Gear VR Innovator Edition for Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge Cell Phones - White

I bought a Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for my S6 edge just to try the virtual reality. I didn't know it was going to look so real. It feels like if you were there. The games are great and you can watch any movie you have in your phone library.

I have been interested in virtual gear equipment for quite a long time and I have known Oculus Rift like two years back. To be honest, the actual effect is still not so promising (thought the 3-D view is INDEED AWESOME). The resolution is quite low and that's especially severe for 3-D videos (sometimes it becomes difficult to recognize the face detail). Also, the eye lenses are soon covered with sweat steam in less than 5 minutes and you have to take it off and remove the moisture before you can watch clearly. Overall, consider it's still a developing prototype, I hold high anticipation for the future product and I would recommend it to those who wish to experience how a real "virtual reality" feels

Buying this device, it was important to remember that it is not a consumer-ready device just yet - it is an innovation edition for those more tech-savvy or developers. With that in mind, the device is a great introduction to the world of VR for Samsung Galaxy S6/S6 Edge users. With a simple setup, you can quickly gain access to many apps and demos through the Oculus App Store. The only disappointments come from a. the lack of overall content, and b. the lack of a gamepad included. Many of the games on the marketplace require an android Bluetooth gamepad. That is an accessory that should be included in the box with the headset, not a separate purchase. Brought mine into the office and people were genuinely surprised at how much fun it was to use and interact with. People who haven't used any recent VR hardware before might think it's gimmicky, afterwards though, they will know this is going to be the future.

It's really tough to explain to someone -- in person or through a written review -- just how cool (or "neat" for you squares) VR can be, but it's something that everyone -- kids, grandparents, dogs, whatever -- should check out for themselves. If you already own the S6/S6 Edge (or, for another VR headset model, the Note 4), you ought to buy this device (or at least try it out) for the sheer novelty. The one downside is that some people -- not many, but some -- can become nauseous from the disassociative effect(s) and movement and, while growing every day, the original content library isn't as robust as it could and probably will soon be. In the meantime, put a movie on your phone, click into the Oculus Cinema, and blow your mind at the sensation of watching that video in what appears to you as a full screen, state-of-the-art luxury movie theater or even on the moon.

LOVE THIS PRODUCT BUT NEEDS MORE CONTENT VIDEO GAME WISE AND BIGGER HEAD STRAP. I have had this product since 7-4-2015 and today is 8-8-2015. I have clocked in about 50 hours in those 36 days, if I was not limited by phone needing charge or me having a family or job I am sure that number would be higher lol. In the last 36 days my XBOX ONE has been used about 20 hours " all for Netflix no gaming lol " . In the last 36 days my PS4 has been used about 10 minutes " despite just having bought gta 5 and god of war 3 for ps4 ' NOW to the review below lol. So I have to start by saying I don't think it is fair I needed to get a Samsung s6 phone to be able to use this. I loved my htc phone but I must say I will trade my htc phone 10 times over for the Samsung s6 just to be able to use the Samsung vr gear. First thing I will say is I personally think the strap should be at least 1 inch bigger on each side for people who have larger heads. Now let me say this I am 31 years old so I have tried many systems from the 90s till now. I must say personally I think this is on par with what you find in amusement parks like Disney world except you not paying $5 each time for 3 minutes lol and it is all around you in 360 mode so I thing that aspect is better. I was amazed how you really do feel like you are in those videos and the Oculus cinema is also awesome feels like you actually there. I do wish there was a option where you can turn on random people like between 10 - 60 " each time random per movie " so you don't feel so alone. Also unless you have home internet of atleast 15mbps I recommend you download all videos to avoid buffering or video looking choppy in the Milk VR. I really wish the Oculus cinema had a way to allow users to create a video library kind of like Google play does where we can buy movies download it to phones or delete them but we always have the movie owner rights in the cloud in Google. I would so rent movies for oculus cinema. The other cool thing is I wish they would let people customize the home screen home would be awesome but it is ok as it is still looks awesome. I hope they do improve the image some apps/ videos do show screen does " slightly " would be awesome if it was gone or reduced even more. I do know 1 thing since I bought this my xbox one and ps4 and my computer game sims have not been used in almost a week thanks to the Samsung vr gear lol.

Very nice VR experience with smooth video and no rotation lag. Quite impressive for this stage of the VR race, but only the beginning of what VR will eventually become. Some downsides: 1. The charger does not work when the phone is plugged into the headset, so watching a movie or using it for extended periods is not possible. 2. The lenses keep fogging up in cold weather. Putting the headset in a warm place before using it seems to help. 3. Even with the high pixel rate of the S6, pixels is still clearly visible through the lenses. However, this may be the case with all current generation VR headsets. 4. Lastly and probably the most annoying... every time you plug the phone into the headset it forces you into the Oculus app and only allows you to use the headset with that app. There are so many Google Cardboard or third party 3D content which should look awesome on the headset, but there's just no way of loading that and/or stopping the Oculus app from loading (without rooting your phone anyway) There was an app available to disable other apps from running, but Samsung decided that users should not have that and had it removed from the store. My HTC phone on the other hand has this feature built in. Android has always been an open platform where you have as much control over things as you want to have, so I don't know why Samsung is becoming more like Apple as time goes on. It is limiting the use of the headset for no apparent reason. Other than that, quite a nice first VR experience!

I have been waiting for this item to be released for quite some time. After having the Note 4 and waiting for the S6 to come out, I just knew I'd end up buying the Samsung Gear VR. After having it for about a week it has been AWESOME. I love the Oculus Cinema app (Which places you in a virtual theater) and all the apps that developers habe created. I highly suggest going on YouTube and looking up what else you can do because there's so much that you can do that most people never would of knew how to do. Overall I'm glad I purchased this and if you have a Samsung S6 or S6 Edge, I recommend you go to BestBuy to test it out and buy one yourself. This is the best accessory you can get for these phones!

I love this! The only app I really use is Netflix, or even Oculus Theater. It really feels like I am watching a huge screen. I just wish I could use the Gear VR with other apps, such as HBOgo or the Xfinity app