Comparison of VR headsets worldwide 2023, by weight

In a comparison of select virtual reality (VR) headsets, the Meta Quest 3 device featured with a weight of 503 grams. This is significantly lower than other VR headsets, such as the Valve Index, which had a weight of 809 grams.

Could Apple’s arrival to the market act as a catalyst?

While consumer uses cases such as gaming and video entertainment remain popular, the arrival of Apple and other companies to the market could catalyze greater enterprise adoption of XR. Manufacturing, e-commerce, and healthcare are just some of the sectors exploring extended reality (XR). With this in mind, companies have taken different approaches to XR, particularly the markets being targeted.

Spatial computing or the metaverse?

While Apple’s Tim Cook has argued that one day, we will wonder how we led our lives without augmented reality, Mark Zuckerberg has dreams for the metaverse – a concept that revolves around VR technology. While the obvious battlegrounds around price and performance among XR headset vendors will remain, Apple’s entrance to the market signifies the start of a new battle in the tech industry, notably, whether spatial computing or the metaverse will become a true reality in the years to come.