HTC VIVE vs Meta Oculus Rift S

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VIVE compared with Oculus Rift S

	HTCVIVE	MetaOculus Rift S
Overview
Released
Released	April 2016	May 2019
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1080 × 1200	1280 × 1440 (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	90 Hz (better)	80 Hz
Display details
Display details	Dual 3.6-inch AMOLED displays; 1080 × 1200 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 (PC Gamer); separate eye-relief adjustment	Fixed lens spacing; no manufacturer horizontal field-of-view figure used
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	Physical lens-spacing knob; 60.2–74.5 mm range reported by Ars Technica	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	Yes	Yes
Colour passthrough
Colour passthrough	Yes	No
Sensors
Sensors	SteamVR Lighthouse tracking with two external base stations; seated, standing and room-scale use. Later VIVE Hand Tracking SDK supports controller-free skeleton tracking in compatible apps; its 3D print mode is not supported on original VIVE. No built-in eye tracking.	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	Two wireless tracked wands with trackpads, grip buttons, dual-stage triggers and haptic feedback; Micro-USB charging. Controller battery life is separate from the PC-powered headset.	Two Touch controllers with tracking rings above the hands, included in the package (Road to VR)
Passthrough
Passthrough	Single front camera; SteamVR offers boundary outlines or a small full-colour live view (Ars Technica)	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	PC connection through powered link box; HDMI 1.4 or DisplayPort 1.2 and USB 2.0 or newer. Original tether combines HDMI, USB and power (Ars Technica).	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)	555 g (better)	561 g
Audio
Audio	Integrated microphone, 3.5 mm headphone connection and separate earbuds; original headset has no integrated headphones. Deluxe Audio Strap is a separate later accessory.	Integrated headband speakers and microphone; 3.5 mm headphone socket (Road to VR)
Strap
Strap	Adjustable fabric straps; original launch headset is 555 g without cables according to Ars Technica. Later hardware revisions may differ.	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	Headset, two controllers, two base stations, link box, tether, earbuds, cables, chargers and mounting accessories; gaming PC separate	Headset, two Touch controllers and Mini DisplayPort adaptor; no external sensors required