Customers praise the Gear VR for its immersive and fun VR experience, comfortable fit, and surprisingly good condition for a refurbished product. Many appreciate the affordable price point, although some users note that their phone's battery drains quickly and the device can get warm during use. A few customers mention concerns about video quality. The overall experience is positive for many, but potential buyers should be aware of these minor drawbacks.
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Heat
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Very cool experience
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Great experience. Well worth the money. The samsung S6 though gets super hot while using it and constant warnings of overheating so that ruins the experience unfortunately
I would recommend this to a friend
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Vr experience
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
It is okay
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It is pretty cool at beginning, but after 30 mins, nothing you can really play with unless you pay for the overcharge games
No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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Vr experience
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great for Starters
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Is a good option to get into the VR world. Even though it specifies phones, I have a Samsung Galaxy II and it worked, so basically I have to hold it, but it works!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Condition, Immersive experience
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Works great
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Even though it's a refurbished item it was just like new, it's amazing!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Pretty cool device
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I like this. it is really cool. Kids love playing with it. The only downside is battery life. It drains your phone battery pretty fast. Also heats up your phone.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Vr experience
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great 3d effects. Loads nicely into your phone.gr
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Great 3d effects. Feels like your there. Downloaded the roller coasted...felt the excitement. Of a real coaster,
I would recommend this to a friend
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Comfort
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great deal!
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Bought this on a promotional offer. Very sturdy, wears comfortably, and product is easy to use right out of the box.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Fun vr experience
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So far, I have had fun playing with the Gear VR. It's not something I use all of the time, but it is entertaining. I will say, the headset feels a bit heavy after a while, but I rarely use it more than an hour at a time. I wish the screen would not appear so pixelated, but it is sort of like using a magnifier to make it appear bigger, so it's going to make the screen pixels more obvious. I am able to get past it, so, for me, it is a lot of fun.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Video quality
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Really cool tech, but....
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The VR headset by Samsung is really cool tech, and has some great aspects to it. Much better than Google Cardboard, for instance. However, even my S7 Edge produces muddy looking video, and my lenses fog over pretty quick when using. For a bleeding edge technology, be prepared to compromise on some things. But the experience is very cool and fun in short spurts!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Vr experience
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Nice to have
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This is good add on item for samsung phone and nice to see in big 3 screen with 3d virtual
I would recommend this to a friend
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Battery life
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great product and price
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The views are great and price is better. However battery tends to overheat after a while.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Vr experience
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good product
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Works as expected. Great 3d experience. Can use an internal fan for extra air circulation
I would recommend this to a friend
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Vr experience
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Great Item
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Best VR product for the price. Love how it actually makes you feel that your there.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
very good vr
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so much better than the google card board. and fit the s6 seamless.
I would recommend this to a friend
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Condition
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good VR for the price
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This was a refurb model however it appears and works like new!
I would recommend this to a friend
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Vr experience
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
good experience
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3d experience very intresting grat material to download
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Almost perfect
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I would have given it 5 stars if it wasn't blatantly not a refurbished product. Repacking a return != refurbished. So the returned product was just put in a Geek Squad box. So, other than that, it was a little dirty and no lens protectors were on the lenses, they were on the manual......Everything else was great.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good
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It's ok at first but quickly it will loose that initial excitement and it will end up in a corner of a room
I would recommend this to a friend
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Comfort
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great VR headset
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Great VR headset! We purchased a second one after my kids began arguing over the first one. Always been a fan of Samsung, and they didn't disappoint with this product at all!