Avegant Glyph vs. Samsung Gear VR (2016) with motion controllers
Product Summary
Avegant Glyph
Release date: Dec, 2015.Having visioned VR in a completely different perspective, Avegant have created a unique, sleek headset moving away from the conventional head straps. Instead, it follows a dual function pair of headphones which work like a normal pair for audio but also have built in screens in the headband which easily fall over yo...Read more >
Samsung Gear VR (2016) with motion controllers
Release date: Aug, 2016.The Samsung Gear VR with Motion Controller has been the first mobile viewer to take simplified VR to the mainstream. Alowing users of all generations that own a Samsung device (Galaxy s6 and beyond) the praise for such a headset has been widely spread. The Gear VR familily originaly started back in 2015 where p...Read more >
Compare Avegant Glyph & Samsung Gear VR (2016) with motion controllers Specs
General Specifications

Avegant Glyph

Samsung Gear VR (2016) with motion controllers

Not Applicable
Smartphone Display

1280x720
Smartphone Resolution

60hz
Smartphone Refresh Rate

Various (via HDMI)
Oculus Home, Android

40°
101°

None
Aspherical

Not Applicable
54-70mm

Not Applicable
31.5mm

None
Motion Controller, Touchpad

9 Axis IMU (Motion Tracking)
Gyrometer, Accelerometer, Proximity

TBA
None

HDMI, USB
USB Type-C, mUSB and external USB OTG

None
None

Yes
None

434g
345g

Plastic, Foam
Plastic, Foam

Grey
Black
Minimum Requirements

To Be Announced
Not Applicable

To Be Announced
Not Applicable

To Be Announced
Not Applicable

To Be Announced
Not Applicable

To Be Announced
USB Type-C or mUSB

To Be Announced
Android

None
Galaxy Note7, S7 Edge, Note5, S6 edge+, S7, S6, S6 Edge

Not Applicable
5.1”

Not Applicable
5.7”