Did you know Meta’s Quest vs. Apple’s Vision Pro Reality: Is Meta Still In The Race For Virtual Reality Headsets?
It wouldn’t be wrong to mention that the year 2023 was all about VR and
the concept of headsets related to this domain turned out to be a
fascinating endeavor for tech giants.
Facebook’s parent firm
Meta and its Quest headset turned out to be a popular rollout last year
but things started to change when leading iPhone maker Apple made
announcements about Vision Pro Reality that had people glued to their
screens in anticipation of something innovative and exciting to hold on
to.
Others were quick to note that Meta’s Quest was inferior when compared
to the features outlined by Apple for its Vision Pro, making the former
appear more like a toy than anything else.
Quest sales are
therefore now being analyzed and tracked down to review how well it
fared against potential rivals of the industry, comparing it to figures
from the past. Remember, Christmas happens to be the day when sales are
at their peak, transforming it into one of the largest days for
activations. Remember, this year is no different.
The main
question right now happens to do with whether people are actually
purchasing Quest or standing in line for Apple’s mighty rollout.
Coming to stats outlined by App Intelligence via AppFigures,
we saw how the Quest App from Meta received a staggering 1.8 million
downloads through both the Google and Apple App Store. The majority of
the installations arose during Christmas. The latter is a modest 3% rise
from figures seen in the past so when you put things into perspective,
things are rapidly growing as we speak.
Nearly 60% of all
downloads arose from Apple’s App Store and 40% came from the Google Play
store. The figures are lining up from that seen in the past few years
and it also means that Apple’s Vision Pro is yet to crush Meta’s Quest,
at least for now.
When you take a step back and zoom out, things might appear a little
different. The estimates depicted prove how Meta’s Quest was installed a
whopping six million times throughout 2023, making it a substantial
decrease from nine million seen in 2022 and seven million observed in
2021.
Perhaps Meta’s Quest is failing in terms of maintaining the
right kind of momentum here. But it might be too soon to pass judgments
just yet. Things could change after iPhone maker Apple begins the
shipments for headsets in the next few months.
