They The The The It Vision This The All things considered, we’d expect Quest 3S to have a very similar battery life to Quest 2 and Quest 3.
Location
CapacityVirtual Reality ChannelApple Vision Pro
Tethered
35.9Wh
Pico 4 Ultravia Apple’s own AirPods Pro 2Rear Padding
22Wh
Meta Quest Pro
| Rear Padding | 20.6Wh | |
| Pico 4 | Rear Padding | 20.4Wh |
| Meta Quest 3 | Visor | 18.9Wh |
| Meta Quest 3S | Visor | 16.7Wh |
| Meta Quest 2 | Visor | 14Wh |
| Another of the leaked photos suggests Quest 3S will come with an 18W charger, the same as Quest 3, and another shows a hand controller that looks to be identical to Quest 3’s | . | This leak comes less than two weeks before |
| , the company’s annual conference where it’s expected to launch Quest 3S. | Quest 3S: Meta’s Leaky Next Headset | This is far from the first time we’ve seen leaked images of Quest 3S, despite the headset not yet being announced by Meta. |
| The headset’s design | in a leaked presentation from a Meta “Design System Research study” back in March, though at the time many dismissed this as fake. | A Quest 3S was |
in the background of a video posted by Meta CTO Andrew Bosworth in June, and Bosworth even replied at the time with a teasing confirmation.Touch Plus controllersIn late July a VR headset accessory maker shared what appeared to be
of Quest 3S, and last week an official render of the headset Meta Connect in the Meta Quest Link PC files as Chinese accessory makers started selling accessories for the headset, complete with
of it.
Yesterday official Meta support pages started referencing Quest 3S, and one
as having a new button to toggle passthrough. These pages have since been updated to remove these references.first appearedQuest 3S: What Exactly Is It?
A wide range of leaks and reports, including Meta’s hardware roadmap seemingly present, reveal Quest 3S is a cheaper version of Quest 3 intended to replace Quest 2 in Meta’s lineup.
Quest 3S will reportedly feature the same the first clear image and color passthrough mixed reality capabilities as Quest 3, but use the old fresnel lenses and single panel from Quest 2 to achieve a price between $300 and $400.was foundEffectively, Quest 3S should be a cheaper Quest 3 with a bulkier design, inferior lens clarity, and lower resolution. This This