They're now on the market! The new Oculus Quest Pro virtual reality headset, or Meta Quest Pro as it's officially known, is now available, and you'll find out everything you need to know below.
What are the Oculus Quest Pro?
On October 11, 2022, Meta officially unveiled "Project Cambria" (product name "Quest Pro") at Meta Connect 2022. Since the unveiling, the device has been available for pre-order. Finally, the official market launch of the mixed reality headset took place on October 25, 2022.
And now the million-dollar question is: what does "mixed reality" mean? Mixed reality headsets can display both VR and AR, unlike VR-only and AR-only headsets.
With the Oculus Quest Pro, you can completely hide the physical environment and replace it with a digital environment (virtual reality). Similarly, you can display the physical environment in the headset through a digital reconstruction and then add digital elements—augmented reality.
The difference between mixed reality headsets and AR headsets with transparent optics is that the latter allow natural light to pass through, while the former reconstruct the environment entirely digitally using sensors built into the headset's housing.
Is Meta Quest Pro the successor to Meta Quest 2? This is an important question, and the answer is no.
With Meta Quest Pro, Meta is creating a new product line with high-end features that will coexist with Meta Quest 2 and potential successor lenses. Meta Quest Pro is backward compatible with the Meta Quest 2 app ecosystem, but offers new technology and comes at a significantly higher price. Meta Quest 2 is rumored to be replaced by Meta Quest 3 in late 2023.
With the Quest Pro, Meta is testing new technologies in the market. As these mature on the software side and become cheaper to produce, they could find their way into the Oculus Quest 3 and subsequent generations of the consumer-oriented product line.
What are the Oculus Quest Pro specs?
Meta lists the following specifications:
- Displays: 2 LCDs with local dimming backlight
- Resolution: 1,800 by 1,920 pixels per eye Refresh rate: standard 72 hertz, maximum 90 hertz
- Field of view: 106 degrees horizontal, 96 degrees vertical
- IPD Adjustability: Automatic and continuous through eye tracking.
- Supported range: 55 - 77 millimeters interpupillary distance
- SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+
- Memory: 12 GB RAM
- Storage: 256GB
- Sensors: 10. Five sensors for 6 DoF tracking and color transfer, three for eye tracking, two for face tracking
- Audio: Built-in speakers and microphone, 3.5mm jack on both sides
- Connectivity: Bluetooth 5.2, Wi-Fi 6E. Battery life: 1 – 2 hours, depending on content.
- With the included charging cable (2 meters), you can charge the headphones while using them.
- In the charging station, the headset needs about two hours to fully charge.
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Dimensions: 10.4 inches (length) x 5 inches (height) x 7.6 inches (width)
- Meta also makes the following comparisons to the Oculus Quest 2: The Oculus Quest Pro offers 37 percent more PPI (pixels per inch) and 10 percent more PPD (pixels per degree).
- Meta's local dimming technology controls over 500 independent, individual LED blocks for 75 percent greater contrast and brighter colors.
- The color spectrum covered is said to be 1.3 times greater than that of Meta Quest 2.
- The display achieves 25 percent greater sharpness in the center of the image and an even 50 percent clearer image at the periphery.
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