Name: PICO 4
Brand: PICO

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Specs that matter

Display

Panel: LCD
Resolution: 2160 x 2160
Refresh: 90 Hz

Body

Weight: 1.29 lb (586 g)

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DisplayLCDLCD

Weight1.29 lb (586 g)

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Buying decision

Should you buy it?

Skip the PICO 4 if you're in the US: PICO, owned by ByteDance, never sold it there, so there's no US warranty or store support, and the Quest 3S has a newer chip and Meta's bigger app library. In Europe it launched in October 2022 with 2160 x 2160 LCD panels per eye, pancake lenses, a 105-degree field of view, 72 or 90Hz refresh and a 5,300mAh battery at the back of the strap (PICO specs). PICO has since replaced it with the PICO 4 Ultra, and this model's 62 mm minimum IPD leaves out many people with narrower eye spacing. Buy one used in Europe only if it costs well under a Quest 3S and you mainly stream PC VR over Wi-Fi 6.

Best for

European PC VR players who find a cheap used unit and stream games from a gaming PC.

Not for

US buyers and anyone who wants a big standalone game library.

Main strength2160 x 2160 LCD per eye behind pancake lenses, sharper than the Quest 3S's 1832 x 1920

Main weaknessNever sold in the US, so no US warranty or support

Reasons to buy

2160 x 2160 LCD per eye behind pancake lenses, sharper than the Quest 3S's 1832 x 1920

105-degree field of view and 20.6 pixels per degree (PICO spec)

5,300mAh battery sits at the back of the strap to balance the weight

Wi-Fi 6 for streaming PC VR

Reasons to avoid

Never sold in the US, so no US warranty or support

Replaced by the PICO 4 Ultra

Original Snapdragon XR2 with 8GB of RAM

IPD adjustment starts at 62 mm (PICO spec)

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Article · Full reviewPico 4 ReviewRyan Jones · Dec 2022

The first serious all-in-one rival to Meta's Quest headsets.

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Article · Full reviewPico 4 Review: Should You Actually Buy One Instead Of Quest 2?David Heaney · Oct 2022

Weighs whether the Pico 4 is a better buy than the Quest 2.

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Article · Full reviewPico 4 review: better than Meta?Tom Morgan-Freelander

Slim pancake-lens headset aimed squarely at the Quest 2.

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Virtual Reality OasisPico 4 Review - A Great Quest 2 Alternative!Watch on YouTube ↗

Tyriel Wood - VR TechPICO 4 – The Final REVIEW After 1 Month UseWatch on YouTube ↗

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Full specifications

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Field of View: 105° FOV
Refresh rate: 72Hz/90Hz
Resolution: 4320 × 2160 (2160 × 2160 per eye), 1200 PPI
Display Size: 2.56'' ×2
Refresh rate max: 90 Hz
Refresh rate min: 90 Hz
FOV source: vrheadsetpicker_third_party
Vertical FOV: 104
Horizontal FOV: 104
Resolution (MP/eye): 4.67
Resolution per eye: 2160 x 2160

Controller Power: AA battery ×2
Charging Protocols: Supports QC 3.0 / PD 3.0
Charger: 20W fast charger
Capacity: 5300 mAh battery

Bluetooth: 5.1
Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 6, dual-band 2x2 MIMO (2.4GHz/5GHz)

Speakers: Dual stereo speakers
Integrated audio: Included

Microphones: Dual microphones

IPD range: 62-72
IPD max: 2.83 in (72 mm)
IPD min: 2.44 in (62 mm)

Available new: Yes
In production: Yes
Platforms: Standalone, PC VR
Form class: standalone-vr

Included Items: VR headset ×1, Controller ×2, 4 AA batteries, Glasses spacer ×1, Nose pad ×1, Wrist strap ×2, USB-C power adapter ×1, USB-C to USB-C 2.0 cable ×1, Quick Guide ×1, User Guide ×1, Safety and Warranty Guide ×1

Lens type: Pancake lenses

Operating system: PICO OS 5.0

Interpupillary Distance: 62–72mm seamless adjustment
Pixels Per Degree: 20.6 PPD
Lens Type: Pancake lenses

MSRP (USD): 429

Process: 7nm process
Clock Speed: 2.84 GHz
Cores: 8 cores, 64-bit
Chipset: Snapdragon XR2 Gen1

Connectivity: Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, USB-C
Form Factor: Standalone VR headset

RAM + Storage: 8 GB + 128 GB, 8 GB + 256 GB

System: 6DoF Tracking System
Eye tracking: no
Tracked controllers: Included
Color passthrough: yes
Tracking: Inside-Out Camera

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