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Quest 2 vs Quest 3

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Quest 2
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Quest 3
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Choose the Quest 2 if
  • Families who find a cheap used unit for a child's first VR headset.
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Choose the Quest 3 if
  • Most people who want one standalone headset for games, fitness and mixed reality.
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At a glance

Key differences

Measured differences only. Ties and tiny gaps are left out.
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Side-by-side specifications

Display6 differences
Refresh rate
120 Hz
120 Hz
Panel
RGB LCD 1832 x 1920 per eye @ 72 - 120 Hz
2× 2064×2208p RGB-stripe LCD @ 90–120 Hz
Horizontal FOV
104
108
Refresh rate max
120
120
Refresh rate min
72
90
Resolution (MP/eye)
3.52
4.56
Resolution per eye
1832 x 1920
2064 x 2208
Vertical FOV
98
98.25
Performance2 differences
Storage
64 GB, 128 GB, 256 GB
128 GB, 512 GB
System on a Chip
Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2
Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2
Camera1 difference
Lens type
Fresnel lenses
Pancake lenses
Design5 differences
Weight
503 g
515 g
Color passthrough
No
Yes
IPD max
2.68 in (68 mm)
2.95 in (75 mm)
IPD min
2.28 in (58 mm)
2.09 in (53 mm)
IPD range
58-68
53-75
Connectivity1 difference
Connectivity
USB-C · Bluetooth 5 · Wi-Fi 6
Wi-Fi 6E · Bluetooth 5.2
General12 differences
Available new
No
Yes
Codename
"Miramar", "Hollywood", "Del Mar"
Stinson, Eureka
Form class
standalone-vr
mixed-reality
Form Factor
Standalone VR headset
Standalone mixed reality headset
Graphics
Adreno 650 @ 587 MHz (Up to 902 GFLOPS)
Adreno 740 @ 640MHz
In production
No
Yes
Memory
6 GB LPDDR4X
8 GB LPDDR5 @ 4200MT/s (68GB/s bandwidth)
Operating System
Meta Horizon OS, based on Android sources
Meta Horizon OS, based on Android source code
Predecessor
Oculus Quest
Quest 2
Released
October 13, 2020
October 10, 2023
Sound
2 built-in speakers · 2 built-in microphones · 3.5mm headphone jack
2 built-in speakers, one built-in microphone
Type
Virtual reality headset
Virtual reality headset, Mixed reality headset
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