Vivo has officially entered the mixed reality race with its first headset, the Vivo Vision. And let’s be honest, the “inspiration” is hard to miss. With its glass visor, braided battery cable, and fabric light seals, this new device looks a lot like Apple’s Vision Pro.
That said, Vivo didn’t just copy; it added a few twists of its own.
Design and Features
The Vivo Vision comes with:
- A curved glass front visor and aluminum external battery pack
- Swappable fabric light seals (four sizes) and eight foam padding options
- Knitted rear strap for comfort
- Eye tracking (1.5 degrees) and gesture-based navigation with 26° depth of field
At just 398 grams, it’s significantly lighter than Apple’s 650-gram Vision Pro, and Vivo claims the headset is 26% smaller than the industry average.
Display and Performance
Where Vivo really flexes is the display tech. It packs dual 8K micro-LED panels offering 3,840 x 3,552 pixels per eye and a 180-degree panoramic field of view. That’s a noticeable step above Vision Pro’s resolution.
The headset runs OriginOS Vision, Vivo’s own MR platform, boasting 13ms ultra-low latency. It supports 3D video recording, spatial photos, spatial audio, and even a 120-inch virtual cinema mode.
Pricing
Here’s where Apple might be sweating a little. The Vivo Vision is priced at around 10,000 yuan (~$1,395) which is a fraction of the Vision Pro’s $3,499 starting price. Pre-orders are live in China, but no word yet on international release.
The Bigger Picture
Will Vivo’s Vision Pro lookalike matter globally? Probably not, at least not right away. Apple’s Vision Pro sales have been lukewarm, and without international plans, Vivo’s device will mostly stay a China-only story. Still, the pricing could set expectations for what a more “accessible” mixed reality headset might look like.
Meanwhile, Apple is working on the Vision Pro 2, expected in late 2025 with an M5 chip and a new, more comfortable strap, but likely no major redesign.
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