Meta Quest Pro hands-on
At the latest Meta Connect annual conference, their CEO Mark Zuckerberg officiallytake outthe first high-end VR headset Meta Quest Pro, to improve the immersion through better specifications, and also enhance the experience of metaverse communication.Meanwhile alsowin overMicrosoft and Zoom have cooperated to allow a variety of productivity tools to be directly integrated, including the integration of the two companies’ video conferencing products through Meta’s VR Horizon Workrooms, and users can directly attend as a virtual avatar; Windows 365 Word, Excel, Powerpoint and Outlook can be viewed directly through the VR headset. Even Meta has prepared an enterprise version, allowing the company’s IT department to centrally manage the Quest helmets in the hands of its employees.
Going back to the upgrade of Quest Pro, Meta’s first high-end VR headset follows the inside-out positioning method, but increases the number of inside and outside sensors to 10 groups, which can track eyes and facial expressions, including smiling, raising eyebrows, winking, etc. action. The screen resolution per eye is 1,800 x 1,920 (stuck between the Valve Index and Vive Pro), and the refresh rate is 90Hz. Meta says the pixel density per inch of the screen has increased by 37%, and the color gamut has increased by 1.3 times, bringing more detailed, more vivid picture.
Meta Quest Pro hands-on
Quest Pro uses new lenses and optical technology to make the volume 40% thinner than traditional models, which also helps to greatly reduce the thickness of the helmet, and the eye distance adjustment range is also increased to 55 – 75mm, which can better meet the needs of different users . And compared to the Quest 2, which only has a black-and-white monochrome “passthrough” function, what the Quest Pro sees is a full-color outside picture, so that users can see things around them faithfully while wearing a VR headset.
Meta Quest Pro hands-on
as with Qualcommlong-term partner, Quest Pro is not unexpectedly the first to be equipped with Snapdragon XR2+ chip, the performance is 50% higher than the previous generation, with 12GB RAM and 256GB storage space. To increase the sense of immersion, the Quest Pro has also worked hard on wearing comfort, changing the enlarged battery to a curved design and placing it behind the headband for better weight balance. The battery life is up to 90 minutes on a single charge, and it can be recharged through the included 45W charging pad, taking 2 hours to fully charge, or it can be powered directly via a cable.
Meta Quest Pro hands-on
The new Quest Touch Pro handle that matches the Quest Pro also has a built-in triple camera and a Snapdragon 662 chip for better detection of 360-degree movements, and the TruTouch vibration feedback system can bring a more realistic VR interactive experience , and even optional stylus accessories, allowing you to have a better VR writing experience. Charging is also carried out through the charging pad, which can be regarded as a home for the user to place the entire Quest Pro. By the way, Quest 2 users can also pair it with Touch Pro handlebars.
The Meta Quest Pro is priced at $1,499 and will be available starting October 25th, with acceptance starting today includingTaiwan(but Taiwanese pricing becomes $1,650).
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