iFixit Teardown Reveals Meta Quest 3 Design Prioritizes Performance Over Battery Life
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iFixit tears down the Meta Quest 3 revealing its curved heatsink, pancake lenses, and 50 screws just to replace the battery.
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The Quest 3 has a 19.44 watt-hour battery, up from 14.3 in Quest 2, suggesting Meta pushing performance over battery life.
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Quest 3 controllers have simpler LED setup for tracking compared to previous Touch controllers.
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Controllers are easier to tear down than Quest Pro's, but still have glued-on top and cracked plastic.
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iFixit gives Quest 3 a 4/10 repairability score for its complicated layers and long battery replacement.
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