Meta’s cheaper version of its VR headset is available to pre-order now

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Meta Quest 3S: From £289.99, Amazon.co.uk open image in gallery Processor: Snapdragon XR2 Gen2 Snapdragon XR2 Gen2 Memory: 8GB RAM 8GB RAM Display resolution: 1,832 x 1,920, 20ppd 1,832 x 1,920, 20ppd Field of view: 96-degrees horizontal, 90-degrees vertical 96-degrees horizontal, 90-degrees vertical Lenses: Fresnel Fresnel Thickness: 73.9mm 73.9mm Mixed reality sensors: 4MP RGB, 18ppd 4MP RGB, 18ppd Weight: 514g 514g Battery life: 2.5 hours 2.5 hours Storage sizes: 128GB, 256GB The Meta Quest 3S is the company’s latest budget mixed reality headset that will replace the Meta Quest 2 when it is discontinued at the end of the year. open image in gallery The Quest 3S comes with the same Touch Plus controllers as the more expensive model Weirdly, while the Quest 3S has a smaller 4,324mAh battery than the 5,060mAh battery found on the Quest 3, Meta says that you’ll get two and a half hours of average use compared to the Quest 3’s two hours and 20 minutes. Available to pre-order now, the Meta Quest 3S comes in two storage sizes – a 128GB model that costs £289.99 and a 256GB model costing £379.99. Meta Quest 3, 512GB: Was £619.99, now £469.99, Amazon.co.uk open image in gallery Prefer the pancake lenses, design and bigger field of view?