Samsung Gear VR headset officially announced! [VIDEO]

Samsung has just made the Samsung Gear VR headset official. Formerly known by the codename “Project Moonlight”, the device enables the virtual reality experience to give another perception of the world around us with interactive information about the user’s environment. To enjoy, it will still be necessary to connect the Galaxy Note 4 smartphone to the Samsung Gear VR. So the two devices only work together.

Samsung Gear VR spec sheet

The Samsung Gear VR has no screen as it uses the Galaxy Note 4’s screen, namely the 5.7 inch Quad HD Super AMOLED (2560 x 1440 pixels) diagonal. Field of view 96 degrees and 60Hz refresh rate. While these dimensions are quite noticeable (198 x 116 x 90 mm), the weight is advertised as light.

Samsung Gear VR price and release date

The device is expected to hit the market this year., possibly with the end of the year celebrations, still at an unknown price even if we wanted to imagine between 200 and 300 euros because to enjoy it even more it would be necessary to have a Galaxy Note 4 smartphone. Another clue, pretty low-cost design, given the fact that the market is still young in this niche, we might think Samsung would have any interest in hitting it hard for a limited price.

Its marketing is scheduled online and at certain relevant vendors. The bundle will include a 16GB microSD card with several 360° videos and 3D movie trailers from major international studios. A minor interest that will probably be appreciated by movie buffs.

We’ll add to this article as more information comes in from Samsung over the next few hours.