Meta Quest 3 vs Meta Oculus Rift S

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Quest 3 compared with Oculus Rift S

	MetaQuest 3	MetaOculus Rift S
Overview
Released
Released	October 2023	May 2019
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	2064 × 2208 (better)	1280 × 1440
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz (better)	80 Hz
Pixels per degree
Pixels per degree	25	–
Field of view
Field of view	110° horizontal	–
Display details
Display details	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)	Single fast-switch LCD with 2560 × 1440 physical pixels overall; 1280 × 1440 per eye, at 80 Hz. RGB subpixel structure (Road to VR).
Lenses
Lenses	Pancake lenses; 110° horizontal and 96° vertical field of view; facial interface depth adjustment	Fixed lens spacing; no manufacturer horizontal field-of-view figure used
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	Continuous lens spacing adjustment (58–70 mm) with a wheel, accommodating IPDs of 53–75 mm	Fixed physical lens spacing of 63.5 mm; software IPD setting. Oculus describes 61.5–65.5 mm as the best user fit range, as reported by Road to VR; this is not a mechanical adjustment range.
Tracking and input
Eye tracking
Eye tracking	No	No
Hand tracking
Hand tracking	Yes	No
Controllers in the box
Controllers in the box	Yes	Yes
Colour passthrough
Colour passthrough	Yes	No
Sensors
Sensors	Inside-out with four IR cameras and two RGB cameras; hybrid computer vision and machine learning controller tracking; Direct Touch hand tracking	Oculus Insight six-degree-of-freedom inside-out tracking; five headset cameras (Road to VR). No external tracking sensors, eye tracking or controller-free hand tracking.
Controllers
Controllers	Two Touch Plus controllers (ring-free), TruTouch variable haptics; one AA battery each	Two Touch controllers with tracking rings above the hands, included in the package (Road to VR)
Passthrough
Passthrough	Full-colour passthrough from two RGB cameras (4 MP, 18 PPD) with a depth projector	Monochrome stereoscopic Passthrough+ camera view for setting Guardian boundaries and seeing surroundings (PCWorld and Road to VR)
Performance
Works
Works	Standalone or with a PC	Needs a PC or console
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2	–
Storage
Storage	128 GB, 512 GB	–
Chip details
Chip details	Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2	–
Memory
Memory	8 GB RAM	–
Connections
Connections	PC VR over the Meta Quest Link cable or Air Link over Wi-Fi; Wi-Fi 6E	DisplayPort 1.2 and one USB 3.0 connection to a compatible PC; 5 m headset cable. Supplied Mini DisplayPort adaptor; HDMI-only laptops are unsupported (Tom's Hardware).
Design
Battery
Battery	Built in	None (powered by a PC or console)
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 2.2 hours	–
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	515 g (better)	561 g
Battery details
Battery details	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	Integrated stereo speakers with 3D spatial audio; 3.5 mm headphone jack	Integrated headband speakers and microphone; 3.5 mm headphone socket (Road to VR)
Strap
Strap	Soft adjustable strap; hard strap sold separately	Halo headband with rear adjustment dial, top strap and sliding visor; 561 g without cable according to Tom's Hardware's exact-model specification table
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	Headset, two Touch controllers and Mini DisplayPort adaptor; no external sensors required