ByteDance formally introduced and opened preorders for its new headset, Pico 4 Extremely, in China.
Pico 4 Extremely is a refresh of Pico 4 with an upgraded chipset, RAM, passthrough cameras, sensor suite, battery, Wi-Fi and controllers.
The lenses, shows, and general design of Pico 4 Extremely stay nearly equivalent to the unique, besides the corporate says the show is now 25% brighter.
| Pico 4 Extremely | Quest 3 | Pico 4 | |
| Launch | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
| Discipline of View | 105° × 105° | 110° × 96° | 105° × 105° |
| Eye Reduction Adjustment | ❌ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Pixels Per Eye | 2160×2160 | 2064×2208 | 2160×2160 |
| Max Refresh Fee | 90Hz | 120Hz | 90Hz |
| Chipset | Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 (4nm) | Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 (4nm) | Snapdragon XR2 Gen 1 (7nm) |
| RAM | 12GB | 8GB | 8GB |
| Passthrough | Binocular (20.6 PPD) | Binocular (18 PPD) | Monocular |
| Depth Sensing | ✅ | ✅ | ❌ |
| Strap Kind | Semi-Inflexible Plastic (Not Replaceable) | Flimsy Material (Replaceable) | Semi-Inflexible Plastic (Not Replaceable) |
| Wi-Fi | 7 | 6E | 6 |
| Battery Location | Rear Padding | Visor | Rear Padding |
| Battery Dimension | 21.9Wh | 18.9Wh | 20.4Wh |
| Charging Velocity | 45W | 20W | 20W |
| Spatial Video Seize | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ |
| Storage | 256GB | 128GB / 512GB | 128GB / 256GB |
Pico 4 Extremely makes use of the identical Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chipset as Meta Quest 3. However whereas Quest 3 pairs it with 8GB of RAM, Pico 4 Extremely has 12GB. This might make it superior for on-device multitasking, and probably enable recreation builders to make use of higher-resolution textures and extra particulars.
The monocular passthrough digital camera of the unique Pico 4 has been changed with two 32-megapixel cameras which the corporate says are used to ship perspective-correct passthrough with low distortion. Passthrough solely samples the cameras at 8 megapixels although. The system combines every block of 4 pixels into one, a way often called pixel binning which is utilized by many fashionable smartphones.
ByteDance claims the angular decision of Pico 4 Extremely’s passthrough is 20.6 pixels per diploma (PPD), in comparison with the 18 PPD Meta claims for Quest 3’s passthrough.
The colour cameras are additionally used for 3D video seize, as much as 2048×1536 at 60 FPS. Moreover, ByteDance says Pico 4 Extremely may natively decode Apple spatial movies captured by iPhones and Imaginative and prescient Professional.
Between the 2 colour cameras is what Pico describes as a time-of-flight sensor which is used for 3D atmosphere meshing, much like the aim of Quest 3’s depth projector.
The battery within the rear of Pico 4 Extremely’s strap is barely bigger than the unique’s, although the corporate is not claiming longer battery life, so that is prone to energy the extra sensors. Extra considerably, the brand new battery helps charging at as much as 45W, greater than double the 20W of the unique Pico 4. This could allow charging from 0% to 100% in lower than an hour.
Pico 4 Extremely is the primary headset to assist the brand new Wi-Fi 7 normal, which might assist improved stability PC VR streaming for many who have a Wi-Fi 7 router.
Lastly, on the {hardware} aspect, Pico 4’s distinctive arc controllers have been changed with new ringless controllers that weigh solely half as a lot. They resemble Quest 3’s Contact Plus controllers however with a much less curved deal with, and appear to be barely bigger.
On the software program aspect, Pico OS will obtain main updates to enhance its capabilities as a common computing platform and combine different gadgets.
The default rendering decision for immersive apps has been elevated to 1920×1920, up from round 1500×1500 on the unique Pico 4.
Pico is launching an on-device video enhancing app that helps enhancing 3D spatial movies and publishing them to TikTok.
And as with Apple’s visionOS and now Meta’s Horizon OS, Pico OS will quickly allow you to freely place home windows in area. These will be browser home windows, system panels, or Android apps.
ByteDance is launching its personal 2D Android app retailer on Pico, in China at the very least, which is able to embody a number of the nation’s hottest apps. It will embody Douyin (TikTok) and iQIYI, China’s equal of Netflix.
The corporate claims you can even wirelessly mirror your PC, Mac, iOS, or Android gadgets to digital home windows in Pico OS. Wi-fi smartphone mirroring is a significant declare, given Meta requested Apple for permission to do that and is within the meantime resorting to a wired methodology that requires a seize card.
In China Pico 4 Extremely is out there to preorder for ¥4300, which equates to round $600. Transport is ready to start on September 2.
ByteDance hasn’t but introduced which different international locations the headset will launch in, although it was lately licensed by a South Korean regulator. We’ll maintain a detailed eye on the corporate for any hints or bulletins of Pico 4 Extremely arriving exterior China.
