Valve • Standalone
Steam Frame
Standalone SteamVR with eye tracking and Wi-Fi 7
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Manufacturer
Valve
Platform
Standalone
Device type
VR
Price
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Release date
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Updated
2026-02-15
About
The Valve Steam Frame is an unreleased standalone SteamVR headset running SteamOS 3 on a mobile chipset. It uses pancake lenses and dual LCD panels with higher resolution than previous standalone headsets and supports refresh rates up to 144 Hz. Inside-out tracking is paired with built-in eye tracking and full finger-tracking controllers. The headset supports wireless PC streaming over Wi-Fi 7 and grayscale passthrough cameras for environmental awareness. As an unreleased device, real-world performance, comfort, and battery life remain unknown.
Full Specs
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Info
Device name
Steam Frame
Manufacturer
Valve
Device type
VR
Announcement date
November 12, 2025
Release date
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Price
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Optics
Optics type
Pancake lenses
IPD Range
60–70 mm
Adjustable diopter
Prescription lenses sold separately
Passthrough
Dual grayscale cameras
Display
Display type
Dual LCD
Brightness
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Resolution
2160×2160 per eye
Refresh rate
72Hz–120Hz (144Hz experimental)
Image
FoV horizontal
110°
FoV vertical
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FoV diagonal
—
Pixels per degree
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Device
Size
175 × 95 × 110 mm
Weight
440 g
Material
Plastic, fabric facial interface
Headstrap
Hard padded retractable strap
Colors
Black
Tracking
Tracking type
Inside-out 6DoF (4 cameras)
Base station
No
Eye tracking
Yes
Face tracking
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Hand tracking
—
Body tracking
—
Controllers
Controllers
Steam Frame Controllers
Finger tracking
Full finger tracking
Haptics
Yes
Battery type
Internal battery
Sound
Speakers
Integrated stereo speakers
Microphone
Yes
Audio jack
Yes (3.5mm)
Connectivity
Ports
USB-C
Wired video
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Wireless video
WiFi streaming
WiFi
Wi-Fi 7
Bluetooth
Bluetooth 5.3
System
Operating system
SteamOS 3
Chipset
Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 3
CPU
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GPU
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Storage
Memory
16GB LPDDR5X
Storage
256GB / 1TB
Memory expansion
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Battery
Battery capacity
46 Wh
Battery life
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Charge time
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