HTC Announces Vive XR Elite Mixed Reality Headset at CES 2023: Details

HTC has launched its newest Extended Reality headset, the HTC Vive XR Elite, on the ongoing Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2023. The Vive XR Elite is a convertible all-in-one light-weight headset for AR, VR, and Mixed Reality experiences that transforms right into a pair of moveable immersive glasses. The headset has a 3,840×1,920 mixed decision with as much as 110-degree area of view and 90Hz refresh fee. It options 4 vast FOV monitoring cameras, a high-resolution RGB digicam, and a depth sensor.

The new Vive XR Elite follows the Vive Flow, HTC’s light-weight VR glasses that launched in 2021.

HTC Vive XR Elite worth, availability

HTC Vive XR Elite is priced at $1,099 (roughly Rs. 90,900) and can be found to pre-order from the Vive web site. Those who pre-order the headset by February 15 will even get 5 widespread XR/VR titles without cost. HTC will begin pre-order shipments in early March, 2023, which is when the headset is anticipated to go on sale.

HTC Vive XR Elite specs

The HTC Vive XR Elite headset has 1,920×1,920 pixels per eye, or 3,840×1,920 pixels mixed decision with 90Hz refresh fee and 110-degree area of view. The headset is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 SoC, accompanied by 12GB of RAM.

HTC has included 4 monitoring cameras and a 16-megapixel RGB digicam on the headset. The HTC Vive XR Elite additionally comes with 128GB of inner storage. Connectivity choices embody Wi-Fi 6 + 6E 1, Bluetooth 5.2 + BLE, a USB 3.2 Gen-1 Type-C peripheral port, and a USB 3.2 Gen-1 Type-C energy port. It additionally features a depth sensor, a gravity sensor, a gyroscope, and a proximity sensor.

The HTC Vive XR Elite features a 26.6Wh Battery Cradle that may be eliminated and hot-swapped with one other battery cradle that’s obtainable as an adjunct. The battery cradle can present as much as 2 hours of steady energy, HTC claims. It additionally comes with two controllers (L and R), which have as much as 15 hours of battery life and are chargeable by way of USB Type-C port.