{"id":25086,"date":"2024-06-12T10:10:07","date_gmt":"2024-06-12T10:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/107427600"},"modified":"2024-06-12T10:10:07","modified_gmt":"2024-06-12T10:10:07","slug":"apple-vision-pro-to-sell-in-china-japan-and-singapore-by-end-of-this-month-in-first-debut-outside-the-u-s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/apple-vision-pro-to-sell-in-china-japan-and-singapore-by-end-of-this-month-in-first-debut-outside-the-u-s\/","title":{"rendered":"Apple Vision Pro to sell in China, Japan and Singapore by end of this month in first debut outside the U.S."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"HighlightShare-hidden\"><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"InlineImage-imageEmbed\" id=\"ArticleBody-InlineImage-107368277\" data-test=\"InlineImage\">\n<div class=\"InlineImage-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<p>The Apple Vision Pro headset is seen on display at the Fifth Avenue Apple store on February 02, 2024 in New York City.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p><span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-1\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Apple<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> announced on Tuesday that it will <span class=\"waslinkname\">launch its flagship virtual reality headset<\/span>, the Apple Vision Pro, in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore on June 28.<\/p>\n<p>The Asian markets represent the gadget&#8217;s debut outside of the United States, with pre-orders beginning on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The VR headset first became available for purchase in the U.S. four months ago, with a starting price of $3,499. The Vision Pro will sell for its highest asking price in China, one of Apple&#8217;s most vital markets, with <span class=\"waslinkname\">a base cost of 29,999 yuan<\/span> ($4,190).&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In the country, Apple will need to navigate the government&#8217;s tight regulations on content. Apps popular on the Vision Pro in the U.S. such as <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-4\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Disney<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span>+ and <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-5\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Amazon<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> Prime Video are unavailable in China.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Instead, the American tech giant said Tuesday that local developers and internet companies in China will launch new apps and games for the Apple Vision Pro.&nbsp;That includes Chinese tech giant Tencent, which will provide its video streaming app <span class=\"QuoteInBody-quoteNameContainer\" data-test=\"QuoteInBody\" id=\"RegularArticle-QuoteInBody-6\"><span class=\"waslinkname\">Tencent<\/span><span class=\"QuoteInBody-inlineButton\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistContainer\" id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\" data-analytics-id=\"-WatchlistDropdown\"><button class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-watchlistButton\" aria-label=\"Add To Watchlist\" data-testid=\"dropdown-btn\"><span class=\"AddToWatchlistButton-addWatchListFromTag\"><\/span><\/button><\/span><\/span><\/span> Video, and ByteDance, which will launch a VR version of Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apple will also need to compete with local <span class=\"waslinkname\">rivals working on VR technologies<\/span>, such as Chinese consumer electronics manufacturer Oppo<span class=\"waslinkname\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-107380994\">\n<div role=\"button\" id=\"Placeholder-ArticleBody-Video-107380994\" class=\"PlaceHolder-wrapper\" data-vilynx-id=\"7000333109\" data-test=\"VideoPlaceHolder\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-videoEmbed\" id=\"InlineVideo-0\" data-test=\"InlineVideo\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"InlineVideo-inlineThumbnailContainer\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"InlineVideo-videoThumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/apple-vision-pro-to-sell-in-china-japan-and-singapore-by-end-of-this-month-in-first-debut-outside-the-u-s.jpg\" alt=\"WSJ's Joanna Stern on Apple Vision Pro one month later: I'm reaching for it far less\"><span class=\"InlineVideo-videoButton\"><\/span><span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"group\">\n<p>But there have already been some indications of demand for the Vision Pro in China, with a gray market for the headset sprouting. According to a CNBC search on the Alibaba-owned online flea market app Xianyu, Vision Pros are selling for up to double their official price.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The enthusiasm for Apple Vision Pro has been extraordinary, and we are thrilled to introduce the magic of spatial computing to more customers around the world,&#8221; Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the Tuesday statement.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Still, the company&#8217;s announcement comes amid reports of waning demand for the Vision Pro in the U.S.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ming-Chi Kuo, an Apple analyst at TF International Securities, reported in April that <span class=\"waslinkname\">Apple had cut Vision Pro production<\/span> due to low demand.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Vision Pro&#8217;s move to international markets is ahead of industry expectations and appears to be an attempt to drive sales amid lower-than-expected demand due to its niche use case and hefty price tag,&#8221; said Le Xuan Chiew, a Canalys analyst focusing on Apple strategy research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Apple said the Vision Pro will also open to pre-orders for Germany, France, Australia, the U.K. and Canada on June 28, with the headsets set to become available on July 12.<\/p>\n<p>The latest iteration of Apple&#8217;s OS for its Vision Pro, VisionOS 2, was also <span class=\"waslinkname\">announced on Tuesday<\/span>. The update comes with new features and AI integrations, with the headset now compatible with 2,000 apps.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Apple Vision Pro headset is seen on display at the Fifth Avenue Apple store on February 02, 2024 in New York City.&nbsp; Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images Apple announced on Tuesday that it will launch its flagship virtual reality headset, the Apple Vision Pro, in China, Hong Kong, Japan and Singapore on June &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25087,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"hashtags":[],"class_list":["post-25086","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tech","has-thumb","has-featured"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25086"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25086"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25086\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25087"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25086"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25086"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25086"},{"taxonomy":"hashtags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.worldtechguide.net\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtags?post=25086"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}