Vision Pro Teardown – engineering skill and low repairability

The repair pros at iFixit have taken on the Vision Pro and call it “Apple’s most complex piece of hardware.” The first video about the Spacial Computer, which will be covered in further videos, is just about disassembling it. While the side panels with the speakers are quite easy to remove, the main part of the headset is full of screws, connectors and composite materials. The external display with the foils above it also offers a surprise. But it's also interesting to see the inner displays and the lens mechanics. In this post you can take a look at the Apple Vision Pro teardown from iFixit.

The first Apple Vision Pro teardown from iFixit

The video, just over six minutes long, summarizes the process of disassembling a Vision Pro. I can well imagine that the expert from iFixit racked her brains for several hours about the right way to proceed. It's therefore astonishing how compressed the whole thing is presented - just as compressed as the technology in Apple's VR glasses themselves. After the relatively easy removal of the battery and the side panels, it's time to move on to the external display and the internal hardware including countless screws, plugs and covers. Overall a very interesting sight.

The Vision Pro outdoor display uses lenticular technology

What you see when you look at the Vision Pro's external display is not what the display actually shows. The rather distorted raw image is sent through a lenticular lens on the way out. This is known from printed products with alternating images or 3D effects, such as the playing card shown in the video. By dividing the display image into two individual images, which are to be viewed by the right and left eyes, a slight 3D effect is created and the transmitted image looks more technically complex than it actually is.

More blog posts about the Apple Vision Pro

• The creation and future of the Vision Pro, told by Vanity Fair
• This is how you can imagine the Vision Pro appointment in the Apple Store
• Apple Vision Pro in the test: The first video reviews are online
• Apple Vision Pro battery: capacity in mAh and Wh
• Cable connection on the Apple Vision Pro battery: Looks like Lightning, but it's not

Johannes Domke

After graduating from high school, Johannes completed an apprenticeship as a business assistant specializing in foreign languages. But then he decided to research and write, which resulted in his independence. For several years he has been working for Sir Apfelot, among others. His articles include product introductions, news, manuals, video games, consoles, and more. He follows Apple keynotes live via stream.