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Meta Quest 3S
Microsoft · Gaming

Meta Quest 3S

VR at $299.

$299
4.4 (5,610 reviews)
AI Summary

Quest 3S makes VR accessible at $299 — same chip and content library as Quest 3.

Verdict: Buy as an intro to VR or for kids; step up to Quest 3 if lens quality matters.

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Sentiment, complaint themes, competitor take & buying verdict

Price history

12-month trend

Currently
$299
+8.2% (12 mo)
Aug 25Low $264.54 · High $320.94Jul 26
GPI scores

How it holds up

Health
82/100
Reliability
82/100
Performance
80/100
Durability
82/100
Value
94/100
What's great
  • Best-value standalone VR
  • Full Quest 3 game library
  • Mixed reality passthrough
Common complaints
  • Fresnel lenses (worse than Quest 3 pancakes)
  • Battery still 2h
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Specifications

The details

SoC
Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2
Battery
~2h
Display
Fresnel LCD 1832x1920 per eye
Storage
128GB / 256GB
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