[Invictus0]

Is the flight use case real? Are people going to feel comfortable playing sound from an un-enclosed speaker with people sitting an inch away? The battery life is only 2 hours, so any flight longer than New York to Charlotte is going to require you to have multiple batteries or some other entertainment device. 2 hours isn't even long enough to watch movies.

[mmcclure]

I keep seeing people mention the battery life as the total blocker for the flight use case, but I honestly don’t remember the last flight I was on > 2 hours that didn’t have outlets available.

[pzo]

It's not sure though if you will be able to to charge device while using simultaneously. On all pictures I have seen cable was using priopertary connector and on the other end soldered to battery. Battery though has extra Usb-c port for charging.

Very dump design in my opinion. They finally learned the lesson with macbook chargers that those cables used to break after a while and started producing this days detachable usbc cable with braided coating.

This vision pro battery looks like has similar low quality white cable that is not braided and cannot be removed from battery or even rolled for storage like in old macbook chargers

Hope they will change it and allow to use any power bank or charge from power outlet or macbook.

Would be nice also their power bank has Magsafe port for charging iphone as emergency

[theshrike79]

> It's not sure though if you will be able to to charge device while using simultaneously.

At least MKBHD said in his video that this is possible.

And I'm like 99% sure that they'll come up with a Vision -> USB-C cable later on, so you can either plug it in to your computer, a bigger power bank or directly to a charger.

[cascades42]

AC power is becoming more common on flights, and I speculate that you will be able to use Bluetooth headphones.

Otherwise, yeah probably a multiple battery solution.

I don't really see myself caring about the movies during a flight use case.

For working during a flight, I'd greatly prefer the Vision Pro, as I am easily distracted by my surroundings and would value the improved ergonomics over being hunched over a laptop (I'm flying in coach). And for reading PDFs and web browsing, ergonomics again seem superior to a smartphone or tablet.

[Tagbert]

In that video, she was wearing AirPods Pro under the headset for private listening.

She might have to plug into the USB port for power or bring a second battery pack for longer viewing.

[htag]

1. This really depends on how much sound leaks out. The original earpods were designed to leak a little bit of sound but were still used in airplanes.

2. I take a lot of 4 hour flights. I see people use steam decks on them all the time, even though their batteries don't hold for the whole flight.

3. I don't know the answer, but I wonder what the largest battery you could bring onto a flight is, and how long that would extend the Vision Pro's battery life.

[allenu]

The thing is, people already use their laptops to watch movies... or they use the in-flight entertainment. Why bother strapping on a headset when you have a solution already?

[cycrutchfield]

Most airplane seats have power plugs nowadays

[herbturbo]

The person on the plane in the WWDC vid had airpods in. I guess they pair.