Another Vision Pro imitation has come to town, but this time it even has the “Vision” name.
In Chinese living organisms, it is known for its clever mid-range smartphones and is regularly ranked among the top five smartphone creators in market share.
Now, today at the Asian Boao Forum in Hainan, China, the company has shown its first entry into the XR segment, vivo Vision.
During a press conference, Vivo said the move came as a broader driving force for pursuing both robotics and XR devices, calling Vivo Vision “an important milestone in Vivo’s exploration of mixed reality technology.”
In vivo vision is expected to be officially announced in mid-2025, but details are still thin on the ground, with prominent question marks surrounding everything except the specifications of the MR headset, the operating system, release date, global availability, price, and the externals of the device.
While there was a display model for the Asian Boao Forum’s Vivo’s Booth, it has been revealed that the company has acquired several design clues from the Apple Vision Pro, including its own head strap design, digital crown buttons and an external magnetically tethered battery.
In particular, Vivo’s smartphone fleet runs a modified version of Android, using FunTouch OS as the Global Facing OS, and Origin OS used for those shipped in China.
As Vivo’s first XR device, the company could try the same feat as Google’s upcoming Android XR OS. This will be released in Samsung’s upcoming mixed reality, Project Moohan.
This shows the growth trends of vision pros that look like they arrive from Chinese manufacturers, with the first notable people coming from Playfor Dream. Not only did it steal the show at CES 2025 earlier this year, it also received high praise from former Quest Engineer Amanda Watson.
