Meta Quest 3
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The Meta Quest 3 is a virtual reality (VR) headset developed by Meta Platforms. It is the successor to the Meta Quest 2. It includes more RAM (8GB on the Quest 3 vs 6GB on the Quest 2), as well as the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 CPU which is said to have "twice the processing power of the Quest 2", by Meta.[source?]
Lenses change
The Meta Quest 3 includes pancake lenses instead of the fresnel lenses found in the Quest 2, making the headset "40% slimmer than the Quest 2".[source?] (Meta) The lens are 2068 x 2204 px (1440i), instead of the 1920 x 1832 (1080i) found in the Quest 2.
Passthrough change
One of the biggest changes is the color passthrough (instead of the black-and-white passthrough found in the Quest 2). It allows for games and apps to be fully AR, something the Quest 2 can't do.[disputed ]
Controllers and tracking change
The Quest 3 also has updated controllers, called the Touch Plus controllers. Meta has put the IR sensors in the faceplate of the controller, meaning they removed the tracking ring of the original ouch controllers. These controllers has improved haptics. There are 4 tracking cameras in the Quest 3, placed in different spots than the Quest 2's cameras, so the tracking area is different and much larger. The front of the headset has 3 pill-shaped objects which contain cameras. The outer 2 being tracking cameras, and the middle one being a full color passthrough camera. The Quest 3 is able to play every game on the Quest 2, with an option for developers to update the graphics for the Quest 3.