Written by Muhammad Ayman Thursday, September 28, 2023 06:00 PM Announced Meta is the parent company of Facebook About the upcoming launch of the $500 Meta Quest 3, the latest mixed reality headset that competes with the more expensive Vision Pro, which Apple plans to launch next year at a price of $3,500.
Meta revealed that the Quest 3 has been redesigned from the inside out, and features “4K+ Infinite display resolution” thanks to two 2064 x 2208 displays for each eye and an “experimental” 120Hz refresh rate, while Apple’s headphones use 4K micro-OLED displays and offer… A total of 23 million pixels, according to macrumors.
The Quest 3 is also equipped with 3D spatial audio and a sound range that is 40% higher than the Quest 2. The Meta uses Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Complete, smooth, and precise.
Two RGB cameras with 10 times better resolution than the Quest 2 provide a view of the surrounding area, and can manipulate virtual objects in your physical space, and this is the augmented reality part of the headset.
The Meta Quest 3 weighs 515g, which is slightly heavier than the Quest 2. However, there is a slimmer visual appearance thanks to the new flat lenses, so Meta says the headset is more comfortable to use. There is a soft adjustable strap that holds it on the head, and the face can be adjusted to improve Comfort and field of view: There is a 110-degree horizontal field of view and a 96-degree vertical field of view for extended peripheral vision, in addition to a 25% increase in sharpness in the central field of view. Unlike Apple headphones, there is no eye tracking or iris scanning.
The Meta Quest 3 uses two Touch Plus controllers that act as a “natural extension” of the hands and provide tactile haptic feedback. The Meta also uses computer vision sensors and machine learning to follow hand gestures, and there are a series of cameras that enable navigation without a controller.
The Meta Quest 3 lasts up to 2.2 hours per charge on average, and it doesn’t include an external battery pack. The Apple Vision Pro also lasts for two hours when plugged into its external battery, but it can run all day when plugged into a power source.
Other features include 8GB of RAM, Wi-Fi 6E, an LED indicator that lets people nearby know when the cameras are in use, and support for connecting to a PC using a Meta Quest Link and Air Link cable.
Meta Quest 3 is priced at $499.99 for 128GB of storage and can be pre-ordered from the Meta website starting today, with orders scheduled to start arriving in October.
