Thats not necessarily a good thing.
Compare that to the $500 Meta Quest 3s displays at 1,200 PPI, and its already impressive.
As noted by The Elec, these types of displays are expensive.
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The panels for Samsungs headset and the Vision Pro are produced by Sony.
That company had shown off 1.3-inch, 4K OLED panels in 2023 costing more than $1,000.
Despite that, Apple has struggled to carve a niche for its ultra-expensive headset.
Vision Prosales in 2024 were downjust a few months after launch.
Apple has been updating its headset over time, most recently bringingApple Intelligence features to the visionOS 2.
It technically offers some of the largest displays possible forstreaming gamesorblowing your MacBook screenup to enormous, ultrawide proportions.
The problem is the price and what youre expected to do on Vision Pro.
Thelack of controllersessentially makes it useless for VR gaming.
Android XR is shaping up to be very, very similar to the Apple Vision Pro.
YouTuberMarques Brownleeoffered us our best look inside the Samsung headset.
It has full-color passthrough with external cameras for augmented reality capabilities.
This lets you manipulate your apps in 3D space.
The big new feature is Googles Gemini.
The AI has access to Samsungs external cameras, allowing users to ask it questions about the environment.
For instance, Brownlee asked Gemini about a photo of the Wadi Rum desert in Jordan.
The headset opened up Google Maps to show him the area through satellite imagery.
The Vision Pro is capable, though its also bulky and uncomfortable after using it for too long.
Its a factor of price compared to its capabilities.
you could get an excellent OLED TV for far less and enjoy it with your family.
That headsetsold so poorlythe company dropped it from its lineup two years after launch.
VR or AR gaming is fun, but its not for anybody who gets motion sick or feels vertigo.
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