Oculus Go vs Meta Quest 1

What actually differs

Computed from the two records, most decisive first.

• Device type

  Oculus Go

  Standalone VR

  Meta Quest 1

  Standalone VR, also PC-powered

• Price band

  Oculus Go

  Entry level

  Meta Quest 1

  Mid range

• Launch price

  Oculus Go

  $199

  Meta Quest 1

  $399

• Resolution per eye

  Oculus Go

  1280x1440

  Meta Quest 1

  1440x1600

• Field of view

  Oculus Go

  89° horizontal

  Meta Quest 1

  —

• Refresh rate

  Oculus Go

  60 Hz

  Meta Quest 1

  60/72 Hz

• Weight

  Oculus Go

  —

  Meta Quest 1

  571 g

• Hand tracking

  Oculus Go

  No

  Meta Quest 1

  Yes

• Controller tracking

  Oculus Go

  3DoF

  Meta Quest 1

  6DoF

• Battery

  Oculus Go

  180 min

  Meta Quest 1

  —

• Availability

  Oculus Go

  Discontinued in 2020

  Meta Quest 1

  Discontinued

• Manufacturer

  Oculus Go

  Meta (Oculus)

  Meta Quest 1

  Meta

They match on 17 further specifications.

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Specification	Oculus Go Meta (Oculus)	Meta Quest 1 Meta
Overview7 rows
ManufacturerWho makes it — and who you buy support from.	Meta (Oculus)	Meta
CategoryWhich kind of product this is. It decides which rows below make sense at all.	VR — standalone	VR — standalone
Device typeWhere the computing happens, and therefore what you need to run it.	Standalone VR	Standalone VR, also PC-powered
AnnouncedThe day it was shown, which is not the day it shipped.	2017-10-11	2018-09-26
ReleasedYear the model went on sale. Older is not automatically worse in this category.	2018	2019
AvailabilityWhether you can still order it new today.	Discontinued in 2020	Discontinued
Support endsThe date the manufacturer stops supporting it. Decisive for a fleet you are about to buy.	Support ends: not published by the manufacturer	2024-08-31
Display and optics9 rows
PanelThe screen type. micro-OLED gives deeper blacks and higher contrast; LCD is brighter and cheaper.	LCD	OLED
OpticsThe lenses in front of the panel. Pancake stays sharp closer to the edges than older Fresnel, which decides how much a trainee has to aim their head to read something.	Optics: not published by the manufacturer	Fresnel lenses
Eyes coveredOne eye or both. Over a full shift this is a real difference in fatigue.	Both eyes	Eyes covered: not published by the manufacturer
Resolution per eyePixels delivered to each eye. Higher means small text and labels stay readable.	1280x1440	1440x1600
Refresh rateImages per second. Higher feels smoother and helps people prone to motion discomfort.	≈60 Hz*VRcompare spec sheet	60/72 Hz
Field of viewHow much of your view the image covers. Bigger is more immersive, not automatically better for work.	≈89° horizontal*VRcompare spec sheet	Field of view: not published by the manufacturer
Pixel densityPixels per degree of view — the honest way to compare sharpness between a headset and a pair of glasses. Higher is sharper. Only shown where somebody published it; we never compute it ourselves.	Pixel density: not published by the manufacturer	Pixel density: not published by the manufacturer
BrightnessIn a plant or outdoors, brightness decides legibility more than resolution does.	Brightness: not published by the manufacturer	Brightness: not published by the manufacturer
WeightThe device alone. Anything above roughly 150 g is felt within an hour.	Weight: not published by the manufacturer	≈571 g*Wikipedia (mirror of the retired Oculus spec page)
Image in detail9 rows
Visible field of viewWhat the eye actually sees through the optics, by axis.	89° horizontal · 90° vertical	93° horizontal · 93° vertical
Rendered field of viewWhat the device draws. Never smaller than what you see.	Rendered field of view: not published by the manufacturer	104° horizontal · 100° vertical · 115.52° diagonal
Binocular overlapWhere both eyes see the same thing — this is where depth happens.	Binocular overlap: not published by the manufacturer	84°
Average pixel densityPixels per degree across the image. More is sharper.	Average pixel density: not published by the manufacturer	15.5 PPD horizontal · 17.2 PPD vertical (computed)
Peak pixel densityThe sharpest point, usually the centre of the lens.	Peak pixel density: not published by the manufacturer	Peak pixel density: not published by the manufacturer
Subpixel layoutHow the coloured dots sit in a pixel. A stripe looks cleaner on text than PenTile.	RGB stripe · 3 subpixels per pixel	PenTile · 2 subpixels per pixel
Foveated renderingWhether detail is dropped outside where you look, to save performance.	Foveated rendering: not published by the manufacturer	Foveated rendering: not published by the manufacturer
PassthroughWhat the front cameras give you: colour, grayscale, or nothing.	None	Grayscale
Passthrough camerasResolution, density and frame rate of that camera feed.	Passthrough cameras: not published by the manufacturer	Passthrough cameras: not published by the manufacturer
Fit and comfort4 rows
IPD adjustmentMatching lens spacing to the eyes. Motorised is fastest when one headset passes between people.	None	Manual
IPD rangeHow far the lenses travel to match eye spacing. A narrow range excludes part of any group of adults, which matters when one headset is shared.	IPD range: not published by the manufacturer	IPD range: not published by the manufacturer
Works with glassesWhether people who wear glasses can use it — fits over them, or takes prescription lens inserts.	Works with glasses: not published by the manufacturer	Works with glasses: not published by the manufacturer
Vision correctionHow somebody who wears glasses uses it, and in what dioptre range.	Vision correction: not published by the manufacturer	Vision correction: not published by the manufacturer
Size and build6 rows
DimensionsWidth, height and depth of the device itself.	≈190 × 105 × 115 mm*VRcompare spec sheet	Dimensions: not published by the manufacturer
Weight with strapWith the strap it ships with — the weight you actually wear.	≈468 g*VRcompare spec sheet	Weight with strap: not published by the manufacturer
Head strapSoft band or a rigid one. Decides how the weight sits over an hour.	Soft strap	Soft strap
MaterialsShell and facial interface, in the vendor’s words.	Plastic · Foam facial interface	Plastic · fabric · foam facial interface
ColoursColours the manufacturer sells it in.	White	Grey
Haptics in the headsetVibration in the headset itself, not in the controllers.	No	No
Tracking and input18 rows
TrackingWhether content stays put in the room (6DoF), follows head rotation (3DoF) or is simply fixed.	3DoF rotational only, no positional tracking	inside-out 6DoF
Base stationsWhether boxes have to be mounted on the walls before it works.	Not needed	Not needed
Tracking camerasHow many cameras it uses to know where it is.	Tracking cameras: not published by the manufacturer	4
Tracking rateHow often position is recalculated. Higher is steadier.	Tracking rate: not published by the manufacturer	Tracking rate: not published by the manufacturer
Depth sensorA dedicated sensor for distance, on top of the cameras.	No	Depth sensor: not published by the manufacturer
Hand trackingWhether bare hands can operate the interface, without a controller or the phone.	No	Yes
Eye trackingThe headset knows where the trainee is looking. Enables sharper rendering where they look, and attention analytics.	No	No
Face trackingTracks facial expression — for avatars, not for training scenarios.	No	No
Body trackingHow much of the body the device knows about. Estimated legs are not tracked legs.	None	None
Controllers includedWhether motion controllers come in the box, or are bought separately — or the device is hands-only.	Yes	Yes
Controller modelThe manufacturer's own name for the controller.	Oculus Go Controller	Oculus Touch (second generation)
Controller tracking6DoF controllers track position and rotation, so a hand reaches in space; 3DoF only point. “None” means hands only.	3DoF	6DoF
Finger tracking on the controllerWhether the controller senses individual fingers, and how.	Finger tracking on the controller: not published by the manufacturer	Capacitive (partial)
Controller inputsButtons, sticks and triggers the controller offers.	Index trigger · Trackpad · Face buttons	Capacitive face buttons · capacitive joystick · capacitive touch pad · capacitive index trigger · middle finger trigger
Controller hapticsVibration feedback in the hand.	Controller haptics: not published by the manufacturer	Yes
Controller powerDisposable cells or a built-in rechargeable — a fleet question.	AA batteries	AA batteries
Controller weightOne controller, as the vendor weighs it.	Controller weight: not published by the manufacturer	135 g
Other input methodsWays in beyond controllers and bare hands.	Other input methods: not published by the manufacturer	Other input methods: not published by the manufacturer
Platform and performance8 rows
PerformanceHow much the headset can run — sharper scenes, more objects, smoother mixed reality. Higher is better.	Dated — we no longer recommend it	Dated — we no longer recommend it
ProcessorThe processor and memory inside. This is what the performance grade above is derived from.	Qualcomm Snapdragon 821	Snapdragon 835
CPUCores and clocks, where the manufacturer publishes them.	Quad-core Kryo (2 x 2.15 GHz, 2 x 1.59 GHz)	Octa-core Kryo 280 (4 x 2.45 GHz, 4 x 1.9 GHz)
GPUThe graphics part of the chip.	Adreno 530	Adreno 540
MemoryRAM on the device. Together with the chipset it sets how complex a scene can be.	3 GB	Memory: not published by the manufacturer
PlatformThe platform an application is built against — and what an MDM has to speak.	Android	Meta Horizon OS
StorageOn-board space for downloaded courses. More matters for an offline library in several languages.	32 GB · 64 GB	≈64 GB · 128 GB*Wikipedia (mirror of the retired Oculus spec page)
SD card slotWhether storage can be added with a card.	No	No
Power and charging8 rows
BatteryRuntime as the manufacturer states it. A hot-swappable pack matters more than the figure.	≈180 min*VRcompare spec sheet	Battery: not published by the manufacturer
Battery capacity (Wh)Energy in the cell. Bigger is longer, given the same power draw.	Battery capacity (Wh): not published by the manufacturer	Battery capacity (Wh): not published by the manufacturer
Battery capacity (mAh)The same fact in the other unit vendors use. We never convert between the two.	2600 mAh	3648 mAh
Charge timeFrom empty to full. Rarely stated by the manufacturer, so it usually comes from whoever timed it.	≈180 min*VRcompare spec sheet	120 min
ChargerPower of the supplied charger — it decides the charge time above.	Charger: not published by the manufacturer	Charger: not published by the manufacturer
External batteryBattery on a cable or a puck instead of on the head.	External battery: not published by the manufacturer	External battery: not published by the manufacturer
Charging caseExtra runtime carried in the case the glasses ship with.	Charging case: not published by the manufacturer	Charging case: not published by the manufacturer
Hot-swap batteryWhether a charged battery can replace the empty one without ending the session. This is what decides if a headset can hold an all-day training station.	Hot-swap battery: not published by the manufacturer	No
Company rollout6 rows
Runs Skillsive appsOur own statement about whether Skillsive training applications run on it today.	No	No
Suitable for trainingOur judgement on whether it survives real deployment: comfort, hygiene, fleet management.	No	No
Kiosk mode / MDMVendor tooling to enrol devices, push an app and lock the headset to it. Practically required above ten devices.	No	No
Business tierAn official business tier, so devices belong to the company rather than to employees’ personal accounts.	No	No
Swappable facial interfaceRemovable, wipeable face padding. A consumable, and the difference between shared use and complaints.	Swappable facial interface: not published by the manufacturer	No
CertificationsIndustrial certifications stated on the manufacturer's own page. Empty means unconfirmed, never "probably fine".	Certifications: not published by the manufacturer	Certifications: not published by the manufacturer
Connectivity and audio7 rows
PortsPhysical sockets and charging contacts.	Micro-USB · headphone jack	USB-C
Wi-FiThe Wi-Fi generation — it decides how well wireless streaming holds up.	Wi-Fi 5	WiFi 5
BluetoothFor controllers, headphones and accessories.	Bluetooth 3.0	Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Video from a computerWhether a computer can drive it, over a cable or wirelessly.	Video from a computer: not published by the manufacturer	Over a cable · Wireless (Oculus Link)
AudioBuilt-in sound. Matters most where somebody has to hear a remote expert while working.	Built-in speakers · Headphone jack	Built-in speakers · Headphone jack
MicrophoneBuilt-in microphone — the other half of talking to a remote expert.	Yes	Yes
MicrophonesHow many. An array picks a voice out of a noisy hall; one does not.	Microphones: not published by the manufacturer	Microphones: not published by the manufacturer
Price4 rows
Price bandThe band it sits in, rather than a price that goes stale.	Entry level	Mid range
Launch priceThe manufacturer's launch price. Fixed history, so it never goes stale.	$199$199$38500	$399$199$38500
Price by configurationWhat each configuration cost at launch.	32 GB $199 · 64 GB $249	Price by configuration: not published by the manufacturer
Price todayApproximate current net price in USD — a general figure, since these barely differ between regions once tax is stripped out. A snapshot from the date shown, not an offer.	Price today: not published by the manufacturer	Price today: not published by the manufacturer
Rated from reviews4 rows
Comfort (from reviews)How it wears over a full session. Scored from agreement between independent reviewers, not from our own testing.	Comfort (from reviews): not published by the manufacturer	Comfort (from reviews): not published by the manufacturer
Edge clarity (from reviews)Sharpness away from the centre of the lens. Scored from agreement between independent reviewers.	Edge clarity (from reviews): not published by the manufacturer	Edge clarity (from reviews): not published by the manufacturer
Tracking reliability (from reviews)How tracking holds up in poor light and fast movement. Scored from agreement between independent reviewers.	Tracking reliability (from reviews): not published by the manufacturer	Tracking reliability (from reviews): not published by the manufacturer
Hand tracking quality (from reviews)How usable controller-free hand tracking is in a training scenario. Scored from agreement between reviewers.	Hand tracking quality (from reviews): not published by the manufacturer	Hand tracking quality (from reviews): not published by the manufacturer

“—” means the manufacturer does not publish that figure. “≈” with an asterisk means it was measured by somebody else — follow the asterisk for who. Prices are an indicative net figure in USD, a snapshot from the date on each model page, not an offer.

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