Testseek.com have collected 123 expert reviews of the Samsung SM-R321 Gear VR and the average rating is 78%. Scroll down and see all reviews for Samsung SM-R321 Gear VR.
March 2016
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The editors liked
Functional
Elegant design. Physically comfortable to wear. Excellent picture
Thanks to the Galaxy Note 4's display. Runs untethered.
Immersive and novel VR experience
Plenty of great content to try
Light and comfortable headset
Intuitive menu system
Lightweight
Quality construction
Tons of content
Fantastically immersive games
Growing selection of quality videos
Lighter headset than before
Charging port included
Makes an excellent (portable!) demo kit for virtual reality
No wires
Comfortable design
Accurate
Responsive controller
Innovative voice command
Clean
Easy-to-use interface
Sleeker
More comfortable design
Very affordable
Backwards compatibility with older Galaxy smartphones
Wider field of view adds to immersion
Improved app-store interface
Fear VR () Overheats and drain's phone's battery life
Some motion sickness present depending on experience
Can get heavy and cause eye strain after a while
The editors didn't like
Requires a Samsung Galaxy Note 4. No way to charge the phone while it's in the headset
Limited to recent Samsung smartphones
VR tech still needs to mature
Games can be pricey
Limited lens adjustment
Phone overheats regularly
Straps are too tight
Some VR experiences can cause nausea
App discovery needs improvement
Physical gamepads don't feel VR-like
No guarantee Samsung will support old editions in the future
Store not very extensive compared to the desktop VR community
A bit pricy
Lacks place to store the controller
Lacks integrated audio
Gear VR () A lot of varied content
Social VR adds a sense of presence
Resolution is surprisingly good
Only $100!
Fear VR () Overheats and drain's phone's battery life
Some motion sickness present depending on experience
"While there aren't any truly phenomenal gaming experiences available yet, the Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6 is a great taste of things to come. "...
If you have a compatible phone, a Note 5, S6, S6 Edge or S6 Edge+ then you'd be crazy not to get this. The Gear VR is undoubtedly the best phone accessory ever made. The experience is new and until augmented reality arrives in a serious way, will be the m...
Abstract: When Samsung announced the Gear VR headset I didn't pay a whole lot of attention. I didn't see it as mainstream, and frankly have had some pretty poor experiences with what some companies in the past have called Virtual Reality. This week I put the headse...
Published: 2015-08-03, Author: Patrick , review by: futurefive.co.nz
It's still early days for VR, and as mentioned earlier, some pixilation was noticeable. Given the gear VR sells for a pocket pleasing $299 (plus a Galaxy S6), it's still an acceptable compromise given the amount of fun possible. Once you're caught up in t...
Published: 2015-02-16, Author: Elias , review by: pcworld.co.nz
Great for wow-ing your friends and colleagues, 360-degree videos and photos feel immersive, Easy operation
Heavy to wear, Limited to about 10min of use before becoming uncomfortable, Can drain the smartphone's battery quickly
It's a great gadget to share among friends and colleagues, though it's best used at home. Battery drainage will be an issue, and you will also appear a little odd while wearing the glasses, as you look up and around to take in all that you can see, while...
The Gear VR is a comfortable and enjoyable way to access virtual reality, with a small but growing number of experiences to try out. While not perfect, the resolution and latency are at a point that it feels ‘good enough' for market – and the fact you can
The fact that the Gear VR relies entirely on the Galaxy Note 4 is a harsh limitation. While it's not the most costly thing in the world for Note 4 owners, it becomes largely more expensive for anyone without Samsung's phablet. And until it gets some bigge
The biggest drawback right now is that Gear VR is limited to the Note 4, meaning it's a product that could become outdated in just a matter of months. There are rumours that the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge will be compatible with the headset, but just imagine h...
The Gear VR controller is the missing link we've really needed from Samsung's virtual reality headset. It's going to make the VR experience more enjoyable.The fact that the newer Google Daydream View has a remote only increased fan pressure of Samsung to...
Samsung's newest Gear VR is a limited update to the already released headsets, but it's still the best mobile experience for virtual reality on the market.Google's Daydream is getting better, but Gear VR still sits comfortably ahead and the inclusion of t...
