Apple Vision Pro 2 may have a better chip than expected

Apple Vision Pro will be two years old in February. For those holding out for a second-gen version, it sounds like the Apple Vision Pro 2 may have a better chip than expected.

The rumors have gone back and forth over which chip the refreshed Apple Vision Pro will use. The current hardware runs on an M2 chip, the newest chip when Apple announced Vision Pro, although the M3 arrived in products before Apple Vision Pro was released.

Early reports said the next Apple Vision Pro will run on the yet-to-be-announced M5. More recent reports have settled on the M4 chip. Having a chip that’s one version below the latest when AVP 2 arrives would certainly match what AVP 1 does.

In a series of posts, however, MacRumors cites some sort of Apple code leak, probably only detectable by those who know where to look, in claiming Apple Vision Pro 2 will include the M5 chip. Other claims based on the code include Apple Watch Series 11 having no speed boost, and the next iPad mini running on an A19 Pro. The current iPad mini features the A17 Pro with support for Apple Intelligence.

Context for the code leak, according to the site, includes “Apple accidentally leaked some internal information about the upcoming chip,” “according to code accidentally shared by Apple,” and “according to information found in code that Apple mistakenly shared.”

It’s difficult to parse these reports without more context about the apparent Apple code leak. Does the code provide a comprehensive look ahead? Pretty interesting if so. For now, we’ll have to wait and see what happens when Apple announces updates to the current Apple Vision Pro and iPad mini.