Product comparison · 2 head-mounted displays

Samsung Gear VR vs Samsung Gear VR (2016)

9specifications compared
6differ
3identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

The Samsung Gear VR (2016) has 5° more viewing angle than the Samsung Gear VR (101° vs 96°). The Samsung Gear VR (2016) has 9.8 mm more width than the Samsung Gear VR (207.8 mm vs 198 mm). The Samsung Gear VR (2016) has 6.5 mm more depth than the Samsung Gear VR (122.5 mm vs 116 mm). Product colour: White on the Samsung Gear VR, Black, Blue on the Samsung Gear VR (2016). USB connector type: Micro-USB on the Samsung Gear VR, Micro-USB, USB Type-C on the Samsung Gear VR (2016).

Product colour
- Gear VR:White
- Gear VR (2016):Black, Blue
Viewing angle
- Gear VR:96°
- Gear VR (2016):101°
USB connector type
- Gear VR:Micro-USB
- Gear VR (2016):Micro-USB, USB Type-C
Width
- Gear VR:198 mm
- Gear VR (2016):207.8 mm
Depth
- Gear VR:116 mm
- Gear VR (2016):122.5 mm
Height
- Gear VR:90 mm
- Gear VR (2016):98.6 mm

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Comparison of Gear VR, Gear VR (2016)
22 specifications	A Samsung Gear VR View product	B Samsung Gear VR (2016)View product
Features2 differ
Product colourDiffers	White	Black, Blue
Viewing angleDiffers	96°	101°
Adjustable interpupillary distanceKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interpupillary distance (min)Known for one	5.5 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Interpupillary distance (max)Known for one	7.1 cm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motion to photon latencyKnown for one	20 ms	Unknown — not stated by the source
Control typeKnown for one	Buttons, Touch	Unknown — not stated by the source
Volume controlKnown for one	Digital	Unknown — not stated by the source
TypeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Smartphone-based head mounted display
Sensorsidentical
Magnetic sensorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Proximity sensor	Yes	Yes
Accelerometer	Yes	Yes
Gyroscope	Yes	Yes
Ports & interfaces1 differ
USB connector typeDiffers	Micro-USB	Micro-USB, USB Type-C
USB versionKnown for one	1.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Card reader integratedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Weight & dimensions3 differ
WidthDiffers	198 mm	207.8 mm
DepthDiffers	116 mm	122.5 mm
HeightDiffers	90 mm	98.6 mm
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	345 g
Packaging contentidentical
Memory card includedKnown for one	MicroSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Included memory card sizeKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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