HTC Vive vs. Samsung Gear VR (2016) with motion controllers
Product Summary
HTC Vive
Release date: Apr, 2016.Delve into the world of virtual reality through Steam Vr’s HTC Vive: one of the main competitors to the Oculus Rift. It is equipped with graphics and refresh rates the same as its rival but offers an exclusive way to play. Specialising in immersing yourself in the 3D space around you, the HTC Vive allows you t...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 HTC Vive & Samsung Gear VR (2016) with motion controllers Specs
General Specifications

HTC Vive

Samsung Gear VR (2016) with motion controllers

OLED
Smartphone Display

1080 x 1200 pixels per eye
Smartphone Resolution

90hz
Smartphone Refresh Rate

SteamVR
Oculus Home, Android

110°
101°

Fresnel
Aspherical

HTC Vive Wand Controllers
Motion Controller, Touchpad

Accelerometer, Gyroscope
Gyrometer, Accelerometer, Proximity

15x15ft
None

HDMI, USB 2.0, stereo 3.5 mm headphone jack, Power, Bluetooth
USB Type-C, mUSB and external USB OTG

Yes
None

No
None

555g
345g

Plastic, Foam
Plastic, Foam

Black
Black
Minimum Requirements

NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 1060 or AMD Radeon™ RX 480, equivalent or better.
Not Applicable

INTEL® I5-4590 / AMD FX 8350
Not Applicable

4GB+ RAM
Not Applicable

HDMI 1.4 OR DISPLAY PORT 1.2
Not Applicable

x1 USB 2.0 or newer
USB Type-C or mUSB

Windows 7 SP1 Or Newer
Android

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

Not Applicable
5.1”

Not Applicable
5.7”