JAKARTA - Apple has just announced that it will hold the Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) 2023 in June. Rumors are that the company plans to reveal the most awaited Mixed Reality (MR) headset.
However, reliable analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who often predicts Apple's move, is not very sure the Cupertino technology giant, USA, will show off the headset.
Apple's first headset is likely to be branded the Apple Reality Pro, which will be the culmination of years of research and development.
According to Kuo, Apple is not very optimistic about the announcement of the RealIty Pro headset that recreates the moment of the iPhone, so the mass production schedule for assembly has been pushed back by another month until the end of the third quarter (Q3) this year.
As a result of this delay, Kuo now estimates only 200,000 to 300,000 units will be produced and delivered this year, down from an initial estimate exceeding half a million units.
Kuo emphasized that Apple is not optimistic about the prospects for devices in the market, because the high price is claimed to be around US$3,000 (Rp45 million) in the midst of weak economic conditions.
He also said there was compromise on some hardware specifications for mass production such as weights, ecosystem readiness and applications.
Meanwhile, Kuo also questioned whether the delay in increasing production could mean that the date for the headset announcement was also postponed. There is no guarantee of this.
Last week's report by The New York Times and Bloomberg said Apple had made keynote-like presentations to its top 100 executives.
Both concluded that the gadget, which is priced at high prices, does not have an extraordinary application and will require an external battery.
In fact, batteries also need to be replaced every few hours. In addition, the headset may not be comfortable to use. This was quoted from BGR, Friday, March 31.
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