Apple gears up for M5 Vision Pro production, targets 2027 for Ray-Ban style glasses

Technology Jun 30, 2025

Apple is gearing up to mass-produce its new M5 Vision Pro headset in Q3 2025, aiming to ship around 150,000-200,000 units.
The device will run on Apple's latest M5 chip and is part of a bigger push—Apple's working on seven head-mounted gadgets right now, including both Vision headsets and smart glasses.

Apple needs to improve AI software for smart glasses

Looking ahead, Apple plans to launch its own smart glasses by 2027, following the trend set by Meta's Ray-Ban collaboration.
Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo thinks this could help the whole category take off, with over 10 million shipments expected.
Apple's focusing on powerful hardware and seamless ecosystem integration but still needs to crack the code on AI-powered software for these futuristic devices.