Meta Quest 3 512GB – Mixed Reality All-In-One VR Headset With Immersive VR Gaming, Entertainment & Apps – Next-Gen Performance

Meta Quest 3 512GB

The Meta Quest 3 is an all-in-one mixed reality headset that needs no gaming PC, console or external sensors to work. This is the 512GB version, with enough onboard storage for a large library of games and apps held locally on the headset. It runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 platform with 8GB of RAM, a step up in processing and graphics performance over the Quest 2 that allows more detailed virtual worlds, richer mixed reality scenes and faster loading, all inside a slimmer, better balanced design.

Two LCD displays deliver 2064 x 2208 pixels per eye, which Meta calls its 4K Plus Infinite Display, viewed through pancake lenses that keep the image clear across more of the lens than the Fresnel optics of the previous generation. The field of view spans 110 degrees horizontally and 96 degrees vertically, the refresh rate is 90Hz natively with an experimental 120Hz mode, and the interpupillary distance adjusts across 53mm to 75mm so the picture can be centred properly for different faces.

Key features

• Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor with 8GB of RAM
• 512GB of onboard storage for games and apps
• 2064 x 2208 resolution per eye with pancake lenses
• Full-colour mixed reality passthrough from dual RGB cameras
• Touch Plus controllers with TruTouch haptics
• Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.2 wireless connectivity

Mixed reality passthrough

Two 4MP RGB cameras provide full-colour passthrough, so you can see your actual room while virtual objects are placed inside it, supported by a depth projector and four infrared tracking cameras that map the space around you. Games and apps can anchor content to your walls, tables and floor, and you can move between full virtual reality and mixed reality as each experience requires. Passthrough also makes the headset practical at home: check your surroundings, find the controllers or speak to someone in the room without taking the headset off.

Controllers, tracking and comfort

The Touch Plus controllers drop the tracking rings of earlier designs for a lighter, more natural shape, with TruTouch variable haptics for feedback you can feel. Inside-out six-degrees-of-freedom tracking follows the headset and controllers without any base stations, and Direct Touch hand tracking lets you navigate with your hands alone when controllers are not needed. The headset weighs 515g with a slimmer front profile than Quest 2, integrated stereo speakers provide 3D spatial audio, and the built-in battery averages around 2.2 hours of use between charges.

The Quest 3 plays the existing Meta Quest library thanks to backwards compatibility, and it can also stream PC VR titles from a suitable computer over a USB-C cable or Wi-Fi using Quest Link and Air Link. For gaming, fitness, films on a large virtual screen and mixed reality that blends into a real room, the 512GB Quest 3 is the most complete standalone headset in the Quest line.