There seems to be a lot of debate these days about which is “better” — the Apple Vision Pro or the Meta Quest 3. To me it seems odd to compare a $3500 device and a $500 device.
On the other hand, there is an argument to be made that the low end device is categorically more important than the high end device. Consider a rough analogy.
In the 1950s one could ask which was “better” — a new-fangled high end stereo hi-fi system or a new-fangled transistor radio. Both were technologies for delivering music to music lovers, but other than that, they couldn’t have been more different.
To me the answer is obvious. One was a fancy toy for rich people. The other got into the hands of young people everywhere, and changed everything.