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The New GEAR VR & New Note 7

Shadowmask72
Honored Visionary
This is all rumoured at present but...It has apparently got a new USB Type-C connection (for the Note 7), is slightly bigger than the older version at (207mm x 122mm x 98.5mm) and has a 110 fov. As you can see in the image it comes in black and might be bundled with a bluetooth controller compatibility with Google’s Daydream.






System Specs: MSI NVIDIA RTX 4090 , i5 13700K CPU, 32GB DDR 4 RAM, Win 11 64 Bit OS.
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Anonymous
Not applicable
Looks nice, hope it is all true!

I was a bit disappointing when I saw the Gear VR (CV) was released without a controller even though the 'innovator' edition was. I tried some third part game pads but the key mapping for games was never perfect for me 🙂

I really want to use the Oculus Remote with the Gear VR. Seeing the image today on Reddit of the remote in its nice box gives me hope! I dunno if the remote is using bluetooth but if it is I can't imagine it will be too hard to get it to be compatible.


Shadowmask72
Honored Visionary
The Note 7 is announced later today and apparently if you pre-order you'll get the new Gear VR thrown in for Free.


System Specs: MSI NVIDIA RTX 4090 , i5 13700K CPU, 32GB DDR 4 RAM, Win 11 64 Bit OS.

I'll be very impressed if it's 110 FOV - that'll make all the difference.
Big PC, all the headsets, now using Quest 3

twisteklabs
Heroic Explorer
No ipd adjustment in there.. good luck with this gear vr update if your ipd is not 65mm.
CPU: Intel i5-4690K Mobo: ASUS Z97-AR Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1080 SC

Shadowmask72
Honored Visionary

Note 7 UK release date: 2 September 2016

Note 7 UK price: £749 (TBC)

Samsung confirmed the new Galaxy Note 7 at an Unpacked event on 2 August 2016. The new Note 7 will be available to pre-order from 16 August, and those who pre-order from select retailers before 30 August will get a free Samsung Gear VR headset. Those who pre-order will receive the Note 7 early on 30 August, but for everyone else the Note 7 will go on sale in the UK on 2 September.

We're still waiting for confirmation of the Note 7 UK price, but MobileFun is already listing it for pre-order at £749. (Pre-order the Note 7 from Mobile Fun here.) Stay tuned for official pricing soon.


giffgaff has already confirmed it will be stocking the new Note 7 in Blue Coral and Black Onyx from 1 September. It will be available to buy online or out-right, or in monthly instalments over six-, 12- or 24 months. Vodafone and O2 have also confirmed the Note 7 will be available to pre-order through their online sites and in store on 16 August.

Note 7 specification

The Note 7 spec was almost entirely leaked before launch, but we can now confirm the following specifications:

• Octa-core (2.3GHz Quad + 1.6GHz Quad) 64-bit, 14nm processor
• 4GB RAM
• 64GB UFS 2.0 storage
• MicroSD support up to 256GB
• 5.7in dual-edge Quad-HD (2560x1440, 518ppi) SuperAMOLED display with Gorilla Glass 5
• Enhanced water-resistant S Pen
• Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow
• Dual Pixel 12Mp rear camera with OIS and f/1.7 aperture
• 5Mp f/1.7 selfie camera
• LTE Cat.9 4G
• Dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac Wi-Fi with MIMO
• Bluetooth 4.2 LE
• USB-C
• NFC, MST
• GPS, GLONASS, Beidou
• Fingerprint sensor
• Iris scanner
• Barometer, Gyro, Geomagnetic, Hall, HRM, Proximity, RGB Light sensors
• 3,500mAh non-removable battery
• Fast charging for both wired and wireless (WPC/PMA)
• 73.9x7.9x153.5mm
• 169g





System Specs: MSI NVIDIA RTX 4090 , i5 13700K CPU, 32GB DDR 4 RAM, Win 11 64 Bit OS.

Shadowmask72
Honored Visionary
518 PPI isn't an improvement over the earlier phones, neither is the 2K screen, so as far as I can tell the only benefit is the on par FOV with the Rift and Vive at 110 degrees.  Now whether the GEAR VR 2 has better optics is yet to be seen.

My contract ends around September so I could snag one of these but that £749 price tag is killer man.


System Specs: MSI NVIDIA RTX 4090 , i5 13700K CPU, 32GB DDR 4 RAM, Win 11 64 Bit OS.

metros269
Protege
I've probably said it before but going back to the note 4 innovator edition, it seems a LOT clearer.  Problem is the screen/optics might be better but the phone overheated within 5 to 10 minutes and the graphics power can't be on par with what a computer can do.  If this thing would stream games from a computer like nvidia shield (I know there are limitations with streaming and fps/latency etc etc), that would be awesome!

twisteklabs
Heroic Explorer
Guys, there is no way they can guarantee 110 degree FOV. It literally assumes ipd of 65mm and a fixed eye distance from the lenses to get 110 degrees max FOV.
The rest of us with larger or smaller ipd will get tunnel vision with blurred picture..

The phone is a larger version of Galaxy S7 edge with iris scanner & screen tapper built in.
CPU: Intel i5-4690K Mobo: ASUS Z97-AR Ram: 8GB 1600MHz Graphics Card: EVGA GTX 1080 SC



518 PPI isn't an improvement over the earlier phones, neither is the 2K screen, so as far as I can tell the only benefit is the on par FOV with the Rift and Vive at 110 degrees.  Now whether the GEAR VR 2 has better optics is yet to be seen.

My contract ends around September so I could snag one of these but that £749 price tag is killer man.


Yeah, the Note 7 won't be good enough for me after using the S6 which had a PPI of around 577.

It needs 110 FOV and the high PPI - that along with mobility is a winner.  Oh, and none of the overheating issues!

You'd be better off with the S7.
Big PC, all the headsets, now using Quest 3