HTC VIVE XR Elite vs Meta Quest 2

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VIVE XR Elite compared with Quest 2

	HTCVIVE XR Elite	MetaQuest 2
Overview
Released
Released	February 2023	October 2020
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1920 × 1920 (better)	1832 × 1920
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	90 Hz	120 Hz (better)
Display details
Display details	LCD (TechRadar), 1920 × 1920 per eye (3840 × 1920 combined); 90 Hz	LCD, 1832 × 1920 per eye; 72 Hz at launch, 90 Hz and then 120 Hz added by software updates (Meta's developer documentation lists 72, 80, 90 and 120 Hz)
Lenses
Lenses	Pancake lenses (Road to VR); field of view up to 110° (HTC doesn't say horizontal); diopter dials	Fresnel lenses; field of view the same as the original Quest (Road to VR); Meta doesn't give a figure
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	54–73 mm, adjustable with a dial	Three positions, 58, 63 and 68 mm
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	Inside-out tracking; controller-free hand 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, about four times the original Quest controllers' battery life
Passthrough
Passthrough	Full-colour passthrough from a 16 MP RGB camera; depth sensor	Passthrough from the tracking cameras, not in full colour (Meta's Quest 3 page contrasts its full-colour passthrough with Quest 2)
Performance
Works
Works	Standalone or with a PC	Standalone or with a PC
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon XR2	Snapdragon XR2
Storage
Storage	128 GB	64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2	Snapdragon XR2
Memory
Memory	12 GB RAM; 128 GB storage	6 GB RAM
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	PC VR over a USB-C Link cable or Air Link over Wi-Fi
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	503 g (better)
Battery details
Battery details	24.32 Wh removable, hot-swappable battery cradle at the back; up to 2 hours	2–3 hours, as Oculus told Road to VR at launch
Audio
Audio	Embedded speakers; dual microphones with echo cancellation	Built-in speakers and a 3.5 mm headphone jack (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)	Soft strap; Elite Strap and Elite Battery Strap sold separately
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	–