Meta Quest 3S vs Meta Quest Pro

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Quest 3S compared with Quest Pro

	MetaQuest 3S	MetaQuest Pro
Overview
Released
Released	October 2024	October 2022
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1832 × 1920 (better)	1800 × 1920
Panel
Panel	LCD	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	120 Hz (better)	90 Hz
Pixels per degree
Pixels per degree	20	–
Field of view
Field of view	96° horizontal	106° horizontal (better)
Display details
Display details	LCD, 1832 × 1920 per eye; 20 PPD, 773 PPI; 72, 90 and 120 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	Fresnel lenses; 96° horizontal and 90° vertical field of view; glasses spacer included	Pancake lenses; 106° horizontal and 96° vertical field of view (Meta's claim, via Road to VR)
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	3-position interaxial distance (IAD) adjustment	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	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	Inside-out; five external and five internal cameras for headset, hand, eye and face tracking
Controllers
Controllers	Two Touch Plus controllers (ring-free), TruTouch variable haptics; one AA battery each	Touch Pro controllers with their own inside-out tracking cameras, rechargeable, pressure-sensitive thumb rest and stylus tip
Passthrough
Passthrough	Full-colour passthrough from two RGB cameras (4 MP, 18 PPD)	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 Gen 2	Snapdragon XR2+
Storage
Storage	128 GB, 256 GB	256 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2	Snapdragon XR2+
Memory
Memory	8 GB RAM	12 GB RAM; 256 GB storage
Connections
Connections	PC VR over the Meta Quest Link cable or Air Link over Wi-Fi; Wi-Fi 6E	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 2.5 hours	Up to 2 hours
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	514 g (better)	722 g
Battery details
Battery details	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	1–2 hours; curved battery at the back of the headset
Audio
Audio	Built-in speakers with spatial audio; USB-C headphones, or 3.5 mm headphones with an adapter sold separately	Speakers in the headstrap; dual 3.5 mm headphone outputs
Strap
Strap	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	–