{"id":5176,"date":"2020-09-16T21:16:46","date_gmt":"2020-09-16T19:16:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/facebook-gives-snapdragon-xr2-vr-platform-its-consumer-debut\/"},"modified":"2020-09-16T22:01:32","modified_gmt":"2020-09-16T20:01:32","slug":"facebook-gives-snapdragon-xr2-vr-platform-its-consumer-debut","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/index.php\/2020\/09\/16\/facebook-gives-snapdragon-xr2-vr-platform-its-consumer-debut\/","title":{"rendered":"Facebook Gives Snapdragon XR2 VR Platform Its Consumer Debut"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of the Facebook-built Oculus Quest 2 marks the first appearance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 VR platform. Or at least in the consumer space, according to a recent announcement from the latter company.<br \/>\nNow, Qualcomm already gave out a wealth of information about its new platform back in February. Snapdragon XR2 goes well beyond VR and into every 'extended reality&#8217; space. So this more recent Snapdragon XR2 announcement puts a pinpoint focus on the Oculus Quest 2 VR headset from Facebook.<br \/>\nThe company indicates that the improvements and enhancements brought by the platform to Oculus Quest 2 are extensive. And they apply to far more than just the visuals that the headset delivers. Although that&#8217;s an important focal point as well since the new headset offers 50-percent more pixels thanks to the platform.<br \/>\nWhat does the Snapdragon XR2 bring to Facebook VR?<br \/>\nAmong other things, the AI processing in Oculus Quest 2 is significantly enhanced thanks to the new Snapdragon VR platform. That&#8217;s by as much as 11-times, according to Qualcomm. And that, in turn, allows the HMD device to process more perception algorithms at the same time as a host of other processes. The end result, for wearers, is a more immersive experience.<br \/>\nMoreover, the headset incorporates the &#8222;Engine for Visual Analytics&#8221; (EVA). That&#8217;s a dedicated computer vision processor that takes VR-related tasks and offloads them. That equates to lower latency and reduced power consumption. With the latter metric, the platform combines alongside heterogeneous compute architecture. Summarily, allowing for a better runtime in terms of battery life, despite all of the extra processing oomph.<br \/>\nIn fact, Oculus Quest 2 battery life sites at around two to three hours in spite of processing improvements. And those improvements sit atop bleeding-edge connectivity improvements too. Making the playtime more impressive still. Qualcomm&#8217;s FastConnect 6800 connectivity system enables up to Wi-Fi 6 standards.<br \/>\nWhen is Oculus Quest 2 available?<br \/>\nAs to the Oculus-branded headset itself, delivering on all of those improvements, that&#8217;s going to be available sooner than later. As per Facebook&#8217;s announcement, that will be available for consumers as early as next month. Pre-orders are already open, with sales expected from Oculus and Amazon with a starting price of $299.<br \/>\n$100 more takes the storage from 64GB to 256GB. Shipments are slated to start on October 13.<br \/>\nThe post Facebook Gives Snapdragon XR2 VR Platform Its Consumer Debut appeared first on Android Headlines.&#013;<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/plus.maciejpiasecki.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/qualcomm_xr2_and_oculust_quest_2.jpg\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\">&#013;<br \/>\nSource: ndroidheadlines.com&#013;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The launch of the Facebook-built Oculus Quest 2 marks the first appearance of the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 VR platform. 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