last updated: Jun 30, 2025
The spatial computing revolution is upon us and with Apple’s release of the Apple Vision Pro in February of 2024, as Sherlock would say, the game is afoot!
NOTE: I’ll try to keep this page updated as the landscape evolves, but feel free to message me on LinkedIn if I’ve missed anything! Check out vr-compare.com for up to date specs on specific headsets.
Head Mounted Displays (HMDs)
The headset market is heating up and there have been leaps and bounds across all spatial computing head-mounted displays (HMDs). This page includes a comparison of details such as price, weight, compatibility, quality and features. Devices that I’ve covered on this page:
- Apple Vision Pro, Meta Quest , HTC VIVE , HP Reverb/VR1000, Sony, Varjo, Magic Leap, XReal, Snap Spectacles, Microsoft Holo Lens
// Coming soon: ranking of HMDs by market share
Meta Quest Pro $999, Meta Quest 3 $499, Meta Quest 2 (no longer sold)
All of Meta’s HMDs feature inside-out tracking (aka, no external devices / cameras required) and handheld controllers with haptic feedback, “hey meta” voice control, boundary / stationary mode and passthrough cameras for safety.
Starting at the top, the Meta Quest Pro is Meta’s high-end mixed-reality headset, features a lighter display and more robust features for enterprise spatial computing. The consumer model, Quest 3 features color passthrough as Meta enters the mixed-reality space.
| Meta Quests | Specs | Optics/Display | Price |
| Quest Pro XR (Oct 2022) | Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ 256 GB Storage 12 GB RAM Weight: 722g 10 VR/MR Sensors• 5 infrared eye/face tracking • 3 mic array • 4 speakers • 2.5 hours battery | • pancake lenses • 100 nits • color passthrough • 2x QLED • 1800 x 1920 resolution • 90 Hz | $999 |
| Quest 3 XR (May 2023) | 128 GB/ 512 GB Storage | • pancake lenses • Dual 18 ppd color passthrough • 2064 x 2208 • 120 Hz • prescription lens inserts sold separately | $499 |
| Quest 2 VR (Oct 2020) | 256 GB Storage | • Fresnel Lenses • B&W passthrough Single Fast • Switch LCD • 100 nits • 120 Hz | $299 |
HTC
Built for gamers, HTC has been in the VR market a lot longer, with about 11 devices since the release of the PC-tethered HTC Vive in 2016 for about $800. Since 2021, HTC has released standalone VR HMDs featuring inside-out tracking, and are at the pricier top end of the market. HTC has a number of devices: VIVE XR Elite, VIVE Flow, VIVE Focus, and the VIVE Pro Series.
The VIVE XR elite features
- 10×10 playspace
- stepless IPD adjustment with manual diopters
- immersive audio
- hot-swappable battery with 2 hours of life, counterweighted for balance with battery in the back
- eye and full face tracker and up to 5 full body trackers (accessory)
- multiple display desktop support for extended monitors
| HTC XR Devices | Specs | Optics/Display | Features | Price |
| VIVE XR Elite (2023) | Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 128 GB Storage, 12 GB RAM • Weight 625 g • 4 tracking cameras, 16 MP RGB Camera, Proximity Sensor, Gyroscope • dual microphones | • 2x LCD • 110 FoV • 1920×1920 • 90 Hz | High Performance, all-in-one XR • hand tracking | $999 |
| VIVE Flow (2021) | • 2x LCD • 100 FoV • 75 Hz | Foldable, pair with phone | $499 | |
| VIVE Pro 2 (2021) | • 2x LCD • 116 h x 96 v x113 diag FoV • 2448×2448 •120 Hz | High Performance PC VR • Base Station | $1,399 | |
| VIVE Focus 3 (2021) | • 2x LCD • 116 h x 96 v x113 diag FoV • 2448×2448 • 90 Hz | Enterprise VR | $499-$1,300 |
- Pico
Augmented Reality
Gear
Multiplayer Location-Based VR/AR
The VOID
Untethered, multiplayer Virtual Reality Experience. Multiple locations. Star Wars, Avengers, Jumanji, Ghostbusters, Ralph Breaks VR, , Nicodemus
Kennedy Space Center
Astronaut Training Experience
Source: VRCompare