Apple Vision Pro holds up well in durability test, but yes it will break if you drop it

The Apple Vision Pro headset has actually simply released today, and we currently have our very first drop tests. Thanks to AppleTrackit appears the Vision Pro glass in fact holds up much better than some individuals had actually at first feared.

In typical wear and tear situations, like running into a wall or cabinet while walking your home with the headset on, the Vision Pro front glass gets scuffed however does not sustain severe damage. The speaker audio pods stops working before the glass breaks. Yes, dropping it from head height will most likely shatter the front glass entirely … however exceptionally the system stayed primarily practical …

To replicate routine unintentional damage, like when mistakenly running into things while utilizing passthrough around your home, AppleTrack’s Sam Kohl initially knocked the Vision Pro versus his space walls. The Vision Pro quickly made it through regular levels of force; you are most likely to harm yourself and get a concussion before the Vision Pro glass breaks.

While the electronic camera, glass and lenses were great, the ideal side speaker had actually stopped working. It appears the connection on the side of the band internally disintegrated, which implied the audio pod might no longer get power and stopped discharging sound.

That, the headset held up. It prospered, soaking up the effect from a couple of more drops onto carpet. A couple more drops, the speakers experienced more noticeable damage– the bands appear to be rather of a powerlessness. The light seal likewise falls off a lot; the magnetic accessory is merely not that strong.

Going to the severe, after a 8th drop, from substantial height, the Vision Pro glass lastly broke and shattered. What’s remarkable is a tidy sheet of damaged glass might in fact be peeled away, and the primary headset mainly still worked. Both the internal and outdoors EyeSight screens illuminated and worked as typical, in spite of a whole piece of front cover glass no longer existing.

It practically looked like the EyeSight screen was somewhat less dim with that cover glass got rid of. You can enjoy the complete video here:

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