Apple’s Vision Pro Comes to Hong Kong and Mainland China: What Gen Z Gamers and Older Geeks Say

Navigating the user interface with your eyes and fingers quickly became an engaging, intuitive, and fluid experience.

Browsing through a photo album on a headset that supports surround sound and video was like watching a movie through 3D glasses, except I felt like I was actually in the movie, reliving the most intimate moments of my life.

When it comes to productivity, I was able to easily set up multiple interfaces and multitask in multiple windows at once. One downside was that while the headset supports voice typing, there were still some inaccuracies – hopefully Apple will fix this in a fall 2024 update.

Users must ensure that the headset is worn correctly from the outset, as slight movements may cause slight blurring of the image.

While I don’t see it as a replacement for my old laptop, the Vision Pro’s impressive visual and audio specs make it a great entertainment gadget.

Joanna Yau

Senior Gadget Geek

I have been using the American unit for almost half a year and have many thoughts.

A pair of MicroOLED screens in the Vision Pro system display images that appear to float before the user’s eyes in the real world.

For example, you might be watching a YouTube video next to your TV or have a Microsoft Word document posted on your kitchen wall – hence the term “mixed reality.”

The headset runs Apple’s VisionOS software, which behaves very similarly to the iPad software. You navigate the user interface with your eyes and fingers—the Vision Pro uses inward-facing infrared sensors to track eye movement and downward-facing cameras to track hand movements.

If you want to select the Email app, for example, simply look at the app icon and tap it with your index finger and thumb.

What are your impressions?

In terms of everything I described in the last two paragraphs, the Vision Pro delivers on its promises. The visuals it delivers are incredibly immersive, with sharp 4K resolution and a huge field of view.

Even after six months of daily use, I still marvel at this technology when I open a YouTube video that covers my entire view, or when I look at old photos of my loved ones in near life-size.

Navigating menus and apps with your eyes and hands sounds incredibly futuristic, but Vision Pro sensors get the job done with a very low error rate.

For now, though, there’s not much you can do on the Vision Pro beyond watching videos, surfing the web, and running specific Apple apps.

This means that to consume content from these platforms, you must use their inferior web versions.

The Vision Pro has one significant drawback: it weighs 650 grams (1.4 pounds), so it’s too heavy, and its weight is located solely at the front.

I consider myself a fit, healthy adult with no history of pain, but even I can’t wear the Vision Pro for more than 10 to 15 minutes in an upright position—the weight of the headset is simply too uncomfortable on my face and neck.

Things are much better when you can lean back and rest your head on something, like a chair headrest, or even better, when you’re lying down. In fact, most of my use of the Vision Pro now happens in bed, lying on my back, face up.

It’s a shame the Vision Pro is so heavy, because I’d happily carry it around for tasks that require productivity — like using it as a virtual big-screen monitor for my laptop.

However, if you can stomach the weight and price, the Vision Pro is an absolutely mesmerizing piece of equipment that seems completely futuristic. I basically stopped using my flat screen TV after I bought the Vision Pro.

Ben Sin

Vision Pro orders are available at Apple Stores and on their website. Free in-store demo sessions are available to book online, where staff will help you try on the size and walk you through the headset’s features.

For customers who wear glasses, staff will perform a Zeiss Optical Insert process that adjusts the sharpness and clarity of the headset. A personalized headset will then be sent to them by mail.