Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg has come out with some fighting words about Apple's new Vision Pro headset, comparing it to the Meta Quest 3 and calling his headset the better of the two.
Zuckerberg claims to have tried the new Apple Vision Pro headset, comparing it directly to the Meta Quest 3, claiming that the Quest 3 is 7x cheaper -- he's right about that -- and that Meta's headset is better for gaming, playing Xbox games, watching YouTube, and more. He added: "I'm surprised how much better Quest is better for majority of things".
Apple starts things off with Vision Pro pricing at $3499, while Meta is charging $499 for its Quest 3 headset. Zuckerberg claims that the Meta Quest 3 is a more comfortable headset, but Apple has put some serious engineering into the Vision Pro, so it's one of the many things he said that just doesn't feel right at all.
Both the Meta Quest 3 and Apple Vision Pro have their batteries on the front of the headset, but the strap that Apple uses makes all the difference. Meta ships the Quest 3 with a basic strap that doesn't distribute the weight you feel on your head, leading to many people not handling the Meta Quest 3 on their heads for long periods of time. The same can't be said for Apple's new Vision Pro headset, though. People can wear the Vision Pro for hours and hours without having issues with the weight... but it costs 7x more than the Quest 3.
I personally own the Apple AirPods Max, and they're one of THE best products that I own; they're exquisitely built and FEEL amazing, matching the incredible sound quality they pump out. I haven't tried the Vision Pro headset... but, I follow a considerable amount of people who have them and have watched countless hours of content on Apple's revolutionary new headset. It seems like not just one but multiple steps above the Meta Quest 3 that Zuckerberg is flapping about in his latest video.
Zuckerberg had his Apple Vision Pro vs Meta Quest 3 video uploaded to his personal Instagram in a very casual setting: he was sitting on his couch. For someone worth billions and billions of dollars and the founder and CEO of one of the largest companies in the world, it's a change of direction in terms of their videos. I wonder if we'll see Zuck in casual settings like this moving forward or if it was just a once-off for the Apple Vision Pro video.
