Quest 2

Released October 2020

Meta's 2020 standalone VR headset (launched as Oculus Quest 2) with a Snapdragon XR2 and a single LCD panel, which can also connect to a PC but is no longer sold new by Meta.

Model history · 2 models, 2019–2020

2019Oculus Quest Compare
2020Quest 2

Works: Standalone or with a PC
Per eye: 1832 × 1920
Refresh: 120 Hz
Weight: 503 g

Standalone

What reviewers say

Reviewers agree it is light, comfortable and easy to use, with a sharp display, strong performance and a large game library for its price, improving on the first Quest in nearly every way. TechRadar criticised the Facebook account requirement at launch, PCMag found battery life short, and Tom's Guide notes the controllers use disposable batteries.

From techradar.com, tomsguide.com and pcmag.com

Product links

Manufacturer’s product page

Specifications

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Display

Resolution per eye: 1832 × 1920
Panel: LCD
Refresh rate: 120 Hz
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)
Lenses: Fresnel lenses; field of view the same as the original Quest (Road to VR); Meta doesn't give a figure
Lens spacing (IPD): Three positions, 58, 63 and 68 mm

Tracking and input

Eye tracking: No
Hand tracking: Yes
Controllers in the box: Yes
Colour passthrough: No
Sensors: Inside-out tracking; controller-free hand tracking
Controllers: Two Touch controllers with tracking rings; one AA battery each, about four times the original Quest controllers' battery life
Passthrough: Passthrough from the tracking cameras, not in full colour (Meta's Quest 3 page contrasts its full-colour passthrough with Quest 2)

Performance

Works: Standalone or with a PC
Chip: Snapdragon XR2
Storage: 64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
Chip details: Snapdragon XR2
Memory: 6 GB RAM
Connections: PC VR over a USB-C Link cable or Air Link over Wi-Fi

Design

Battery: Built in
Battery life (maker's claim): Up to 3 hours
Weight (headset): 503 g
Battery details: 2–3 hours, as Oculus told Road to VR at launch
Audio: Built-in speakers and a 3.5 mm headphone jack (Road to VR)
Strap: Soft strap; Elite Strap and Elite Battery Strap sold separately

Pros and cons

Pros

Standalone, or PC VR over a Link cable or Air Link
1832 × 1920 per eye, up to 120 Hz after a software update
503 g, lighter than the original Quest's 571 g

Cons

Fresnel lenses with only three IPD positions (58, 63 and 68 mm)
Passthrough isn't full colour
Rated for 2 to 3 hours of battery life

Closest rivals

Model	Works	Per eye	Refresh	Weight	Released
MetaOculus Quest	Standalone or with a PC	1440 × 1600	72 Hz	571 g	May 2019
MetaQuest 3	Standalone or with a PC	2064 × 2208	120 Hz	515 g	Oct 2023
HTCVIVE XR Elite	Standalone or with a PC	1920 × 1920	90 Hz	625 g	Feb 2023

Previous model: Oculus Quest. Newer model: Quest 3.

Sources

Photo: Meta/Oculus official press photograph; complete supplied composition, background and maker marks retained.

Oculus Quest 2 angled front from the opposite side, with supplied Touch controllers: Meta/Oculus official press photograph; complete supplied composition, background and maker marks retained.
Woman using Oculus Quest 2 and a supplied Touch controller in a bright room: Meta/Oculus official press photograph; complete supplied composition, background and maker marks retained.
Oculus Quest 2 headset with its supplied cloth straps, native transparent front three-quarter view: Meta/Oculus official five-years-of-VR publication (2021), complete native image Im3.png with supplied SMask transparency retained.

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