Meta VR Glasses Impress at $1,299 as 100-Gram Design Undercuts Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro
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Updated · Tom's Guide · Oct 8
Meta VR Glasses Impress at $1,299 as 100-Gram Design Undercuts Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro
3 articles · Updated · Tom's Guide · Oct 8
Summary
$1,299 Meta VR Glasses left a strong early impression in a hands-on demo, with the reviewer calling them a lighter, cheaper Vision Pro alternative ahead of a spring 2026 launch.
At about 100 grams, the glasses were far easier to wear than Apple’s 650-gram headset, while a 300-gram external puck delivered 3 hours of battery life versus Vision Pro’s 2.5 hours.
Eye- and hand-tracking felt fluid and familiar, with pinch controls, voice commands through Meta’s Muse AI, and a virtual keyboard that made short typing sessions feel surprisingly natural.
Entertainment was the clearest showcase: Meta promises 100 immersive live sports events a year and more than 75 launch games, even with a narrower 70-degree field of view than Quest 3’s 110 degrees.
The product could widen pressure on Apple in mixed reality, especially with Bloomberg reporting thinner, lighter Vision Pro designs may not arrive until late 2028.