Mark Zuckerberg: Quest 3 is better and Apple will not be the leader

In June 2023, when Tim Cook introduced Apple Vision Pro, Apple’s first spatial computer, he said: ”Just as the Mac introduced us to personal computing, and iPhone introduced us to mobile computing, Apple Vision Pro introduces us to spatial computing.”

If Apple does to VR/AR headsets what the iPhone did to smartphones, then Mark Zuckerberg will be the biggest loser.

On Tuesday, Zuckerberg shared an Instagram video comparing Meta Quest 3 to Apple Vision Pro, he found that Quest 3 is not only the better value but also the better product “period”. Despite being 7 times less expensive, Quest 3 is still more comfortable, it’s 120 grams less and there are no wires that get in the way when you move around.

Quest’s field of view is wider, the screen is brighter and hand tracking is more accurate. Although, he admits that Eye tracking in Vision Pro is very nice and he will bring it back to Quests in the future.

Apple’s screen does have a higher resolution but he was surprised at the “tradeoffs” that Apple had to make sacrificing comfort and many other things.

Overall, Mark thinks that each company has different design decisions, but Quest 3 is better for the vast majority of tasks people use Mixed Reality for.