Apple has paused development of the display for a cheaper, lighter version of the Vision Pro that it initially planned to launch in the next few years, according to The Elect.
The Korean media outlet claims that Apple supplier Samsung Display is set to internally terminate the panel project – known in the industry as “G-VR” – and that development is expected to be officially halted by September.
G-VR is a glass-substrate micro-OLED, a lower-cost alternative to the silicon-based OLEDoS used in the current Vision Pro. It was developed at around 1,600 to 1,700 pixels per inch, about half the 3,386 PPI of Apple’s Vision Pro. The report states that mass production was initially planned after 2028.
Apple has since shifted much of its focus away from headsets in favor of developing smart glasses, which has seemingly drained momentum from the G-VR glass substrate. However, Samsung continues to develop OLEDoS panels for its own mixed reality devices, according to the report.
BloombergMark Gurman of , said in October 2025 that Apple had halted work on a lighter, cheaper “Vision Air” to speed up glasses that would rival Meta’s Ray-Bans. In May 2026, Gurman reported that the cheaper device had been canceled outright.
However, Apple hasn’t completely moved away from the headset market. If a new Vision Pro-style device materializes, Gurman said in May that he wouldn’t expect it for “at least another two years,” given that the bulk of Apple’s mixed reality hardware talent has been drawn away to other projects like smart glasses, which are expected to launch in 2027.
Apple refreshed the Vision Pro in October 2025 with an updated model featuring an M5 chip. Last month, Apple raised the starting price of its Vision Pro from $3,499 to $3,699 as part of the company’s product price hikes.
