

Oddly, the Oculus Quest 2 has the superior battery life of the two devices, coming in with an average time between charges of 2 to 3 hours, while the Meta Quest Pro only boasts 1.5 to 2 hours. Meta Quest Pro vs Oculus Quest 2: Battery life Though the displays only have a max refresh rate of 90Hz, the Oculus Quest 2’s displays can reach up to 120Hz for supported titles. Meta’s newer headset also uses two Mini-LED display panels (one per eye) that are each 1800 x 1920 pixels – offering 37% more pixels per inch and 10% more pixels per degree than the Quest 2. The premium hardware boasts 12GB of RAM (double the Quest 2’s 6GB), a Snapdragon XR2+ chip that’s 50% more powerful than the chip in the Quest 2, and 256GB of storage space – the Quest 2 offers 128GB or 256GB if you pay extra. The Meta Quest Pro wouldn’t live up to its ‘Pro’ name if it lagged behind its predecessor.
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Meta told us you will be able to purchase an add-on that creates a VR headset-like seal around your eyes, but it’s a shame that it isn’t included for free with the expensive Meta Quest Pro. We noticed this design was perfectly suited to mixed reality experiences – which want to blend real and virtual together – but we’re worried that the best VR games will suffer from reduced immersion.

The Quest Pro, on the other hand, intentionally gives you a good view of the world around you, leaving space between your head and the headset at the sides and underneath. The Quest 2 is designed to cover your eyes and completely obscure the real world from view, so that you can immerse yourself in VR. One other major change between the headsets is how they sit on your face. The Meta Quest Pro will bring your real world office into the metaverse (Image credit: Meta) While testing the Quest Pro we noticed that even though it’s 219g heavier than the Quest 2 at 722g, it actually feels lighter due to this design change. To achieve a more comfortable and secure fit, the all-black Meta Quest Pro substitutes the Quest 2’s elastic strap for a plastic one that has additional padding, houses the battery, and which uses an easy-to-reach wheel to tighten and loosen the band.īecause the battery is placed in the strap, this means that the weight of the Quest Pro is better distributed around your head, rather than being front-loaded like with the Quest 2. The Oculus Quest 2 is an all-white plastic headset with all of its key components housed in a box that sits on your face – held to it by an elastic strap that goes around the side and over the top of your head. You can always check out the latest Meta Quest promo codes for ways to save money on both VR headsets. If price is the most important factor, then clearly the Oculus Quest 2 is the best choice, but if you’re happy to pay up for a higher-powered, more feature-packed, and comfier device then you might find the Quest Pro is good value for money. The Meta Quest Pro might cost a lot, but it comes with all two controllers, a charging base and all of these cables (Image credit: Meta)
