This upcoming Micro-OLED VR headset has absolutely everything and weighs less than 200 grams but of course it costs nearly 4x the Quest 3
It seems like only yesterday that the Valve Index launched—all 800+ grams of it. And what a different world we live in today, because we can now look to a not-too-distant release of a more technologically impressive VR headset that weighs less than 200 g.
That's according to Pimax, whose upcoming Dream Air VR headset promises «a small form factor with high performance and full features» that comes in at «less than half the weight of a Coca-Cola bottle».
And what a suave thing it looks to be, all grey and curvy and somewhat Apple Vision-esque. It uses the same kind of panel tech as the Vision Pro, too: Micro-OLED.
That's what allows it to be so small and light, and it's the same tech (including pancake optics, Micro-OLED panels, and Qualcomm chip) found in the also-upcoming Pimax Crystal Super, which Pimax is calling the «world's first retina-level VR headset» alongside the Dream Air.
The difference between the two? The Crystal Super is chunky—even hefty, one might say—and more modular, while the Dream Air is small and light. Oh, and costs a heck of a lot more. We're talking $1,199 for the upfront reservation payment and $1,991 total—and that's not including shipping or taxes. That's compared to $699 for the Crystal Super.
But we are talking a 90 Hz Micro-OLED VR headset that weighs under 200 g. For reference, the vision Pro is 600+ g and the recent Meta Quest 3S is 464 g without the strap.
It doesn't look like you're really sacrificing anything with the Pimax Dream Air, either. Pimax says this «world's smallest, full-feature 8K resolution VR headset» is «smaller, lighter, but not less».
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That's because it has inside-out tracking cameras, microphone, integrated spatial audio, Type-C DisplayPort and Type-C accessories port, ringless controllers, a self-adjusting headstrap, auto-IPD, hand tracking, and even eye tracking. The whole caboodle, basically.
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