The second-generation version of the Apple Vision Pro headset could feature a brighter, more efficient RGB OLEDoS display set to release in 2027.
The existing Apple Vision Pro set to release in early 2024 uses white OLED plus color filter displays (WOLED+CF). Passing light through a separate filter reduces the amount of brightness available in the final picture.
According to a new supply chain report, from Omdia Outlook provided by The Elec, Apple will shift to the better RGB OLED on Silicon (OLEDoS) in 2027. In RGB OLEDoS, RGB subpixels produce both light and color, so there isn’t any need for a color filter — preserving the overall brightness.
Apple currently contracts with Sony for its WOLED+CF displays, which may limit how many Apple Vision Pro units can be shipped. The report indicates that RGB OLEDoS doesn’t have much of a supply chain either, with Samsung owning the only company producing panels today, which are used by the US military.
The 2027 timeframe for Apple Vision Pro 2 lines up with what was previously reported by Ming-Chi Kuo. A low-cost headset was due in 2025, but that may have been canceled entirely as Apple waits for technologies like OLEDoS to improve on its initial product.
Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.
Via AppleInsider and The Elec