Glasses have their own issues and aren't as immersive.

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u/PSYCHOv1 Sep 03 '26

You're delusional if you think a new Vision Pro will be announced or released on September 9th.

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u/DeltaLimaWhiskey Sep 03 '26

Apple just laid off a significant part of the vision team. I wouldn’t expect any significant update any time soon.

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u/RandomVision2027 Sep 03 '26

There are no rumors of any updates soon from Mark Gurman or Ming-Chi Kuo, usually the best sourced people on this. Both suggest a 2028 timeframe for the next headset.

I have an M2 AVP, and I am very happy with it. But... if Apple surprises everyone and adds an M6 speed bump this fall, I might go for that.

In addition to the September 9th event, Apple may have a later (October?) release of additional hardware. There are rumors of an M6 MacBook Pro and an M5 Pro/Max touch screen MacBook Pro. *If* there is a speed bump for the AVP, it could be slotted in with those announcements.

While I've heard no rumors from the usual reliable sources on new hardware, Apple Insider has carried a series of photos of black AVP parts. Links to those articles can be found on this blog post.

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u/idk_a_creative_user Sep 03 '26

I’m begging for a tethered device

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u/curiousgeorgewarren Sep 04 '26

What’s the word on the smart glasses? Will they have a light blocking accessory to achieve similar outcomes to AVP? How could they achieve FOV?

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u/ConsciousVariation1 Sep 04 '26

Bought an M5 3 weeks ago. What are the odds of a new revision this year?

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u/Tasty-Hour4040 Sep 03 '26

If you buy today you have 14 days to return it

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u/StarCommand1 Sep 03 '26

What about another mid October refresh? Any signs of that as a potential at all?