Fb guardian firm Meta immediately introduced the upcoming launch of the $500 Meta Quest 3, its latest blended actuality headset that goes up in opposition to the far more costly Imaginative and prescient Professional that Apple plans to launch subsequent yr.
Meta claims that the Quest 3 was redesigned from the within out, and it options “4K+ Infinite Show decision” thanks to 2 shows with a 2064×2208 decision per eye and an “experimental” 120Hz refresh charge. Comparatively, Apple’s headset makes use of 4K micro-OLED shows and supply a complete of 23 million pixels.
The Quest 3 is supplied with 3D spatial audio and a 40 p.c louder quantity vary than the Quest 2. Meta is utilizing Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chip for the headset, and it provides double the GPU processing energy of the Meta Quest 2. Meta says with the brand new chip, the Quest 3 helps “fast-action gaming, seamless full-color, and high-resolution passthrough.”
Two RGB cameras with 10x higher decision than the Quest 2 present a view of the encompassing space, and digital objects are in a position to be manipulated in your bodily house. That is the augmented actuality a part of the headset, and it mirrors what’s doable with the Imaginative and prescient Professional.
The Meta Quest 3 weighs in at 515 grams, which is over a pound, and it’s barely heavier than the Quest 2. There’s, nonetheless, a slimmer optic profile due to new pancake lenses, so Meta says the headset is extra comfy to put on. There’s a smooth adjustable strap that holds it on the pinnacle, and the facial interface could be adjusted to enhance consolation and area of view. There’s 110 diploma horizontal area of view and a 96 diploma vertical area of view for prolonged peripheral imaginative and prescient, plus sharpness within the heart area of view has been elevated by 25 p.c. In contrast to Apple’s headset, there isn’t a eye monitoring or iris scanning.
For enter, the Meta Quest 3 makes use of two Contact Plus Controllers that function a “pure extension” of the palms and supply tactile haptic suggestions. Meta is utilizing laptop imaginative and prescient and machine studying sensors to comply with hand gestures, and there are a collection of cameras that allow controller-free navigation, which is analogous to what’s doable with the Imaginative and prescient Professional headset.
The Meta Quest 3 lasts for as much as 2.2 hours per cost on common, and it doesn’t embrace an exterior battery pack. The Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional additionally lasts for 2 hours when related to its exterior battery, however it might probably run all day when hooked as much as an influence supply.
Different options embrace 8GB RAM, Wi-Fi 6E, an LED that lets folks close by know when cameras are in use, and help for connecting to a PC with the Meta Quest Hyperlink Cable and Air Hyperlink.
The Meta Quest 3 is priced at $499.99 for 128GB of storage and could be pre-ordered from the Meta web site beginning immediately. Orders are set to begin arriving in October.