Meta Quest 2 vs Meta Quest 3S

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Quest 2 compared with Quest 3S

	MetaQuest 2	MetaQuest 3S
Overview
Released
Released	October 2020	October 2024
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1832 × 1920	1832 × 1920
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz	120 Hz
Pixels per degree
Pixels per degree	–	20
Field of view
Field of view	–	96° 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)	LCD, 1832 × 1920 per eye; 20 PPD, 773 PPI; 72, 90 and 120 Hz
Lenses
Lenses	Fresnel lenses; field of view the same as the original Quest (Road to VR); Meta doesn't give a figure	Fresnel lenses; 96° horizontal and 90° vertical field of view; glasses spacer included
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	Three positions, 58, 63 and 68 mm	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	No	Yes
Sensors
Sensors	Inside-out tracking; 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 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)
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, 256 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 2.5 hours
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	503 g (better)	514 g
Battery details
Battery details	2–3 hours, as Oculus told Road to VR at launch	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	Built-in speakers and a 3.5 mm headphone jack (Road to VR)	Built-in speakers with spatial audio; USB-C headphones, or 3.5 mm headphones with an adapter sold separately
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, standard facial interface, glasses spacer, two Touch Plus controllers with wrist straps and AA batteries, power adapter, charging cable