HTC VIVE Pro vs Meta Oculus Rift S

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VIVE Pro compared with Oculus Rift S

	HTCVIVE Pro	MetaOculus Rift S
Overview
Released
Released	April 2018	May 2019
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1440 × 1600 (better)	1280 × 1440
Panel
Panel	OLED	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	90 Hz (better)	80 Hz
Display details
Display details	Dual 3.5-inch AMOLED displays; 1440 × 1600 per eye at 90 Hz. HTC's stated 110° field of view has no specified axis.	Single fast-switch LCD with 2560 × 1440 physical pixels overall; 1280 × 1440 per eye, at 80 Hz. RGB subpixel structure (Road to VR).
Lenses
Lenses	Fresnel lenses retained from original VIVE (Ars Technica); eye relief adjusts separately	Fixed lens spacing; no manufacturer horizontal field-of-view figure used
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	Physical lens-spacing knob with on-screen distance indication; manufacturer range omitted because not established	Fixed physical lens spacing of 63.5 mm; software IPD setting. Oculus describes 61.5–65.5 mm as the best user fit range, as reported by Road to VR; this is not a mechanical adjustment range.
Tracking and input
Eye tracking
Eye tracking	No	No
Hand tracking
Hand tracking	Yes	No
Controllers in the box
Controllers in the box	No	Yes
Colour passthrough
Colour passthrough	Yes	No
Sensors
Sensors	SteamVR Tracking 1.0 and 2.0 compatible; external base stations required. VIVE Hand Tracking SDK supports controller-free tracking in compatible apps. Original Pro has no built-in eye tracking; Pro Eye is a separate model.	Oculus Insight six-degree-of-freedom inside-out tracking; five headset cameras (Road to VR). No external tracking sensors, eye tracking or controller-free hand tracking.
Controllers
Controllers	Original headset-only package excludes controllers and base stations; existing VIVE controllers and base stations can be reused. Later Full Kit includes Controller (2018) and SteamVR Base Stations 2.0.	Two Touch controllers with tracking rings above the hands, included in the package (Road to VR)
Passthrough
Passthrough	Two front-facing RGB cameras; HTC's SRWorks SDK provides a stereoscopic see-through view and depth sensing. Camera software support was expanded after launch; use requires compatible software and enabling cameras in SteamVR.	Monochrome stereoscopic Passthrough+ camera view for setting Guardian boundaries and seeing surroundings (PCWorld and Road to VR)
Performance
Works
Works	Needs a PC or console	Needs a PC or console
Connections
Connections	Powered link box connects to PC over DisplayPort 1.2 or newer and USB 3.0; supplied DisplayPort and USB cables. Proprietary headset tether; optional VIVE Wireless Adapter sold separately.	DisplayPort 1.2 and one USB 3.0 connection to a compatible PC; 5 m headset cable. Supplied Mini DisplayPort adaptor; HDMI-only laptops are unsupported (Tom's Hardware).
Design
Battery
Battery	None (powered by a PC or console)	None (powered by a PC or console)
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	769 g	561 g (better)
Audio
Audio	Removable on-ear headphones with built-in amplifier; integrated microphones. HTC also supplies Audio SDK support for alert and conversation modes.	Integrated headband speakers and microphone; 3.5 mm headphone socket (Road to VR)
Strap
Strap	Rigid adjustable headband, rear sizing dial and top strap; 769 g without cable measured by Tom's Hardware. Its complete headset and cable measured 1017 g.	Halo headband with rear adjustment dial, top strap and sliding visor; 561 g without cable according to Tom's Hardware's exact-model specification table
In the box
In the box	Launch headset-only package has headset and cable, face cushion, cleaning cloth, earphone hole caps, link box, power adaptor, DisplayPort cable, USB 3.0 cable and mounting pad; PC, controllers and base stations separate	Headset, two Touch controllers and Mini DisplayPort adaptor; no external sensors required