Meta Quest Pro review: Sublime standalone VR
When Meta first revealed the Quest Pro it seemed like the company had taken the much-loved Quest 2, upgraded and enhanced it in various ways and then aimed it squarely at businesses, much like HTC had done with the Vive Focus 3.
With upgrades that include the «sleekest form factor yet», a display that offers 37 per cent more pixels per inch than the Quest 2, a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ processor and more, the Quest Pro certainly seems like a great upgrade. But is it suitable for the average consumer as well? We've been testing it out in various ways to find out.
5/5
Meta Quest Pro is a powerful standalone VR headset that also works with your PC in various ways.
We've been using the Meta Quest 2 for a long time so we went into using the Quest Pro expecting to feel a significant upgrade. After all, Meta claims the Quest Pro has four times the resolution and 50 per cent more processing power than the Quest 2. So in theory it should be something special.
The Quest Pro is clearly a different beast though. It's the first headset to use the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ processor but it also has Snapdragon 662 mobile processors in each controller. This allows the controllers to track their own movement without relying on the headset, meaning more reliable and accurate tracking.
Internally the hardware is interesting in other ways though, with tech that includes both eye-tracking for foveated rendering and facial tracking for «natural» expressions on your VR avatar.
Outwardly the Meta Quest Pro features an unusual design that breaks the norm in several ways.
Firstly, there's no head strap on top as there was with the Quest 2 and most other headsets. Instead, the Quest Pro fits with a carefully balanced sturdy band around the edge
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