The Meta Quest 3 Lite gets another image leak – and a new name
There is nothing official yet, but it seems increasingly likely that a cheaper version of the Meta Quest 3 is on the way. Now we have a freshly leaked image of the headset – which apparently isn’t called the Meta Quest 3 Lite.
That’s the name we’ve used for previous leaks, but according to a now-deleted Reddit post reposted on social media by @Lunayian (through Android Central), this upcoming device will actually be called the Meta Quest 3s.
Adding a lowercase letter to the name of a more affordable product has been done before and doesn’t have the connotation of sub-par quality that you might get with ‘Lite’, so we’re inclined to believe the leak could be accurate.
This information apparently comes from slides from an internal Meta presentation, and one of them shows the Meta Quest 3 and the Meta Quest 3s side by side – which could soon be the choice for buyers heading to the Meta online store.
Headphone design
Meta Quest 3 Lite could actually be “Meta Quest 3S”. U/LuffySanKira on Reddit claims they were shown these images during what was likely a Meta User Research Zoom meeting. I can’t verify them, but I CAN verify that Meta does feedback sessions like this one. pic.twitter.com/DjkZnVMP6bMarch 16, 2024
As for the design of the headset, it has a slightly unusual camera configuration on the front – it was missing in a previous image leak, and given the importance of passthrough technology for mixed reality applications there will likely be cameras somewhere.
The design looks a little chunkier, likely due to the cheaper components inside, and is reminiscent of both the Oculus Go and the Oculus Quest 2. In terms of specs, the resolution is listed as 1832 x 1920 pixels, compared to 2064 x 2208 pixels on the Meta -quest 3.
As usual, it’s difficult to verify the authenticity of these images, especially since the original Reddit post has been deleted and comes from a source we haven’t heard of before. This could be the cheaper Meta Quest 3, or maybe not.
It would certainly make sense for Meta to want to launch a cheaper model to appeal to a broader group of consumers, and it’s apparently something Apple is thinking about for its Vision Pro as well. Watch this space.