Meta Quest 2 vs Meta Quest 3

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Quest 2 compared with Quest 3

	MetaQuest 2	MetaQuest 3
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	October 2023
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1832 × 1920	2064 × 2208 (better)
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Pixels per degree
Pixels per degree	–	25
Field of view
Field of view	–	110° horizontal
Display details
Display details	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)	Two LCD panels, 2064 × 2208 per eye; 25 PPD, 1218 PPI; 72, 90 and 120 Hz (Meta's developer documentation lists 72–120 Hz, and up to 207 Hz for apps that request it)
Lenses
Lenses	Fresnel lenses; field of view the same as the original Quest (Road to VR); Meta doesn't give a figure	Pancake lenses; 110° horizontal and 96° vertical field of view; facial interface depth adjustment
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	Three positions, 58, 63 and 68 mm	Continuous lens spacing adjustment (58–70 mm) with a wheel, accommodating IPDs of 53–75 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	No	Yes
Sensors
Sensors	Inside-out tracking; controller-free hand tracking	Inside-out with four IR cameras and two RGB cameras; hybrid computer vision and machine learning controller tracking; Direct Touch hand tracking
Controllers
Controllers	Two Touch controllers with tracking rings; one AA battery each, about four times the original Quest controllers' battery life	Two Touch Plus controllers (ring-free), TruTouch variable haptics; one AA battery each
Passthrough
Passthrough	Passthrough from the tracking cameras, not in full colour (Meta's Quest 3 page contrasts its full-colour passthrough with Quest 2)	Full-colour passthrough from two RGB cameras (4 MP, 18 PPD) with a depth projector
Performance
Works
Works	Standalone or with a PC	Standalone or with a PC
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon XR2	Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2
Storage
Storage	64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB	128 GB, 512 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Snapdragon XR2	Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2
Memory
Memory	6 GB RAM	8 GB RAM
Connections
Connections	PC VR over a USB-C Link cable or Air Link over Wi-Fi	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 3 hours	Up to 2.2 hours
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	503 g (better)	515 g
Battery details
Battery details	2–3 hours, as Oculus told Road to VR at launch	5,060 mAh; up to 2.2 hours on average (gaming 2.4, media 2.9, productivity 1.5 hours); about 2.3 hours to charge with the 18 W adapter; USB-C and dock contact pads
Audio
Audio	Built-in speakers and a 3.5 mm headphone jack (Road to VR)	Integrated stereo speakers with 3D spatial audio; 3.5 mm headphone jack
Strap
Strap	Soft strap; Elite Strap and Elite Battery Strap sold separately	Soft adjustable strap; hard strap sold separately
In the box
In the box	–	Headset, adjustable standard facial interface, two Touch Plus controllers with AA batteries and wrist straps, power adapter, charging cable