The Apple I remember was a very litigious company, suing Samsung for every single thing from the radii of their phone corners to the shape of icons on the home screen. Cut to 2024, and we dont have one but have TWO Apple Vision Pro-inspired gadgets. Samsung unveiled the Moohan headset at their keynote in January, and now vivos lifted the lid on its new MR device, the vivo Vision an MR device that feels a little heavily inspired by Apples own headset from WWDC in 2023.From the moment you lay eyes on it, the resemblance is uncanny. Theres the same sweeping glass front, wrapping around the face like a cyberpunk visor. The headband mimics the Apple solo loop with a ridged, adjustable design. Even the external battery puck, tethered by a cable to the left temple, echoes Apples approach almost to the millimeter. The only think I hope vivo doesnt copy here is Apples eye-watering $3,400 price tag.Designer: vivoOf course, a convergence of hardware design isnt new. The smartphone industry practically runs on it. But theres something oddly direct about the vivo Vision. Even the name feels liftedVision. Its not bad branding, just familiar. And in a product category trying to define a future beyond the screen, its hard not to notice when that future looks a lot like something we already saw last year.Apples Vision Pro set a high bar last year, and if youre entering the MR arena in 2025, you may as well study the playbook that got the most applause. What vivo seems to be doing here is anchoring its device in something familiar before it defines what makes its own vision different. Thats not a bad move, especially when the MR category is still waiting for its iPhone momentthe point where things shift from intriguing to essential.So far, vivos headset is still playing the mystery card. There are no confirmed specs yetno word on resolution, field of view, processor, or refresh rate. What we do have is a glimpse of its hardware choices: a visor-style front shielded in glass, several front-facing and downward-pointing cameras (likely for passthrough and gesture tracking), and a two-button interface on the right temple. Theres also a crown-style dial, which may control volume, zoom, or spatial navigation, depending on the software.And that brings us to the real question: what software, exactly? If vivos planning to run Android XRthe platform Googles been quietly building as the backbone for spatial computingit would slot the Vision right into the growing Android MR ecosystem. With Samsungs Project Moohan headset expected later this year, the timing here gets interesting. vivo could be positioning itself as an early Android XR player, or it may be building something more proprietary. Weve seen OEMs go both routes, and neither guarantees a smooth experience. The difference lies in how well the ecosystem supports itand who shows up to build for it.Design-wise, the vivo Vision does a lot to suggest its more than a prototype, even if its not quite ready for shelves yet. The overall finish looks polished, and the blue colorway adds a bit of personality to an otherwise familiar silhouette. Whether its intended for mass market release or more of a flagship concept to generate buzz, its clear vivo wants to be part of the larger MR conversation. And with big names like Meta, Apple, Google, and Samsung all in the room, the more voices in that conversation, the better.Of course, styling alone wont carry the Vision. Apples Vision Pro wasnt just a headsetit was a platform wrapped in silicon muscle, running an M2 chip, backed by 16GB of RAM, and packing dual micro-OLED displays with eye-tracking and spatial audio. If vivo wants to stand toe-to-toe, itll need comparable specs and a frictionless experience to match. Thats the hard partthe part we havent seen yet.Still, theres something refreshingly direct about vivos approach. Instead of reinventing the headset form, theyve leaned into what works. Now the question is whether theyll bring enough under the hood to move the category forward. Hardware is the handshake; software is the conversation. And right now, were still waiting for vivo to say more than hello.So no, the vivo Vision isnt pretending to be radically differentand thats fine. Sometimes, evolution starts by borrowing familiar shapes before carving out new ones. If the final product delivers a great experience and opens up the space for more accessible mixed reality, then who really minds if the crown looks a little familiar?The post Vivos New Headset Basically Feels Like the Apple Vision Pros Android Doppelganger first appeared on Yanko Design.