Mass production of Apple's mixed reality headset will begin around March

According to DigiTimes, Apple is considering a proposal from Pegatron to develop its own mixed reality headset, with the company as one of the main suppliers of the final assembly of the device. The headset should do its job. Based on the current state of Apple's mixed reality headset development, the report claims that the American tech giant will begin mass production of its new product in March 2023 (around March), exactly one month after its possible unveiling next month.

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Since the price of this headset will be very high, it will be produced in a very limited number at the beginning of the release process. will be available to users in limited markets. Industry sources have stated that the headset is mainly aimed at business markets. Earlier it was said that Apple is going to sell about 2.5 million of this product per year. But with the current conditions in the market, Apple's sales target has been reduced to 0.7 to 0.8 million units per year.

For Apple's supply chain manufacturers, whose income is provided by product sales profits, this volume of mixed reality headset sales will not be particularly profitable. However, despite the low profit in the initial production of these headsets, Apple's production partners are willing to cooperate with the company in this project more to prove their technical capabilities in order to be in a better position for the production of the company's future mixed reality or augmented reality products. /p>

Also, the partnership with Apple helps these companies to invest in large markets to finance their activities. Apple has been working on augmented reality, virtual reality and mixed reality headsets for several years, but according to reports, it has faced several problems in their development, which has also delayed the release of these products.

While previous rumors suggested that Apple might unveil its mixed reality headset in 2022, long-time Apple product analyst Ming-Chi Kuo said in June that Apple would likely launch in January 2023. will unveil its new headset. According to this analyst, Apple will ship tools to developers after the unveiling within 2-4 weeks of the event. Also, the pre-sale of this headset will start in the second quarter of 2023, and users will be able to purchase this headset before next year's Apple Worldwide Developers Conference in June.

As it seems, the claims of Mr. Ko and A new DigiTimes report points to similar timeframes for mass production of Apple's mixed reality headset. Apart from this, it is said that Apple's mixed reality headset will be provided to users with advanced features. It will apparently use the same 96W USB-C power adapter that comes with the 14-inch MacBook Pro.

Apple's new product will also be equipped with two processors including a 5nm chip and a 4nm chip, each made by TSMC. According to rumors, two high-resolution 8K screens are used in this headset and it uses at least 14 cameras inside its structure. According to Mr. Ko, Apple has embedded sensors in the first generation of its mixed reality headset that can detect the smallest movements of hands and fingers. According to some sources, the first generation of the Apple headset also has a special auxiliary processor for The management of the imaging system of these products will be. Ming-Chi Kuo expects the product to cost between $2,000 and $2,500. But other analysts have predicted that this product will cost around $3,000.

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Source:Macrumors