IQIYI Qiyu 3
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| IQIYI Qiyu 3 | |
|---|---|
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| Basic Info | |
| VR/AR | Virtual Reality |
| Type | Head-mounted display |
| Subtype | Standalone VR |
| Developer | iQIYI Intelligent (IQIYI VR subsidiary) |
| Manufacturer | iQIYI Intelligent (IQIYI VR subsidiary) |
| Announcement Date | 13 January 2021 |
| Release Date | 3 September 2021 (China) |
| Price | CN¥3,499 (official launch price, China) |
| System | |
| Operating System | Qiyu OS 5.0 |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 |
| CPU | Kryo 585, eight cores, up to 2.84 GHz, 7 nm |
| GPU | Adreno 650, 587 MHz |
| Storage | |
| Storage | 128 GB (about 97 GB available to the user) |
| Memory | 8 GB LPDDR4X (2133 MHz) |
| Display | |
| Display | 2 x LCD binocular (2.89-inch Fast LCD panels with RGB subpixel arrangement) |
| Resolution | 2160x2160 per-eye (4320 x 2160 combined) |
| Refresh Rate | 90 Hz |
| Image | |
| Field of View | 115° (manufacturer figure; the QIYU developer documentation lists 96°) |
| Optics | |
| Optics | Fresnel lenses |
| Ocularity | Binocular |
| IPD Range | 58-72 mm, continuous manual adjustment (manufacturer states a 54-76 mm supported IPD range) |
| Tracking | |
| Tracking | Inside-out tracking, 6DoF head and controllers (Q-Light), four tracking cameras |
| Audio | |
| Audio | Two built-in speakers; 3.5 mm headphone jack |
| Microphone | Two |
| Connectivity | |
| Ports | USB Type-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 6 |
| Bluetooth | 5.1 |
| Battery Capacity | 5500 mAh, non-removable; QC 4.0 fast charging |
| Device | |
| Dimensions | Height 113 mm; length 300-340 mm (strap range) |
| Weight | 340 g (without strap and battery); 595 g complete |
| Sensors | Nine-axis IMU, proximity sensor |
| Input | Two 6DoF Q-Light controllers |
iQIYI Qiyu 3 is a virtual reality head-mounted display released in 2021. It is a standalone headset developed by iQIYI Intelligent, the VR subsidiary of the Chinese online video company IQIYI, and it runs on the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 chipset with 8 GB of RAM.[1][2] The Chinese name, 奇遇3, means "Adventure 3".[3]
iQIYI announced the headset on 13 January 2021 and first scheduled it for the second quarter of that year.[1] The full launch took place on 31 August 2021, and the headset went on sale in China on 3 September 2021 through JD.com and Tmall at an official price of 3,499 yuan.[2][4] It has two 2160 x 2160 Fast LCD panels (4320 x 2160 combined), a 90 Hz maximum refresh rate, Fresnel lenses and iQIYI's own Q-Light inside-out tracking system, which tracks the head and both controllers in six degrees of freedom.[5][2] iQIYI described Q-Light as China's first computer vision (CV) based head-and-hand 6DoF VR interaction technology.[1]
Announcement and release
Background
According to iQIYI, its Qiyu VR brand entered the VR market in 2016 and had released four products in five years before the Qiyu 3. The company said Qiyu VR was the top VR vendor by sales volume and sales amount on JD.com during the 2020 "618" and "Double 11" shopping festivals, and that iQIYI Intelligent had completed a Series B funding round worth several hundred million yuan in 2020.[1] In the January 2021 announcement, Hugo Swart, vice president and general manager of XR at Qualcomm Technologies, said the two companies' cooperation had begun with the Qiyu 1, powered by the Snapdragon 820, and continued with the Qiyu 2, Qiyu 2S and Qiyu 2 Pro, powered by the Snapdragon 835.[1]
Announcement
iQIYI announced the Qiyu 3 on 13 January 2021 and said it was slated for release in the second quarter of 2021. At the same time it launched "Columbus", a global recruitment program for VR game developers covering content procurement, studio contracting and strategic partnerships. Developers could apply for a free prototype of a developer version of the Qiyu 3.[1] iQIYI also published developer SDKs and documentation for the headset.[6][7]
The announcement made several comparisons with the Oculus Quest 2. iQIYI stated that the Qiyu 3 would have 43% more effective pixels than the Quest 2's single 5.46-inch screen, and that its 58-72 mm IPD range would fit 94% of users.[1]
Launch
The device was not released in the second quarter. iQIYI held the launch event on 31 August 2021; it was livestreamed and used extended reality production to turn an empty broadcast studio into a virtual set with cyberpunk elements.[2] At the event, Xiong Wen, chief executive of iQIYI Intelligent, said: "In the real world, everyone has unattainable dreams. But the VR world allows us to easily fulfill dreams such as growing wings and flying or meeting with departed loved ones. This is the charm of the Metaverse."[2]
Sales began on 3 September 2021, at 10:00 on JD.com and at 14:00 on Tmall.[4] Launch pricing in China was as follows:
| Offer | Price |
|---|---|
| Official price | 3,499 yuan |
| Launch promotion (3 to 5 September 2021) | 3,399 yuan |
| Lowest price for iQIYI members | 2,999 yuan |
| Lowest price for existing Qiyu owners | 2,449 yuan |
The prices above are as reported by IT Home.[4] Launch buyers also received a storage bag, a speaker and a bundle of games; IT Home put the combined value of these launch benefits at 2,198 yuan, of which it valued the games at 1,700 yuan.[4] China Daily described the free games as worth more than 1,700 yuan.[8] The Ghost Howls converted the preorder price to about US$540.[3]
Design and hardware
Display and optics
The Qiyu 3 uses two separate 2.89-inch Fast LCD panels with a real RGB subpixel arrangement, one per eye, each driven by its own display driver chip. The combined resolution is 4320 x 2160, which iQIYI marketed as "4K+", with a stated pixel density of 1058 PPI.[1][2][9] The maximum refresh rate is 90 Hz. A footnote on the official product page at launch said the screen supports up to 90 Hz but that software support for this would be opened in a later system version, and that the actual refresh rate depends on each app's optimization.[5][9]
The headset uses Fresnel lenses.[5] The official specifications give a 115° field of view.[5] The QIYU developer documentation, which compares iQIYI's headsets side by side, lists the Qiyu 3's field of view as 96°.[7] Neither source states the axis on which the figure is measured. PConline attributed the 115° figure to the dual-screen design.[10]
Interpupillary distance is adjusted with a physical control under the headset. The mechanical adjustment is continuous across 58-72 mm with a precision of 1 mm; iQIYI says a ±2 mm optical-axis tolerance in the lenses extends the supported IPD range to 54-76 mm.[5][9][11] The headset can be worn over glasses, and prescription lens accessories are supported. A low-blue-light "eye protection mode" is available in the system settings.[5]
Processor, memory and storage
The Snapdragon XR2 in the Qiyu 3 has an eight-core Kryo 585 CPU at up to 2.84 GHz, built on a 7 nm process, and an Adreno 650 GPU at 587 MHz.[5] The headset has 8 GB of LPDDR4X memory at 2133 MHz and 128 GB of storage, of which iQIYI says about 97 GB is available to the user.[5] (iQIYI's launch press release described the memory as 8 GB DDR4.[2]) Leiphone noted that the XR2 shares its process and CPU and GPU specifications with the Snapdragon 865.[11]
For cooling, iQIYI's January 2021 announcement described an ultra-thin silent fan, 6 mm heat pipes, an air duct and stacked fins.[1] The final specification sheet lists active cooling with an ultra-thin silent fan and heat pipe.[5]
Tracking and controllers
Four cameras on the front of the headset handle head tracking and environment sensing, and also track the controllers.[11][5] The developer documentation lists four fisheye tracking cameras with a tracking field of 140° horizontally and 140° vertically.[7] The headset also contains a nine-axis motion sensor and a proximity sensor.[5]
The two Q-Light controllers (追光) each have a hollow ring on top containing infrared LED tracking emitters. Each also contains a nine-axis motion sensor, electromagnetic travel sensors for the trigger and grip buttons, capacitive touch sensors on the thumbstick and face buttons, and a linear motor for haptic feedback. Each controller runs on one replaceable AA battery.[5][11] The left controller has a thumbstick, X and Y buttons and a menu button; the right has a thumbstick, A and B buttons and a home button.[11] iQIYI says each controller weighs about 100 g including the battery and claims millimeter-level positioning accuracy.[9][2] The headset and controllers communicate over a private 2.4 GHz protocol.[5]
Body, battery and connectivity
The headset body is plastic, with a ring-shaped head strap that can be tightened and rotated upward, a breathable foam face cushion and a rear-mounted battery.[5][11] The front unit weighs 340 g without the strap and battery, and the complete headset weighs 595 g. It measures 113 mm high, and its length ranges from 300 to 340 mm depending on the strap setting.[5]
The built-in 5500 mAh lithium polymer battery is not removable and supports QC 4.0 fast charging.[5][9] The headset supports Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 5 and Bluetooth 5.1, and has a USB Type-C port, a 3.5 mm headphone jack, two speakers and two microphones.[5][7] The charging port is on the left side and the headphone jack on the right.[11]
| Specification | Qiyu 3 |
|---|---|
| Display | 2 x 2.89-inch Fast LCD, real RGB subpixels |
| Resolution | 2160 x 2160 per eye (4320 x 2160 combined) |
| Refresh rate | Up to 90 Hz |
| Field of view | 115° (official specifications); 96° (developer documentation) |
| Lenses | Fresnel |
| IPD adjustment | 58-72 mm continuous (54-76 mm supported range) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2 |
| Memory | 8 GB LPDDR4X |
| Storage | 128 GB |
| Battery | 5500 mAh |
| Weight | 595 g complete; 340 g front unit |
| Wireless | Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1 |
The table follows the official specification sheet, the developer documentation and iQIYI's January 2021 announcement.[5][7][1]
Software and features
Qiyu OS
The Qiyu 3 shipped with Qiyu OS 5.0, which Leiphone reported is based on Android 10.[11] iQIYI's product page listed a global navigation component for switching between games and video, a safety boundary that uses distance sensing and automatically turns on the passthrough view, a lockable private space and a voice assistant with search.[9] Leiphone reported screen casting to televisions and computers, screen recording at up to 1080p and an eye-protection display mode.[11]
The headset can stream PC VR games through the Qiyu VR streaming assistant software, over a cable or wirelessly, and iQIYI stated compatibility with SteamVR games.[9][11]
Video
iQIYI's "iQUT future cinema" presents video on a virtual screen that the company compared to a 2,000-inch display, equivalent to twenty 80-inch televisions. It supports HDR, and iQIYI said it would offer 4K 3D films and 8K video at 60 fps with a bitrate of 13M.[2] The video library draws on iQIYI's main streaming service. The official product page claimed more than 10,000 films, more than 5,000 panoramic videos, more than 1,000 Hollywood films and more than 400 theatrical releases per year.[9]
Games and original content
Early buyers received 30 games free, and iQIYI said it planned to give Qiyu 3 owners further free premium games every month. The launch lineup included Arizona Sunshine, Swarm, Mercenary: Silicon Rising, Zombieland: Headshot Fever and All-In-One Sports VR.[2] At the launch event iQIYI also presented Metaverse, an interactive VR science fiction drama co-produced by Qiyu VR and the School of Animation and Digital Arts at the Communication University of China, and "QIYU Show", a virtual stage production in which users can watch and interact with virtual idols.[2][8]
Reception
Chinese technology outlets reviewed the headset after launch. PConline, in a review published on Tencent News, measured about three hours of battery life across video and gaming, enough to watch a full feature film, and a full recharge time of about two hours with 18 W fast charging. It found the controller tracking stable even with the controllers behind the user's back, but reported slight jitter and drift in bright and dim lighting and said this needed further optimization. The reviewer also found that ordinary glasses fit inside the headset. PConline weighed the headset at about 605 g, against the official 595 g, and gave the controller weight as 125 g including the battery.[10]
Leiphone's reviewer judged the image quality and motion tracking precision to be in the first tier of Chinese standalone VR headsets and wrote that there was almost no perceptible delay when playing a table tennis game. The same review said the store had few non-game apps and criticized the lack of support for sideloading third-party apps. It concluded that the app ecosystem and first-party games still had room to grow, and called the headset attractive at the 3,399 yuan promotional price.[11]
In a news roundup written shortly after the launch, Skarredghost of The Ghost Howls wrote that the Qiyu 3 "seems a very good headset", apart from an exterior design he described as looking like "the son of an Oculus Quest 2 and a Vive Cosmos", and cautioned that VR devices cannot be judged on paper.[3]
Manufacturer status
The company behind the Qiyu brand, originally Beijing iQIYI Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd. (北京爱奇艺智能科技有限公司), was renamed Beijing Dreamagic Technology Co., Ltd. (北京梦想绽放技术有限公司) in a business registration change on 14 February 2022, according to Sohu.[12] In January 2023 the company announced a 400 million yuan Series C funding round, changed its name to Qingdao Dreamagic Technology Co., Ltd. and moved its headquarters from Beijing to Qingdao.[12][7] In August 2023, Southern Metropolis Daily reported that more than 100 employees had gone unpaid after the company's Series C funding was not fully received, and that the Qiyu VR flagship stores had been removed from Tmall, Taobao and JD.com. The same report said iQIYI was the largest shareholder, with 49.62 percent, and that Gong Yu was chairman.[13] iQIYI founder Gong Yu was reported to have told employees that Dreamagic was an independent company.[12] Sina Technology reported in December 2023 that a further round of layoffs had cut the company's staff to 40 to 50 people, and that Xiong Wen had formally left the company around October 2023.[14]
See also
References
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 远洋 (2021-09-01). "爱奇艺奇遇 3 VR 一体机发布：4K + 级物理分辨率，售价 3499 元". IT之家 (IT Home). https://www.ithome.com/0/572/711.htm. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 "奇遇3技术规格 (Qiyu 3 technical specifications)". 爱奇艺·奇遇 (iQIYI Qiyu). iQIYI Intelligent. 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210920131710/http://iqiyismart.com/home/qiyu3/technical.html. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ "QIYU_VR_v3: QIYU-3 Developer SDK and Document". GitHub. iQIYIVR. https://github.com/iQIYIVR/QIYU_VR_v3. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 "QIYU VR Headset". QIYU Developer Document. Dreamagic. https://dev-qiyu.iqiyi.com/doc/develop/device/qiyuvrheadset.html. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
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- ↑ 10.0 10.1 PConline (2021-09-13). "爱奇艺奇遇3评测：免费游戏加4K Plus观影体验能否破圈VR硬件市场". Tencent News (腾讯新闻). https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20210913A05U8H00. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 11.00 11.01 11.02 11.03 11.04 11.05 11.06 11.07 11.08 11.09 11.10 木子 (2021-09-16). "爱奇艺奇遇 3 体验：不只是随身影院，还是免费畅玩的体感游戏机". 雷峰网 (Leiphone). https://m.leiphone.com/category/industrynews/6rKj5BDTSX6WPNqA.html. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "奇遇XR疑似跑路？爱奇艺创始人：梦想绽放是一个独立公司". Sohu (搜狐). VRAR星球. 2023-08-09. https://www.sohu.com/a/710231541_120998866. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 林文琪, 徐冰倩 (2023-08-04). "全线下架！爱奇艺旗下VR公司被曝欠薪停摆，数百人维权". Tencent News (腾讯新闻). 南方都市报 (Southern Metropolis Daily). https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20230804A0911700. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 林尧 (2023-12-01). "爱奇艺旗下VR公司停摆内幕". 投中网 (ChinaVenture). 新浪科技 (Sina Technology). https://www.chinaventure.com.cn/news/78-20231201-378550.html. Retrieved 2026-09-27.