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Microsoft HoloLens VR Headset
Microsoft HoloLens
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Oculus Rift S VR Headset
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Editiorial reviews
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9 editorial reviews
Lighter, with a better viewRead more
The HoloLens 2 isn't meant for your home, but that's what makes it so futuristic. The headset is built for "collaborative visualization" that's more complete and intense than any home AR or VR headset. And importantly, the HoloLens 2 fixes the flaws of its predecessor.Read more
In anticipation of the debut of Microsoft's HoloLens 2, we've unearthed the first-generation HoloLens and "retroreviewed" it, with an eye toward how Microsoft could improve its next-generation augmented reality headset.Read more
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33 user ratings
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42 user ratings
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Display

Display sourceBuilt inBuilt inBuilt inBuilt in
Reality typeAugmented Reality
N/A
Virtual RealityVirtual Reality
Field of view120.0 °110.0 °110.0 °100.0 °
Refresh rate60.0 Hz90.0 Hz80.0 Hz120.0 Hz
Resolution per eye
N/A
1080 x 1200 px1280 x 1600 px1920 x 1080 px
Display technology
N/A
OLEDLCDOLED
Read latency
N/A
N/A
N/A
18.0 ms

Features

Glasses compatibleyesyesyesyes
Position trackingyesyesyesyes
Optics correctionyesyesyesyes
Front-Facing camerayes
N/A
no
N/A
Eye trackingyes
N/A
no
N/A
Headphone connectionBuilt-in headphonesBuilt-in headphonesBuilt-in headphonesExternal headphones required
Focus adjustment
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Movement tracking
N/A
6 degrees of freedom6 degrees of freedom
N/A
Room-scale tracking
N/A
yesyesyes
Supplied accessories
N/A
GamepadGamepad
  • PlayStation Camera
  • Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
  • DOOM VFR
  • The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
  • WipEout Omega Collection
  • PlayStation VR Worlds
Coloration mode
N/A
MonotoneMonotoneMonotone
Adjustable straps
N/A
yesyesyes
Built-in headphones
N/A
yesyes
N/A
Gesture control
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Control type
N/A
N/A
Touch
  • Buttons
  • Rotary
Windows Mixed Reality Compatible
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
Adjustable interpupillary distance
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Built-in microphone
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Built-in speaker(s)
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Motion to photon latency
N/A
N/A
N/A
20.0 ms

Dimensions

Weight20.81 oz16.58 oz19.86 oz21.16 oz
Height
N/A
11.85 in10.94 in7.28 in
Width
N/A
4.8 in6.3 in7.36 in
Depth
N/A
8.86 in8.27 in10.91 in

Design

Body materialPlasticPlasticPlastic
  • Foam
  • Plastic
Colour of product
N/A
BlackBlackBlack,White

Connectivity

Controller compatibilityProprietary Controller
  • Oculus Touch
  • Xbox One Wireless gamepad
  • Oculus Touch
  • Xbox One Wireless gamepad
  • Dualshock 4
  • PlayStation Move
  • PlayStation Aim
Type of USB connectorMicro-USB
USB
USB
USB
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
HDMI
N/A
yesyesyes
USB
N/A
yesyesyes
USB version
N/A
  • USB 2.0
  • USB 3.0
N/A
USB 2.0
Number of USB 2.0
N/A
11
N/A
Number of USB 3.0/3.1 (Gen 1)
N/A
33
N/A
Card reader integrated
N/A
nonono
Connectivity technology
N/A
N/A
Wired
N/A
Wi-Fi
N/A
N/A
no
N/A
HDMI ports quantity
N/A
N/A
N/A
1
Headphone output
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

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