HTC VIVE XR Elite vs Meta Quest 3S

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VIVE XR Elite compared with Quest 3S

	HTCVIVE XR Elite	MetaQuest 3S
Overview
Released
Released	February 2023	October 2024
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)
Pixels per degree
Pixels per degree	–	20
Field of view
Field of view	–	96° horizontal
Display details
Display details	LCD (TechRadar), 1920 × 1920 per eye (3840 × 1920 combined); 90 Hz	LCD, 1832 × 1920 per eye; 20 PPD, 773 PPI; 72, 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; 96° horizontal and 90° vertical field of view; glasses spacer included
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	54–73 mm, adjustable with a dial	3-position interaxial distance (IAD) adjustment
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	Yes
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 with four IR cameras, two RGB cameras and two flood LEDs; hybrid computer vision and machine learning controller tracking; Direct Touch 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 Plus controllers (ring-free), TruTouch variable haptics; one AA battery each
Passthrough
Passthrough	Full-colour passthrough from a 16 MP RGB camera; depth sensor	Full-colour passthrough from two RGB cameras (4 MP, 18 PPD)
Performance
Works
Works	Standalone or with a PC	Standalone or with a PC
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon XR2	Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2
Storage
Storage	128 GB	128 GB, 256 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2	Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2
Memory
Memory	12 GB RAM; 128 GB storage	8 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 the Meta Quest Link cable or Air Link over Wi-Fi; Wi-Fi 6E
Design
Battery
Battery	Built in	Built in
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 2 hours	Up to 2.5 hours
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	625 g	514 g (better)
Battery details
Battery details	24.32 Wh removable, hot-swappable battery cradle at the back; up to 2 hours	4,324 mAh; up to 2.5 hours on average (gaming 2.7, media 2.8, productivity 1.8 hours); about 1.9 hours to charge with the 18 W adapter
Audio
Audio	Embedded speakers; dual microphones with echo cancellation	Built-in speakers with spatial audio; USB-C headphones, or 3.5 mm headphones with an adapter sold separately
Strap
Strap	Battery cradle doubles as the rear strap, with a top strap; 625 g with battery, 273 g in glasses mode (TechRadar)	Soft adjustable strap; hard 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	Headset, standard facial interface, glasses spacer, two Touch Plus controllers with wrist straps and AA batteries, power adapter, charging cable