Mixed reality passthrough quality is the competitive battleground. Meta needs better color accuracy, lower latency, and a wider field of view to stay ahead of Apple's Vision Pro.
iDevice Confidence
Highly expected
The evidence is strong and largely consistent across sources.
How does Meta Quest 4's passthrough compare?
Meta Quest 4Full-color (expected)
Vision Pro 2Full-color (expected)
Meta Quest 3Full-color
Galaxy XRFull-color
Vision Pro M5Full-color
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