Meta Oculus Quest vs Meta Quest 2

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Oculus Quest compared with Quest 2

	MetaOculus Quest	MetaQuest 2
Overview
Released
Released	May 2019	October 2020
Display
Resolution per eye
Resolution per eye	1440 × 1600	1832 × 1920 (better)
Panel
Panel	OLED	LCD
Refresh rate
Refresh rate	72 Hz	120 Hz (better)
Display details
Display details	Dual OLED displays (Road to VR); 1440 × 1600 physical pixels per eye confirmed by Meta's developer table, distinct from its 1216 × 1344 default render resolution. Meta documents 72 Hz for apps and a separate 60 Hz mode for media playback.	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)
Lenses
Lenses	Fresnel lenses (Road to VR); no manufacturer horizontal field-of-view figure used	Fresnel lenses; field of view the same as the original Quest (Road to VR); Meta doesn't give a figure
Lens spacing (IPD)
Lens spacing (IPD)	Physical lens-spacing adjustment, 58–72 mm according to Oculus as reported by Road to VR	Three positions, 58, 63 and 68 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	No
Sensors
Sensors	Oculus Insight inside-out six-degree-of-freedom headset and Touch tracking without external sensors; four cameras (Road to VR). Controller-free hand tracking was added during 2019, rather than available at the May launch; app support is required. No eye tracking.	Inside-out tracking; controller-free hand tracking
Controllers
Controllers	Two Touch controllers with tracking rings; one AA battery each (Road to VR)	Two Touch controllers with tracking rings; one AA battery each, about four times the original Quest controllers' battery life
Passthrough
Passthrough	Black-and-white view from the tracking cameras (Wareable)	Passthrough from the tracking cameras, not in full colour (Meta's Quest 3 page contrasts its full-colour passthrough with Quest 2)
Performance
Works
Works	Standalone or with a PC	Standalone or with a PC
Chip
Chip	Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon XR2
Storage
Storage	64 GB, 128 GB	64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Chip details
Chip details	Qualcomm's exact Quest launch announcement confirms Snapdragon 835 Mobile VR Platform	Snapdragon XR2
Memory
Memory	–	6 GB RAM
Connections
Connections	Standalone at launch; Oculus Link PC VR beta released 18 November 2019, using a compatible gaming PC and high-quality USB 3 cable. USB-C charging connector (Wareable); no storage-expansion slot (Road to VR).	PC VR over a USB-C Link cable or Air Link over Wi-Fi
Design
Battery
Battery	Built in	Built in
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	Up to 3 hours	Up to 3 hours
Weight (headset)
Weight (headset)	571 g	503 g (better)
Battery details
Battery details	Oculus claims approximately two hours gaming or three hours watching media, as reported by Wareable; rechargeable battery in the headset, charged over USB-C	2–3 hours, as Oculus told Road to VR at launch
Audio
Audio	Built-in speakers and two 3.5 mm stereo headphone sockets; either socket accepts a normal stereo headphone plug (Road to VR)	Built-in speakers and a 3.5 mm headphone jack (Road to VR)
Strap
Strap	Flexible adjustable straps; 571 g headset weight reported by Road to VR, including the built-in battery	Soft strap; Elite Strap and Elite Battery Strap sold separately
In the box
In the box	Headset, two Touch controllers, glasses spacer and USB-C charging cable; spacer and cable documented by Wareable	–