Images of Meta’s ‘Project Phoenix’ mixed reality headset appear to have leaked ahead of its anticipated unveiling at Connect later this month.
Serial leaker ‘Luna’ appears to have found video within Quest’s Horizon OS showing off the headset’s prescription lenses, which are apparently set to be released in partnership by Meta’s official prescription lens provider, Zenni Optical.
First official visuals of Meta's Project Phoenix, found in the HorizonOS Prescription Lens firmware package! pic.twitter.com/YmN0SCJNCD
It also gives us our first look at Phoenix following the leak of a setup video in July/ Although conveniently blurred , it’s unmistakably Meta’s forthcoming slim and light standalone mixed reality headset.
Interestingly, the new images appear to reveal that Phoenix will have both sideways and downward-facing sensors, present on the outer and underside of the headset’s temple. It’s uncertain what the downward-facing sensors could be used for, although some suggest it may be used in face tracking.
As previously seen in the July leaks, Phoenix also features independent lens spacing, removable nose clips for individual user comfort, and built-in hand and eye-tracking, which all but confirms there will also be front-facing sensors and sensors embedded close to the user’s eyes as well.
Another tacit confirmation: although Phoenix still lacks an official name, price and release date, the images confirm we’re dealing with Meta’s next-gen follow-up to Quest 3/3S; the headset offers a hybrid design, presenting a near glasses-like profile by offloading compute to a cable-tethered unit—still to be revealed.
Notably, an image near the end of the recent video shows the tether trailing off the left temple (the QR code seen below appears to be a mock-up).