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- Mar 31, 201990% CONFIDENCEfrom the source
Microsoft's Next-Gen HoloLens is Codenamed Sydney
- On 12 June 2018 Thurrott reported, from documents Brad Sams viewed, that Microsoft targeted Q1 2019 for a next-generation HoloLens codenamed Sydney[1][4][5]
- It came after Microsoft reportedly stopped HoloLens V2 development about a year earlier and pushed toward a "V3"[1][5]
- It was unclear whether Q1 2019 meant general availability or a developer preview[1][5]
- Microsoft views mixed and virtual reality as a must-win market, competing with Google, Magic Leap and others[1][4][5]
- The device became HoloLens 2, announced by Alex Kipman on 24 February 2019 at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona at $3,500 and released in limited numbers on 7 November 2019[3]
Notable features
- The device was described as lighter, more comfortable, with significantly improved holographic displays and significantly cheaper than the current HoloLens[1][5]
- HotHardware adds that Microsoft was reportedly testing an ARM-based processor for battery life and that the OS would be a Windows 10 version[5]
- HoloLens 2 is an untethered holographic computer running Windows Holographic OS, based on Windows 10, on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 850 with a second-generation custom holographic processing unit, 4GB of LPDDR4x memory and 64GB of UFS 2.1 storage[2]
- See-through holographic waveguide lenses use 2k 3:2 light engines; it adds two-handed fully articulated hand tracking and real-time eye tracking with two infrared cameras, has an 8-MP, 1080p30 camera, weighs 566 grams and runs 2-3 hours in active use[2]
- Its diagonal field of view is 52 degrees, up from 34 degrees on the first HoloLens[3]
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- [1]90%thurrott.com/hardware/161229/microsofts-next-gen-hololens-codenamed-sydney-arrives-q1-2019thurrott.com· Posted Jul 16, 2018· Starts Mar 31, 2019 ✓· 0% of score
Happened as dated, per thurrott.com: "…Next-Gen HoloLens is Codenamed Sydney; Arrives Q1, 2019 It was a little over a year ago, that I bro…"
- [2]92%HoloLens 2 hardware | Microsoft Learnlearn.microsoft.com· Added Sep 22, 2026· 25% of score
Microsoft's HoloLens 2 hardware page lists the Snapdragon 850, second-generation HPU, "2k 3:2 light engines", 4-GB LPDDR4x, 64-GB storage, eye and hand tracking and a weight of "566 grams".
- [3]78%HoloLens 2 - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org· Added Sep 22, 2026· 25% of score
Wikipedia's HoloLens 2 article says it was announced on 24 February 2019 at MWC, released on 7 November 2019 at $3,500, with a "diagonal field of view of 52 degrees" against the first edition's 34.
- [4]76%HoloLens 2 codename is Sydneytechau.com.au· Added Sep 14, 2026· 25% of score
techAU similarly reports "a new, version 2 of the HoloLens is due for release in the first quarter of 2019" codenamed "Sydney," corroborating the pin's stored Q1 2019 date, again as unconfirmed rumor rather than an official announcement.
- [5]78%Microsoft HoloLens 2, Codenamed Sydney, Reportedly Tipped For Q1 2019 Launchhothardware.com· Added Sep 14, 2026· 25% of score
HotHardware reports the rumor that Microsoft's[2] second-gen HoloLens, codenamed Sydney, "is going to arrive in Q1 2019," aligning with the pin's stored date, though framed as an unconfirmed rumor citing Thurrott[1] as its source.
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