HTC VIVE XR Elite vs Meta Oculus Quest

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VIVE XR Elite compared with Oculus Quest

	HTCVIVE XR Elite	MetaOculus Quest
Overview
Released
Released	February 2023	May 2019
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1920 × 1920 (better)	1440 × 1600
Panel
Panel	LCD	OLED
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	90 Hz (better)	72 Hz
Display details
Display details	LCD (TechRadar), 1920 × 1920 per eye (3840 × 1920 combined); 90 Hz	Dual OLED displays (Road to VR); 1440 × 1600 physical pixels per eye confirmed by Meta's developer table, distinct from its 1216 × 1344 default render resolution. Meta documents 72 Hz for apps and a separate 60 Hz mode for media playback.
Lenses
Lenses	Pancake lenses (Road to VR); field of view up to 110° (HTC doesn't say horizontal); diopter dials	Fresnel lenses (Road to VR); no manufacturer horizontal field-of-view figure used
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	54–73 mm, adjustable with a dial	Physical lens-spacing adjustment, 58–72 mm according to Oculus as reported by Road to VR
Tracking and input
Eye tracking
Eye tracking	No	No
Hand tracking
Hand tracking	Yes	Yes
Controllers in the box
Controllers in the box	Yes	Yes
Colour passthrough
Colour passthrough	Yes	No
Sensors
Sensors	6DoF inside-out tracking with four tracking cameras and a depth sensor; up to 10 × 10 m play space; AI-driven controller-free hand tracking	Oculus Insight inside-out six-degree-of-freedom headset and Touch tracking without external sensors; four cameras (Road to VR). Controller-free hand tracking was added during 2019, rather than available at the May launch; app support is required. No eye tracking.
Controllers
Controllers	Two controllers with Hall-sensor trigger and grip, capacitive sensing on trigger, joystick and thumb rest; built-in rechargeable batteries, up to 15 hours	Two Touch controllers with tracking rings; one AA battery each (Road to VR)
Passthrough
Passthrough	Full-colour passthrough from a 16 MP RGB camera; depth sensor	Black-and-white view from the tracking cameras (Wareable)
Performance
Works
Works	Standalone or with a PC	Standalone or with a PC
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon XR2	Snapdragon 835
Storage
Storage	128 GB	64 GB, 128 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2	Qualcomm's exact Quest launch announcement confirms Snapdragon 835 Mobile VR Platform
Memory
Memory	12 GB RAM; 128 GB storage	–
Connections
Connections	PC VR through VIVE Streaming (wireless or cable); Wi-Fi 6 and 6E (country dependent); Bluetooth 5.2; two USB 3.2 Gen 1 Type-C ports	Standalone at launch; Oculus Link PC VR beta released 18 November 2019, using a compatible gaming PC and high-quality USB 3 cable. USB-C charging connector (Wareable); no storage-expansion slot (Road to VR).
Design
Battery
Battery	Built in	Built in
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 2 hours	Up to 3 hours
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	625 g	571 g (better)
Battery details
Battery details	24.32 Wh removable, hot-swappable battery cradle at the back; up to 2 hours	Oculus claims approximately two hours gaming or three hours watching media, as reported by Wareable; rechargeable battery in the headset, charged over USB-C
Audio
Audio	Embedded speakers; dual microphones with echo cancellation	Built-in speakers and two 3.5 mm stereo headphone sockets; either socket accepts a normal stereo headphone plug (Road to VR)
Strap
Strap	Battery cradle doubles as the rear strap, with a top strap; 625 g with battery, 273 g in glasses mode (TechRadar)	Flexible adjustable straps; 571 g headset weight reported by Road to VR, including the built-in battery
In the box
In the box	Headset, battery cradle, two controllers with lanyards, microfibre pouch, top strap, USB-C to USB-C cable, two USB-A to USB-C cables, lens protection card	Headset, two Touch controllers, glasses spacer and USB-C charging cable; spacer and cable documented by Wareable