Headset|announced

Pico Project Swan

4000+ PPI micro-OLED flagship targeting Vision Pro

Pico / ByteDance

Confirmed$1,500–$2,500 (estimated)Expected: Late 2026

Trend: Rising

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Key Features

/Micro-OLED display: 4,000+ PPI

/40 PPD average, 45 PPD peak angular resolution

/Dual-chip architecture (custom XR + standard SoC)

/~12ms motion-to-photon latency

/2x compute/graphics over XR2 Gen 2

/Pico OS 6 with Spatial Engine

/Global early access program live

Overview

ByteDance's Pico division unveiled Project Swan as their next-generation flagship headset, directly challenging Apple Vision Pro at a potentially lower price point. The headline spec is a micro-OLED display exceeding 4,000 pixels per inch — surpassing even the Vision Pro's already impressive panels. Average angular resolution hits 40 pixels per degree (PPD) with peaks of 45 PPD.

Project Swan uses a dual-chip architecture combining custom XR silicon with a standard SoC, delivering double the compute and graphics performance of Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2. Latency is rated at approximately 12 milliseconds. The headset runs Pico OS 6 with a new Spatial Engine, and a global early access program is already available for developers.