The Meta Quest 3S 256GB All-In-One VR Headset is a standalone virtual reality and mixed reality device designed for immersive gaming, entertainment, and interactive experiences without the need for a PC or console. Powered by a high-performance processor and equipped with colour passthrough cameras, it allows users to blend virtual objects with the real world for a more realistic experience. With 256GB of storage, it provides ample space for downloading VR games, apps, and media, making it ideal for extended use, social VR, fitness, and cinematic experiences in a wireless, easy-to-use headset.
Key Features
Thousands of immersive experiences
Experience gaming, fitness and entertainment, including your favourite apps, such as Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp – all within the headset.
Gaming
Don't just play your favourite games, step inside them with Meta Quest. Enter an immersive experience like no other and get lost in the adventure.
Entertainment
Turn any room into a cinema. With Meta Quest, you can watch all of your favourites in immersive high definition, whenever and wherever you want.
Sports
Go from fan to feeling like you're actually on the court or pitch.
Fitness
Turn any room into a virtual gym with wireless workouts that let you move with freedom and comfort.
The magic of virtual reality
Get ready for your favourite apps to come to life around you. Meta Quest 3S transforms your reality so that you can do everything that you love in new ways. Take a look inside.
Core overview
Power
Advanced hardware stack with the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2, delivering double the GPU processing power for faster load times and more seamless gameplay compared to Meta Quest 2. This brings enough power to support heavy applications such as fast-action gaming, seamless full-colour, high-resolution Pass-through, and so much more.
Storage
256 GB option. Storage options to match your needs. Higher storage allows you to download more experiences to your headset or video content for offline viewing.
Pass-through
2 RGB cameras with 18 PPD for 4.5 times better pass-through resolution, in full colour, compared to Quest 2. Delivers high-fidelity views of your surroundings while you see virtual objects appear in your physical space. Depth and room mapping using advanced AI and computer vision gives you the freedom to move throughout your space and interact with virtual characters or objects in the room around you.
Audio
Quest 3S audio has reduced distortion, improved bass and better spatial audio than Quest 2. Meta Quest 3S is compatible with USB-C headphones. You can also use a 3.5 mm-to-USB-C adapter for headphones with a 3.5 mm jack (sold separately).
DRAM
8 GB. 33% more memory compared with Meta Quest 2, giving you more support to play your favourite apps with optimal performance.
Ergonomics
Comfort
Lightweight comfort. Quest 3S has been designed to be even more comfortable than Quest 2 by helping users find the setup that works best for them.
Strap design
Soft adjustable strap accommodates a variety of head shapes and hairstyles; Hard strap is available and sold separately.
Depth adjustment
Meta Quest 3S comes with a glasses spacer in the box for wearing glasses while using the headset.
Headset weight
514 grams. Quest 3S is 20% slimmer than Quest 2.
Display and optics technology
Display resolution
High-definition resolution with 1832 x 1920 pixels per eye with 20 PPD (pixels-per-degree) and 773 PPI (pixels-per-inch).
Refresh rate
72 Hz, 90 Hz, 120 Hz.
Field of view
96 degrees horizontal and 90 degrees vertical.
Optics
Fresnel lens.
Lens adjustment
3-position interaxial distance (IAD) adjustment.
Eye tracking
Not featured.
Meta Quest Touch Plus controllers
Comfort
Play comfortably with a streamlined, ring-free design. Experience more natural movement and precise input as if they're a natural extension of your hands.
Haptics
TruTouch variable haptics provide tactile feedback, enabling a more holistic range of in-experience sensations so you can touch, move and react realistically within virtual environments.
Experience
Pass-through
Two RGB colour cameras for improved depth and resolution.
Direct Touch hand tracking
Advanced hybrid computer vision and machine learning sensors follow your gestures, with four IR cameras and two RGB cameras to enable controller-free navigation and more intuitive control. Two flood LEDs for illumination and more reliable hand interactions across environments and lighting conditions. Simply move your hands to tap, scroll, navigate and play.
Content library
Thousands of experiences. There's something for everyone to discover in more immersive ways, thanks to virtual reality and better performance enabling faster load times, seamless play and ultra-realistic graphics.
Backwards compatibility
Access to the entire catalogue of Meta Quest apps, games and experiences. Keep playing your favourite titles that you previously downloaded on your Quest 2. Play the newest games and apps that are exclusively available on Quest 3 and 3S.
PC support
Supported with Meta Quest Link Cable and Air Link to connect your headset to the power of your PC to unlock yet another level of gameplay (sold separately).
Charging
Battery life
Up to 2.5 hours average use.Gaming: 2.7 hours of usage on average, Social: 2.3 hours of usage on average, Productivity: 1.8 hours of usage on average, Media: 2.8 hours of usage on average
As with most battery-powered devices, battery life is dependent on various factors such as device settings, usage, age of battery, Bluetooth usage and wireless conditions.
Charge time
Approximately 1.9 hours with the included 18W power adapter (headset only).
Easy charging
Built-in USB-C port for charging and connectivity.
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi 6E certified (region permitting). Up to 2X download rate vs Quest 2.
Privacy
External LED
Signal notifies bystanders that the external cameras are in use.
Data protection
Advanced encryption plus customised settings include data sharing opt-in/opt-out, electronic mic/camera disconnect and password/PIN protection to let multiple users explore safely.
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