Meta’s Quest 3s getting hopes up
Quest 3s is almost the same as quest 3 with a few noticeable different features
By Sajar Nafees
27 August 2024
Meta has finally pulled back the curtain on its latest mixed-reality headset. Just recently announced, Meta’s Quest 3s supposedly almost offers the same features as quest 3 but just at a more affordable price now. It sounds like a great deal for those with a little less cash to splash on a standalone VR headset. There’s uncanny similarities between the two but some noticeable differences as well so read more before deciding which one to kill your time with.
From enjoying your favorite TV shows on a massive screen to having a portable personal trainer at your fingertips, along with multitasking, gaming, and more, there’s no other mixed reality device offering this level of features as Quest 3s at such an affordable price.
Like all previous headsets, Meta’s Quest 3s is built on a foundation of trust. Which means its new features will guard all your data and privacy.
With Quest 3S, there’s something for everyone. Experience live music in Horizon Worlds Music Valley, with front-row access to concerts by artists like Sabrina Carpenter and Doja Cat.
You can unleash your creativity using apps like Painting VR and Gravity Sketch. Relax in your dream home theater with apps like Prime Video, Twitch, YouTube, Xbox Cloud Gaming (Beta), and Netflix with HD in Browser, all within Meta’s new Theater View, enhanced by Dolby Atmos for immersive sound. Or stay active with Supernatural, now featuring a new group workout mode launching today.
Quest 3S supports also supports Meta’s extensive library of thousands of apps
and games, along with exclusive titles for Quest 3 and 3S like Batman: Arkham
Shadow. Games optimized for Quest 3 will also run on Quest 3S, providing
upgraded visuals and faster load times for an enhanced experience.
As meta has quoted, “And we’ve got big plans for the future, like expanding
Travel Mode to work on trains, support for lying down while using the headset, continuing to improve Meta AI on Quest and enabling the “Hey Meta” wake word to invoke it, and more.”
Meta Quest 3s Price
As for meta quest 3s price we did know its going to be cheaper than quest 3 but we were not expecting such a drop. Its starting price is $299.99! Cannot believe what you’re reading? We couldn’t either at first. And not just this, Meta has also decided to drop Quest 3’s price.
Alongside the launch of the affordable Meta Quest 3S headset, its also reducing the price of the 512GB Meta Quest 3 from $649.99 USD to only $499.99 USD. The Meta Quest 3 continues to be the top choice for tech aficionados and gamers, offering four times the storage of the standard Meta Quest 3S, in addition to its 4K+ Infinite display, which boasts cutting-edge pancake lenses and an expanded field of view.
The Meta Quest 3S, recently highlighted in various Quest 3S leaks, features
dimensions of 184 mm x 160 mm x 98 mm and weighs 514g. As noted in several Quest 3S leaks, it comes with a single LCD display with a resolution of 1832 x 1920 pixels per eye, providing a horizontal field of view (FOV) of 96 degrees and a
vertical FOV of 90 degrees. The headset supports a refresh rate of 120Hz
And is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset, with 8GB of RAM. Storage options include 128GB or 256GB, and it offers a battery life of
approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, as discussed in the latest Quest 3S leaks. The lens type is Fresnel.
To answer the most asked question since the announcement that when will the quest 3s come out, we unfortunately have no information regarding its release.