It is fairly tough to overlook the thrill surrounding WWDC 2023 proper now, with Apple’s massive opening keynote on 5 June anticipated to sign Apple’s entry into an entire new product class. And that is earlier than we get into the speak of latest Macs and software program updates.

That new product class is the world of the AR/VR headset, with Apple’s entry considered known as Actuality Professional. The entire good cash proper now appears to be on Apple unveiling the headset at its WWDC occasion after which giving builders just a few months to get their apps prepared earlier than it goes on sale later this yr. And with the Actuality Professional headset now considered simply days away, a brand new leak claims to have shared particulars concerning the shows that it’s going to use. And if correct, that leak makes for some very fascinating studying certainly.

Retina-burning brightness

This new leak comes by way of show analyst Ross Younger, somebody who is often well-connected when it comes to Apple’s show provide chain. So when he says that the specs can be spectacular, it is value paying consideration.

And spectacular, they’re. In a publish to Twitter Younger says that the headset will use a pair of 1.41-inch shows every with a pixel density of 4,000 PPI. The 4K decision will even be backed up by a peak brightness of round 5,000 nits which is, frankly, fairly insane.

To place that brightness into perspective, the Oculus Quest 2 solely manages a 100-nit ranking whereas the PlayStation VR2 is available in at round 250 nits.

By way of pixel density, Apple’s headset additionally has the competitors beat. 4,000 PPI destroys even the Meta Quest Professional with its 1,059 PPI ranking. All of that is to say that there must be no complaints in the case of the standard of picture that the Actuality Professional headset will throw into its wearer’s eyes. True HDR must be greater than doable because of a peak brightness that compares nicely with even the most effective tv shows on the market.

There are after all caveats to be thought of right here. The Actuality Professional headset is anticipated to value upwards of $3,000 which is not low cost by anybody’s requirements. With that in thoughts, it stands to purpose that the specs could be spectacular. Throw in speak of Mac-quality M-series chips and it is easy to see the place the cash goes.

Additionally, as dependable as Ross Younger has been previously, we do not know that these specs are correct. With WWDC now lower than every week away although, we’ll know quickly sufficient.

The WWDC occasion can be anticipated to see Apple announce a 15-inch MacBook Air in addition to probably extra Macs, whereas software program updates for the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch, and Apple TV will even be proven off.