Of course, on paper spec sheets don’t tell the whole story – we have Pico 4 hands-on impressions here and we’ll be posting a full review when it ships.

Pico 4 is the first fully standalone headset with pancake lenses to launch outside China.

Like its predecessor, Pico 4’s battery is housed in the rear of the strap.

Quest 2’s battery is in the visor, which adds to the front-heavy feeling.

Whereas Meta’s Quest 2 with fresnel lenses and the battery in the front weighs 470 grams without straps, Pico 4 without straps is almost 40% lighter at 295 grams.

Pico says Pico 4’s field of view is 105° diagonal.

Pico 4’s lenses are stepless and motorized, supporting interpupillary distances (IPDs) of 62-72mm.

Pico 4 and Quest 2 are powered by the same Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 processor as other major current standalone headsets.

But whereas Quest 2’s controllers house these IR LEDs in a ring in front of your hand, Pico 4’s controllers have them in an arc over your hands.

Pico also says its new controllers have a “HyperSense broadband motor” for more realistic haptic feedback.