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Does the Oculus Quest 2 support quick charging?
If your headset is dead and you want to get back to your games quicker, does the Quest 2 feature quick charging?
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Quick Answer: The Oculus Quest 2 supports quick charging. The included power adapter can charge the device from 0% to 100% in approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes. However, it’s unclear if Meta Quest 2 supports it.
The Oculus Quest 2 is immensely popular and could become the hardware that finally pushes VR mainstream.
Now, you might be wondering if you’ll be able to charge your headset quickly.
With upgraded specs and immersive experiences, you’ll want the battery to last so you can keep playing, right?
Quest 2 quick charging would help, so it’s easy to think that would be an option with the Oculus Quest 2 headset, right?
Well, we have some bad news.
Does the Oculus Quest 2 offer a fast charge?
Short answer: No
How long does an Oculus Quest 2 take to charge?
According to Meta and confirmed by our testing, the Oculus Quest 2 takes about 2.5 hours to fully charge from an empty battery.
READ MORE: Does the Oculus Quest 2 require a PC?
Oculus Quest 2 charger wattage
Quest 2 charger wattage runs at 5V, 2A, which works out to 10W max power charging.
A helpful Redditor on the r/OculusQuest subreddit did some testing and found the max power the Quest 2 draws is 9W.
KnowTechie also confirmed this in our testing. But, sadly, that’s far from a quick charge.
READ MORE: What’s the Oculus Quest 2’s battery life?
With Meta seemingly capping the power input, there’s no point utilizing a higher-wattage charger.
In fact, using an aftermarket Quest 2 adapter or charger might even damage your device, which is what Meta refers to in its support pages.
So there you have it, the Oculus Quest 2 does not offer any fast or quick charging. Maybe we’ll see that in the Meta Quest Pro?
READ MORE: A Quest 2 Pro VR headset might be coming later this year
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