Meta Quest 3 Teardown: What Are You Sacrificing for Savings?

The “year of virtual reality” shaped up to be “the run up to mixed reality” and today we’ve got Meta’s mid-range XR competitor on our teardown table: the Meta Quest 3. A key feature that was missing on the Quest Pro, the depth sensor or time of flight sensor, is front and center on the Quest 3. And by adopting the Quest Pro’s pancake lenses, the Quest 3 presents a substantially thinner profile when compared to the Quest 2, and yet manages to weigh 10g more than its predecessor. Thanks to our partners on this teardown Creative Electron and Evident Scientific. Without them we couldn’t bring you these awesome X-Rays and Microscope shots. https://www.evidentscientific.com/en/ https://creativeelectron.com/ Looking for the best fixed blade screwdrivers on the market? Look no further! https://www.ifixit.com/products/marli... Keep all your repairs organized with our magnetic FixMat! https://www.ifixit.com/products/fixma... Chapters 00:00 The Meta Quest 3 Teardown 00:25 Meta Quest 3 X-Rays thanks to Creative Electron 00:50 Meta Quest 3 Head strap and faceplate removal 01:33 A close look at the Meta Quest 3’s new Lenses 01:53 Removing the Meta Quest 3’s Front Plate 02:31 The Meta Quest 3’s Time of Flight Depth Sensor 03:20 Removing the Meta Quest 3’s Mainboard 03:59 Removing the Meta Quest 3’s Battery 04:52 A close look at the Meta Quest 3’s New Displays 05:39 Taking apart the Meta Quest 3’s Controller 05:42 How to Remove the Meta Quest 3’s Controller Battery 06:15 The Meta Quest 3’s Controller IR emitters 06:29 A close look at the Meta Quest 3’s trigger and haptic motor 06:55 Final Thoughts and Repairability Subscribe to our channel for all our latest teardown and repair videos! https://www.youtube.com/subscription_... Follow us on Twitter:   / ifixit   Check us out on Facebook:   / ifixit