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Quest Pro

Released October 2022

Meta's 2022 standalone mixed reality headset with pancake lenses, a local-dimming LCD, eye and face tracking and self-tracked controllers, aimed at work and creative use and no longer sold new by Meta.

Works
Standalone or with a PC
Per eye
1800 × 1920
Refresh
90 Hz
Weight
722 g

What reviewers say

Reviewers praise its clear optics, strong performance and excellent controllers, and TechRadar and Digital Trends found it comfortable. All three criticise short battery life and a lack of apps that make use of its mixed reality and tracking features; TechRadar and Trusted Reviews find it pricey, and Trusted Reviews found it uncomfortable over long sessions.

From techradar.com, trustedreviews.com and digitaltrends.com

Display

Resolution per eye
1800 × 1920
Panel
LCD
Refresh rate
90 Hz
Field of view
106° horizontal
Display details
Two LCD panels, 1800 × 1920 per eye, with a local-dimming backlight (about 500 zones) and Display P3 colour; 72 and 90 Hz
Lenses
Pancake lenses; 106° horizontal and 96° vertical field of view (Meta's claim, via Road to VR)
Lens spacing (IPD)
Continuous IPD adjustment, 55–75 mm, and eye-relief adjustment

Tracking and input

Eye tracking
Yes
Hand tracking
Yes
Controllers in the box
Yes
Colour passthrough
Yes
Sensors
Inside-out; five external and five internal cameras for headset, hand, eye and face tracking
Controllers
Touch Pro controllers with their own inside-out tracking cameras, rechargeable, pressure-sensitive thumb rest and stylus tip
Passthrough
Full-colour passthrough; the outward cameras capture four times as many pixels as Quest 2's (Meta)

Performance

Works
Standalone or with a PC
Chip
Snapdragon XR2+
Storage
256 GB
Chip details
Snapdragon XR2+
Memory
12 GB RAM; 256 GB storage
Connections
USB-C; PC VR over Meta Quest Link

Design

Battery
Built in
Battery life (maker's claim)
Up to 2 hours
Weight (headset)
722 g
Battery details
1–2 hours; curved battery at the back of the headset
Audio
Speakers in the headstrap; dual 3.5 mm headphone outputs

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Eye and face tracking, a first for a Quest
  • Pancake lenses and a local-dimming backlight with the Display P3 colour gamut
  • Touch Pro controllers track themselves and recharge

Cons

  • 722 g, heavier than Quest 2 and Quest 3
  • Rated for only 1 to 2 hours of battery life
  • 72 and 90 Hz only

Closest rivals

Model
WorksPer eyeRefreshWeightReleased
Standalone or with a PC1920 × 192090 Hz625 gFeb 2023
Needs a PC or console2000 × 2040120 Hz560 gFeb 2023
Standalone or with a PC2064 × 2208120 Hz515 gOct 2023

Sources

  1. meta.com/gb/quest/quest-pro
  2. meta.com/blog/vr-news-connect-2022-meta-quest-pro
  3. about.fb.com/news/2022/10/meta-quest-pro-social-vr-connect-2022
  4. developers.meta.com/horizon/design/display
  5. developers.meta.com/horizon/documentation/unity/unity-set-disp-freq
  6. roadtovr.com/meta-quest-pro-release-date-specs-price

Photo: Meta official Quest Pro headset and supplied Touch Pro controllers; complete supplied white background, shadows and maker logo retained.

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