Everything you need to know about Meta Quest Pro

The Meta Quest Pro is the latest generation Virtual Reality Headset from parent company Meta. The Headset was rumored to be called 'Project Cambria', but the name eventually settled on 'Quest Pro'. The Quest Pro is a unique Virtual Reality Headset. Initially, the glasses do not look so much like its predecessor the Quest 2, but the design is more reminiscent of the Microsoft Hololens 2. The Hololens is a Augmented Reality Headset, which means that it always makes a combination between the physical world and the digital world. The Hololens works by showing holograms on the screen in front of the eyes. The Quest Pro is not a Augmented RealityHeadset, but a Mixed RealityHeadset. This means that the Quest Pro does not show holograms, but can show virtual 3D images. And the built-in cameras on the front of the Headset allow you to see the real physical world around you as these 3D images are programmed into it. This makes it possible, for example, to look through the glasses at an empty table, while bouncing a digital ball up and down on it.

The Meta Quest Pro features a powerful Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ processor. This is a tweaked version of the Snapdragon XR2 processor that is also in the Meta Quest 2, but slightly more powerful. This extra power is needed to support the high image resolution and the associated computing power. The Quest Pro has an image resolution of only 1800 x 1920 pixels per eye. On paper, this is the same as the Meta Quest 2, but images are even sharper due to the renewed lenses.

Design

The design of the Quest Pro is reminiscent of the Hololens 2. At first it looks more like a screen hanging in front of the eyes, rather than a traditional VR Headset like the Quest 2. This design has an advantage and disadvantage: the advantage is that you can easily see the outside world. For example when you use the Headset for Mixed Reality applications. The disadvantage of this is that when you really use the glasses for Virtual Reality (so just a virtual environment) that a lot of light enters at the sides. Luckily there is one loose face interface can be ordered which blocks the light on the sides.

Battery

The Quest Pro's battery lasts about 1 to 3 hours while the Headset is on, depending on what you're doing with it. To compensate for this relatively short battery life, a charging station with de Quest Pro is supplied as standard. And if necessary, there is also a special compact version of this charging station so that you can always take it with you to charge the Headset and the Controllers in between. The Quest Pro Headset can be charged via a USB-C cable and the Controllers contains two connection points that can be placed on the charging station.

Price and availability

The Meta Quest Pro is available from €1799.99. with this price puts the Quest Pro in the same waters as VR headsets such as the Varjo Aero and the soon to be released Pimax Crystal. Other headsets such as the Pico 4 and the Meta Quest 2 are at a somewhat lower price level, but are also aimed at a completely different target group. The Quest Pro can really be seen as a business Headset for companies and organizations looking for innovation. with especially the extensive pass-through cameras offer many opportunities for developers to develop new applications and applications.

The Meta Quest Pro is expected at the end of October 2022 and can already be ordered from Unbound XR. Want to know more about the Quest Pro? Please with contact us through us Contact Form.