The Pico 4 Ultra, the upcoming XR (Extended Reality) headset from the company, has been unveiled. It will go on sale in China next month for about $600.
After an alleged leak early this year, it was revealed that Pico was developing an XR headset built on the Pico 4 platform.
Now Pico 4 Ultra, the long-awaited "next-gen" glasses from Byte Dance's XR subsidiary Pico Interactive, has finally been unveiled. It features color passthrough cameras, depth sensors for mixed and virtual reality and a second-generation Snapdragon XR2 chip from Qualcomm, which is remarkably the same chipset used in Meta Quest 3.
The new Pico 4 Ultra
These are the specifications for the Pico 4 Ultra:
- Processor: Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2
- RAM and storage: 12 GB RAM + 256 GB storage - LPDDR5 + UFS 3.1
- Wireless connectivity: Supports Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth 5.3
- Mixed Reality Sensor: 32 MP color passthrough camera ×2, iToF depth detection camera ×1, Ambient tracking camera ×4
- Display: 2.56-inch screens with 2,160 × 2,160 pixels (× 2), 1,200 PPI (pixels per inch)
- Display resolution: 1920 × 1920 (× 2)
- Refresh rate: 90 Hz
- Optics: pancake lenses with 105° FOV, 20.6 PPD (pixels per degree)
- IPD adaptation: 58 mm-72 mm
- Audio: dual stereo speakers, 4 microphones and supports spatial audio recording
- Battery: 5,700 mAh rated capacity, 5774 mAh typical capacity
- Charging: supports QC 4.0 / PD 3.0, 45W fast charger
The Pico 4 Ultra costs 4,300 RMB (~$600 USD) and is already available for pre-order in China. Delivery is scheduled for September 2.
While it is unclear whether Pico will introduce the Pico 4 Ultra in other countries, there seem to be several indications that it will. Currently, Pico is not offering its original 2022 Pico 4 in the United States, but is selling it in numerous East Asian and European countries.
