The Meta Quest 3 Lite gets another image leak – and a new name

Plus some specs

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Nothing is official yet, but it seems increasingly likely that a cheaper version of theMeta Quest 3is 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 as per a now-deleted Reddit post reposted to social media by@Lunayian(viaAndroid Central), this upcoming device is actually going to be called the Meta Quest 3s.

Adding a lower-case letter to the name of a more affordable product hasbeen done before, and doesn’t come with the connotations of sub-standard quality that you might get with ‘Lite’, so we’re inclined to believe the leak could be accurate.

This information apparently comes from slides taken from an internal Meta presentation, and one of them shows the Meta Quest 3 and the Meta Quest 3s side by side – which might soon be the choice for buyers heading to the Meta online store.

Headset design

Meta Quest 3 Lite may actually be “Meta Quest 3S"u/LuffySanKira on Reddit claims they were shown these graphics in what was likely a Meta User Research Zoom meeting.I can’t verify them, but I CAN verify Meta does feedback sessions like these. pic.twitter.com/DjkZnVMP6bMarch 16, 2024

As for the design of the headset, it has a slightly unusual camera configuration on the front – this was missing inan earlier image leak, and given the importance of passthrough tech for mixed reality applications, there are probably going to be cameras somewhere.

The design looks a little thicker, probably due to the cheaper components inside, and is reminiscent of both theOculus Goand theOculus Quest 2. Specs-wise, 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 as the original Reddit post has been deleted and came from a source we haven’t heard from before. This might be the cheaper Meta Quest 3 – or it might not be.

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It would certainly make sense for Meta to want to put out a cheaper model to appeal to a broader range of consumers, and it’s apparently somethingApple is thinking aboutfor its Vision Pro too. Watch this space.

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Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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