Lynx R2 — specification and verdict
Lynx is claiming 126 degrees horizontal and 103 degrees vertical from pancake optics, which is wider than anything currently sold as a standalone, with 80 degrees of binocular overlap. Behind that sit two 2312x2160 LCD panels at 90 Hz and a peak density of 24 pixels per degree, so a wide scene comes at the cost of fine text: a trainee will read a machine label or a hazard pictogram, but small print on a procedure sheet stays marginal. Colour passthrough runs at 90 fps off two RGB cameras with an iToF depth sensor alongside four monochrome tracking cameras, which is a serious sensor set for mixed-reality work on real equipment. Hand tracking is there, eye tracking and face tracking are not, so no foveation and no gaze analytics. Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 with 16 GB of RAM is more memory than most standalones carry, but storage is a single 128 GB tier.
Nothing can be deployed yet: the headset was announced on 21 January 2026 and Lynx has said it will not take pre-orders or run a crowdfunding round, so it goes on sale only when it can ship. Lynx publishes no price, and the only guidance is the founder's statement that it lands between a Quest 3 and a Galaxy XR. There is no published mobile device management or kiosk mode, which for a fleet means manual provisioning until Lynx or an integrator says otherwise. The pitch is the opposite of the usual one: LynxOS is an Android fork with no Google services and full offline operation, so a site with no outbound internet is a supported case rather than a workaround. EU availability is the one easy part, since the device is built in France and sold through French resellers.
Do not plan a 2026 rollout around it. The specification is genuinely interesting for anyone who needs a wide field of view and a headset that never phones home, but there is no price, no ship date beyond summer 2026, no MDM story and no hardware anyone outside Lynx has run a course on. Keep it on the watch list, and buy a shipping standalone for training you have to deliver this year.
How it compares within its class
The axis runs from the lowest to the highest published figure among the VR — standalone devices in this catalogue. The grey tick is the median of that class.
Median for this class: 103°, from 23 models that publish the figure.
Full specification
An em dash means the manufacturer does not publish that figure.
- ManufacturerWho makes it — and who you buy support from.
- Lynx
- CategoryWhich kind of product this is. It decides which rows below make sense at all.
- VR — standalone
- Device typeWhere the computing happens, and therefore what you need to run it.
- Standalone VR
- AnnouncedThe day it was shown, which is not the day it shipped.
- 2026-01-21
- ReleasedYear the model went on sale. Older is not automatically worse in this category.
- Released: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- AvailabilityWhether you can still order it new today.
- Announced for 2026
- Support endsThe date the manufacturer stops supporting it. Decisive for a fleet you are about to buy.
- Support ends: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- PanelThe screen type. micro-OLED gives deeper blacks and higher contrast; LCD is brighter and cheaper.
- LCD
- 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.
- Pancake lenses
- Eyes coveredOne eye or both. Over a full shift this is a real difference in fatigue.
- Both eyes
- Resolution per eyePixels delivered to each eye. Higher means small text and labels stay readable.
- ≈2312x2160*UploadVR
- Refresh rateImages per second. Higher feels smoother and helps people prone to motion discomfort.
- ≈90 Hz*UploadVR
- Field of viewHow much of your view the image covers. Bigger is more immersive, not automatically better for work.
- 126° horizontal
- 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: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- BrightnessIn a plant or outdoors, brightness decides legibility more than resolution does.
- Brightness: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- WeightThe device alone. Anything above roughly 150 g is felt within an hour.
- Weight: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Visible field of viewWhat the eye actually sees through the optics, by axis.
- 126° horizontal · 103° vertical
- Rendered field of viewWhat the device draws. Never smaller than what you see.
- 126° horizontal · 103° vertical
- Binocular overlapWhere both eyes see the same thing — this is where depth happens.
- 80°
- Average pixel densityPixels per degree across the image. More is sharper.
- Average pixel density: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Peak pixel densityThe sharpest point, usually the centre of the lens.
- 24 PPD
- Subpixel layoutHow the coloured dots sit in a pixel. A stripe looks cleaner on text than PenTile.
- RGB stripe · 3 subpixels per pixel
- Foveated renderingWhether detail is dropped outside where you look, to save performance.
- Foveated rendering: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- PassthroughWhat the front cameras give you: colour, grayscale, or nothing.
- Colour
- Passthrough camerasResolution, density and frame rate of that camera feed.
- 90 fps
- IPD adjustmentMatching lens spacing to the eyes. Motorised is fastest when one headset passes between people.
- 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.
- 58–72 mm
- Works with glassesWhether people who wear glasses can use it — fits over them, or takes prescription lens inserts.
- Works with glasses: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Vision correctionHow somebody who wears glasses uses it, and in what dioptre range.
- Fits over glasses
- DimensionsWidth, height and depth of the device itself.
- Dimensions: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Weight with strapWith the strap it ships with — the weight you actually wear.
- 550 g
- Head strapSoft band or a rigid one. Decides how the weight sits over an hour.
- Rigid halo strap
- MaterialsShell and facial interface, in the vendor’s words.
- plastic
- ColoursColours the manufacturer sells it in.
- White · Black
- Haptics in the headsetVibration in the headset itself, not in the controllers.
- Haptics in the headset: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- TrackingWhether content stays put in the room (6DoF), follows head rotation (3DoF) or is simply fixed.
- inside-out 6DoF
- Base stationsWhether boxes have to be mounted on the walls before it works.
- Not needed
- Tracking camerasHow many cameras it uses to know where it is.
- 4
- Tracking rateHow often position is recalculated. Higher is steadier.
- Tracking rate: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Depth sensorA dedicated sensor for distance, on top of the cameras.
- Yes
- Hand trackingWhether bare hands can operate the interface, without a controller or the phone.
- Yes
- Eye trackingThe headset knows where the trainee is looking. Enables sharper rendering where they look, and attention analytics.
- No
- Face trackingTracks facial expression — for avatars, not for training scenarios.
- No
- Body trackingHow much of the body the device knows about. Estimated legs are not tracked legs.
- None
- Controllers includedWhether motion controllers come in the box, or are bought separately — or the device is hands-only.
- Controllers included: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Controller modelThe manufacturer's own name for the controller.
- Controller model: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Controller tracking6DoF controllers track position and rotation, so a hand reaches in space; 3DoF only point. “None” means hands only.
- Controller tracking: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Finger tracking on the controllerWhether the controller senses individual fingers, and how.
- Finger tracking on the controller: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Controller inputsButtons, sticks and triggers the controller offers.
- Controller inputs: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Controller hapticsVibration feedback in the hand.
- Controller haptics: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Controller powerDisposable cells or a built-in rechargeable — a fleet question.
- Controller power: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Controller weightOne controller, as the vendor weighs it.
- Controller weight: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Other input methodsWays in beyond controllers and bare hands.
- Other input methods: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- PerformanceHow much the headset can run — sharper scenes, more objects, smoother mixed reality. Higher is better.
- Performance: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- ProcessorThe processor and memory inside. This is what the performance grade above is derived from.
- Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2
- CPUCores and clocks, where the manufacturer publishes them.
- Octa-core Kryo (1 x 3.19 GHz, 4 x 2.8 GHz, 3 x 2.0 GHz)
- GPUThe graphics part of the chip.
- Adreno 740
- MemoryRAM on the device. Together with the chipset it sets how complex a scene can be.
- 16 GB
- PlatformThe platform an application is built against — and what an MDM has to speak.
- LynxOS
- StorageOn-board space for downloaded courses. More matters for an offline library in several languages.
- 128 GB
- SD card slotWhether storage can be added with a card.
- SD card slot: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- BatteryRuntime as the manufacturer states it. A hot-swappable pack matters more than the figure.
- ≈120 min*VRcompare
- Battery capacity (Wh)Energy in the cell. Bigger is longer, given the same power draw.
- ≈28 Wh*VRcompare
- Battery capacity (mAh)The same fact in the other unit vendors use. We never convert between the two.
- Battery capacity (mAh): Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Charge timeFrom empty to full. Rarely stated by the manufacturer, so it usually comes from whoever timed it.
- Charge time: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- ChargerPower of the supplied charger — it decides the charge time above.
- Charger: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- External batteryBattery on a cable or a puck instead of on the head.
- External battery: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Charging caseExtra runtime carried in the case the glasses ship with.
- Charging case: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- 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: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Runs Skillsive appsOur own statement about whether Skillsive training applications run on it today.
- No
- Suitable for trainingOur judgement on whether it survives real deployment: comfort, hygiene, fleet management.
- Yes
- Kiosk mode / MDMVendor tooling to enrol devices, push an app and lock the headset to it. Practically required above ten devices.
- No
- Business tierAn official business tier, so devices belong to the company rather than to employees’ personal accounts.
- Business tier: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Swappable facial interfaceRemovable, wipeable face padding. A consumable, and the difference between shared use and complaints.
- Swappable facial interface: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- CertificationsIndustrial certifications stated on the manufacturer's own page. Empty means unconfirmed, never "probably fine".
- Certifications: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- PortsPhysical sockets and charging contacts.
- USB Type-C
- Wi-FiThe Wi-Fi generation — it decides how well wireless streaming holds up.
- Wi-Fi 7
- BluetoothFor controllers, headphones and accessories.
- 5.4
- Video from a computerWhether a computer can drive it, over a cable or wirelessly.
- Video from a computer: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- AudioBuilt-in sound. Matters most where somebody has to hear a remote expert while working.
- Built-in speakers
- MicrophoneBuilt-in microphone — the other half of talking to a remote expert.
- Yes
- MicrophonesHow many. An array picks a voice out of a noisy hall; one does not.
- Microphones: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Price bandThe band it sits in, rather than a price that goes stale.
- Price band: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Launch priceThe manufacturer's launch price. Fixed history, so it never goes stale.
- Launch price: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Price by configurationWhat each configuration cost at launch.
- Price by configuration: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- 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: Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Comfort (from reviews)How it wears over a full session. Scored from agreement between independent reviewers, not from our own testing.
- Comfort (from reviews): Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Edge clarity (from reviews)Sharpness away from the centre of the lens. Scored from agreement between independent reviewers.
- Edge clarity (from reviews): Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- Tracking reliability (from reviews)How tracking holds up in poor light and fast movement. Scored from agreement between independent reviewers.
- Tracking reliability (from reviews): Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
- 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): Specifications checked against the manufacturer's page on 2026-08-08.
Who this device is for
Organisations that cannot put a Meta or Google account into their training loop: defence, healthcare, public administration and industrial sites with a no-internet policy. Also anyone whose scenario genuinely needs peripheral vision, since 126 degrees horizontal with 80 degrees of overlap is well beyond the usual standalone.
What is missing, and what the manufacturer does not publish
Lynx's own site publishes optics, sensors, weight and the OS story but not resolution, refresh rate, chipset, RAM, battery or price, so most of the numbers here come from UploadVR and VRcompare rather than the manufacturer. The 128 GB storage figure, the 28 Wh pack and the two-hour battery life are aggregator figures we could not confirm on a Lynx page. Nothing is published about controllers being in the box, about a headphone jack, about MDM or kiosk mode, or about any IP or MIL certification.
Lynx R2 — frequently asked questions
- When can you actually buy a Lynx R2, and are there pre-orders?
- No pre-orders. After the R1, Lynx said it would skip crowdfunding and pre-orders entirely and sell the R2 only once units can ship, with summer 2026 as the target. The French reseller Komete XR already lists a Lynx R2 Enterprise Edition, but as sold out with no date and no price shown.
- Does the Lynx R2 work without a Google account or an internet connection?
- That is the whole point of the device. LynxOS is an Android fork built in France with no Google services and no integrated user tracking, and Lynx advertises full offline operation and GDPR compliance by design. For a closed site or a defence context that removes the account and telemetry problem, but it also means no Play Store distribution path for your content.
- Is the Lynx R2's 126-degree field of view worth it for VR training?
- It depends on whether your scenario uses peripheral vision. 126 degrees horizontal with 80 degrees of binocular overlap helps for situational awareness, spotting a moving hazard or working around a machine. It does not help you read: the same panels give 2312x2160 per eye and a peak of 24 pixels per degree, so small text stays soft and instructions need to be sized for it.
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