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AR is frequently used for enhancing real-world activities such as navigation, data visualization, and maintenance assistance. VR is typically used for entertainment, training simulations, and design visualization where immersion in a different environment is beneficial.

MR allows users to interact with and manipulate both physical and virtual objects, creating a more dynamic and interactive experience than AR which mainly overlays digital information onto reality without the same level of interactivity.

MR generally offers the most robust collaborative features, allowing multiple users to see and interact with the same virtual objects in a real space. VR also supports multiplayer experiences but they're confined to the virtual world. AR collaboration is more limited and typically overlay-based.

Creating content for VR can be the most involved, requiring full 3D environments. AR content creation is generally simpler, overlaying 2D or 3D objects onto the real world. MR content creation combines elements of both and supports interactive 3D objects that can respond to the environment.

VR requires more computational power than AR as it needs to render a completely virtual environment in real-time, often to a higher level of detail, to ensure an immersive experience.

AR is the most portable and accessible, often usable with just a smartphone. MR, while more interactive, requires specialized headsets but is still relatively portable. VR has the least portability, often needing a fixed space with dedicated equipment.

AR can often be experienced with a smartphone or AR glasses, requiring less specialized hardware. VR however, requires a headset and sometimes additional sensors and controllers to track movement and provide interactivity.

AR enhances the real world with digital content, while VR replaces the real world with a fully synthetic one. AR allows for awareness of and interaction with the real world, while VR requires complete immersion, often isolating the user from the physical environment.

Virtual Reality (VR) immerses users in a completely virtual environment that is typically disconnected from the real world. It requires a headset to enable the experience.

Mixed Reality (MR) blends real-world and digital elements together, allowing for interaction between physical and virtual items. It offers a more immersive experience than AR but remains anchored in the real world.

VR headsets typically offer a wide field of view to enhance immersion. AR devices like smartphones or AR glasses offer a narrower field of view, as they must blend digital overlays with the real world. MR devices have a varying field of view but aim to offer a balance to maintain immersion while interacting with real-world elements.

Augmented Reality (AR) superimposes digital information onto the real world. Unlike VR, it does not create a fully immersive experience, allowing the user to stay in touch with reality.

VR uses sophisticated positional tracking to follow the user's movements in the virtual space. AR uses simpler tracking to maintain the alignment of virtual overlays with the real world. MR combines these techniques to track user movement and the position of real-world and virtual objects.

AR provides some spatial awareness, overlaying digital content on the real world. VR provides a virtual spatial awareness completely disconnected from the real environment. MR offers advanced spatial awareness by recognizing and integrating real-world spatial features with digital content.