Stunning iPhone 13 concept shows off companion VR headset

(Image credit: conceptsiPhone)

The iPhone 13 won't go far until the fall and the rumored Apple VR and mixed reality headset may non show upwards until 2022. But that's not stopping an enterprising designer from imagining how the 2 products might work together.

Cheers to a newly-published render from ConceptsiPhone, we now accept something of an thought of what to look from the headset in terms of await and feel, and the result is quite striking. The ConceptsiPhone return features an bonny-looking finish with a rounded, lightweight design. That approach would make sense, every bit any headset would have to remain comfortable for people to article of clothing when using information technology with their iPhone.

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The head strap on the Apple tree headset in this concept video looks pretty versatile, featuring what appears to exist a soft interior to keep the headset firm on your face. Compared to most VR headsets currently on the market, this theoretical Apple tree version looks positively plush.

Equally for the phone in the video — dubbed the iPhone 13 VR by ConceptsiPhone — it looks a lot like the current iPhone design, with one notable exception. The rear camera array takes over the entire upper 3rd of the telephone. Along with Apple'south multiple rear lenses and sensors, there's a secondary screen. Presumably, that's for notifications equally well as an augmented AR viewfinder for taking photos.

Nothing like this has been rumored for the iPhone 13, so we'll assume this is a blueprint ConceptsiPhone envisions for future Apple handsets.

And that's only likewise. Contempo leaks most the Apple VR and mixed reality headset predict a mid-2022 launch. So nosotros could be two iPhones in the future by the time this headset accessory shows up.

Apple's mixed reality headset will largely focus on virtual reality, but rumors suggest the device volition also have an optical see-through feature that makes use of augmented reality — hence the mixed reality moniker. This headset won't be like early VR headsets in which you lot inserted your telephone into the headset; rather, it will complement the iPhone with external cameras and sensors.

According to the rumor mill, Apple'due south mixed reality headset will come to market before Apple Glasses, the AR-powered eyewear supposedly in the works at Apple tree.

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