HTC VIVE XR Elite vs Meta Quest Pro

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VIVE XR Elite compared with Quest Pro

	HTCVIVE XR Elite	MetaQuest Pro
Overview
Released
Released	February 2023	October 2022
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1920 × 1920 (better)	1800 × 1920
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	90 Hz	90 Hz
Field of view
Field of view	–	106° horizontal
Display details
Display details	LCD (TechRadar), 1920 × 1920 per eye (3840 × 1920 combined); 90 Hz	Two LCD panels, 1800 × 1920 per eye, with a local-dimming backlight (about 500 zones) and Display P3 colour; 72 and 90 Hz
Lenses
Lenses	Pancake lenses (Road to VR); field of view up to 110° (HTC doesn't say horizontal); diopter dials	Pancake lenses; 106° horizontal and 96° vertical field of view (Meta's claim, via Road to VR)
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	54–73 mm, adjustable with a dial	Continuous IPD adjustment, 55–75 mm, and eye-relief adjustment
Tracking and input
Eye tracking
Eye tracking	No	Yes
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; five external and five internal cameras for headset, hand, eye and face 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	Touch Pro controllers with their own inside-out tracking cameras, rechargeable, pressure-sensitive thumb rest and stylus tip
Passthrough
Passthrough	Full-colour passthrough from a 16 MP RGB camera; depth sensor	Full-colour passthrough; the outward cameras capture four times as many pixels as Quest 2's (Meta)
Performance
Works
Works	Standalone or with a PC	Standalone or with a PC
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon XR2	Snapdragon XR2+
Storage
Storage	128 GB	256 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2	Snapdragon XR2+
Memory
Memory	12 GB RAM; 128 GB storage	12 GB RAM; 256 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	USB-C; PC VR over Meta Quest Link
Design
Battery
Battery	Built in	Built in
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 2 hours	Up to 2 hours
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	625 g (better)	722 g
Battery details
Battery details	24.32 Wh removable, hot-swappable battery cradle at the back; up to 2 hours	1–2 hours; curved battery at the back of the headset
Audio
Audio	Embedded speakers; dual microphones with echo cancellation	Speakers in the headstrap; dual 3.5 mm headphone outputs
Strap
Strap	Battery cradle doubles as the rear strap, with a top strap; 625 g with battery, 273 g in glasses mode (TechRadar)	–
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	–