Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition

Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition
Basic Info
Type	Virtual Reality Headset
Platform	Galaxy Note 4
Developer	Samsung, Oculus VR
Manufacturer	Samsung
Release Date	December 8, 2014
Price	$199, $249 with Bluebooth Gamepad
System
Storage
Display
Display	5.7" Super AMOLED (RGBG PenTile)
Resolution	2560 x 1440, 1280 x 1440 per eye
Image
Field of View	96°
Optics
Tracking
Tracking	1000 Hz high accuracy
Latency	< 20 ms
Audio
Connectivity
Device

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Samsung Gear VR is a Virtual Reality headset developed by Samsung and Oculus VR. To use Samsung Gear VR, the user needs to mount a Galaxy Note 4, a smartphone made by Samsung, inside it. The smartphone serves not only as Gear VR's screen but also as its computer. Even though it requires Galaxy Note 4, Gear VR has Oculus Rift's head-tracking technology built within, allowing it to quickly and accurately track head movements. This technology differentiates Gear VR from likes of Google Cardboard. The latter relies on smartphone's sensors to track head movements, which are less accurate and has higher latency.

History

Samsung Gear VR was announced on 9/3/2014. It was released on 12/8/2014 for $199 dollars.