Samsung Gear VR review

The Samsung Gear VR

If you're not already familiar with the Gear VR, it's a virtual reality headset developed jointly by

 Samsung and Oculus VR, the Facebook-owned company behind the Rift headset

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The Oculus Rift is now available for gamers, but the device is expensive 

(it costs $599, roughly Rs. 39,500) and also requires an expensive, 

high-performance PC to power the experience.

The Gear VR on the other hand is a much simpler device that works using your mobile phone

 to process all the information, and it's only one-tenth the price. The experiences are a little 

limited in comparison to the "full" VR experience you'd get from the Rift (or from a competing

 product like theHTC Vive) but considering the savings in money, and the ease of setup and

 use, there's a lot to be said in favour of devices like the Gear VR.

This may make the Samsung Gear VR sound a lot like Google Cardboard but there are some

 key differences, and as a result, the overall is a lot better. Google's affordable VR headsets

 will work with a number of devices, but this means that the screen and processing power on 

hand aren't consistent for all users. On the other hand, the Gear VR is compatible with only a 

very small number of Samsung flagship phones, which means app developers have to 

support only a small set of hardware specifications. This is what enables high-end 

experiences such as EVE: Gunjack, which is powered by Unreal Engine 4. 

The VR is compatible with selected devices of SAMSUNG

It's hard to imagine something like that making it to Cardboard apps.

In general, the build quality of the Gear VR is miles ahead of any Cardboard headset we've  

 used, and it comes with some features that make it far superior to anything other 

VR experience on mobile phones. Another big difference between the Gear VR and 

Cardboard is that it does not rely on just your phone's sensors, but has its own; this

 makes for a much steadier experience than Cardboard, where the view might suddenly 

jump in the middle of a VR experienced.

Oculus video also connects you to 360-degree videos from a number of sources including 

Facebook, so there is a good amount of content already available. Also, there is Netflix, 

which works well in VR. The app puts you inside a realistic room, where you can then 

watch movies on your simulated large screen television. It sounds weird but the experience 

is pretty compelling and we wasted a fair amount of time watching Netflix shows on the 

Gear VR.

Also, there are a number of games (both free and paid) that you need to check out. The best

 looking game on the Gear VR is definitely EVE: Gunjack, which is priced at $9.99 (roughly

 Rs. 672). The game places you in control of a turret on a space-ship, shooting down enemy ships while your pilot guides you 
through space.

This means that although the Gear VR is probably the best mobile headset right now, that could well change in 2016; 

and although the entry-level headsets are offering a far less 

compelling experience for now, this too could change in the coming months.

The gear VR has many pros, but not so much cons. The major things that I have noticed is

 that when you insert the phone, and rest in on your head, it becomes a little heavy. Now,

 I know that the reason is the phone, but still samsung, and oculus could have used a weight 

to counter that.

And the other problem is that the gear VR is only compitable with some of the samsung

 galaxy devices, starting from the galaxy s6, s6 edge, note 5, s7, s7 edge.

So, that's it for now.

What do you think of the Gear VR, do let me know in the comments below.

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