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Meta 2 VR Headset
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Microsoft HoloLens VR Headset
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Oculus Rift VR Headset
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Oculus Rift S VR Headset
Oculus Rift S
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4.3 out of 5
4 user ratings
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9 editorial reviews
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3.9 out of 5
28 user ratings
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4.1 out of 5
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4.1 out of 5
44 user ratings
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4.0 out of 5
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Display

Display sourceComputerBuilt inBuilt inBuilt in
Reality typeAugmented RealityAugmented Reality
N/A
Virtual Reality
Resolution per eye1280 x 1440 px
N/A
1080 x 1200 px1280 x 1600 px
Display technologyLCD
N/A
OLEDLCD
Field of view90.0 °120.0 °110.0 °110.0 °
Refresh rate60.0 Hz60.0 Hz90.0 Hz80.0 Hz

Features

Glasses compatibleyesyesyesyes
Position trackingyesyesyesyes
Gesture controlyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Front-Facing camerayesyes
N/A
no
Headphone connectionBuilt-in headphonesBuilt-in headphonesBuilt-in headphonesBuilt-in headphones
Optics correction
N/A
yesyesyes
Eye tracking
N/A
yes
N/A
no
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Movement tracking
N/A
N/A
6 degrees of freedom6 degrees of freedom
Room-scale tracking
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Supplied accessories
N/A
N/A
GamepadGamepad
Coloration mode
N/A
N/A
MonotoneMonotone
Adjustable straps
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Built-in headphones
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Control type
N/A
N/A
N/A
Touch
Windows Mixed Reality Compatible
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Adjustable interpupillary distance
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Built-in microphone
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Built-in speaker(s)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Dimensions

Weight17.64 oz20.81 oz16.58 oz19.86 oz
Height
N/A
N/A
11.85 in10.94 in
Width
N/A
N/A
4.8 in6.3 in
Depth
N/A
N/A
8.86 in8.27 in

Design

Body material
  • Foam
  • Plastic
PlasticPlasticPlastic
Colour of product
N/A
N/A
BlackBlack

Connectivity

Controller compatibilityLeap Motion ControllerProprietary Controller
  • Oculus Touch
  • Xbox One Wireless gamepad
  • Oculus Touch
  • Xbox One Wireless gamepad
HDMIyes
N/A
yesyes
Type of USB connector
N/A
Micro-USB
USB
USB
Bluetooth
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB
N/A
N/A
yesyes
USB version
N/A
N/A
  • USB 2.0
  • USB 3.0
N/A
Number of USB 2.0
N/A
N/A
11
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1)
N/A
N/A
33
Card reader integrated
N/A
N/A
nono
Connectivity technology
N/A
N/A
N/A
Wired
Wi-Fi
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Requirements

Recommended RAM memory16.0 GB2.0 GB8.0 GB8.0 GB
Compatible OS
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • OS X
N/A
  • Windows 10
  • Windows 8.1
  • Windows 8
  • Windows 7
Windows 10

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