Weight
| Manufacturer | |
| HTC, Valve Corporation | Samsung |
| Release date | |
| Apr 5 2016 | 29 March 2017 |
| Controller | |
| Vive controller, any PC compatible gamepad | Touchpad and back button |
| Sound | |
| 3.5 mm audio jack for headphonesBuilt-in microphone | |
HTC Vive and Samsung Gear VR R324
Main parameters
Refresh rate
Field of view
| Refresh rate | |
| 90Hz | 60 Hz |
| Field of view | |
| 110° | 101° |
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Screen Size
| Display | |
| PenTile OLED | Super AMOLED |
| Resolution | |
| 2160 x 1200 | 2560x1440p (1280x1440 per eye) |
computer Requirements
| Processor | |
| Intel™ Core™ i5-4590 or AMD FX™ 8350, equivalent or better | - |
| Graphic Card | |
| NVIDIA GeForce™ GTX 970, NVIDIA™ Titan X, AMD Radeon™ R9 290, Radeon™ RX 480 | - |
| Os | |
| Windows™ 7 SP1, Windows™ 8.1 or later or Windows™ 10 | - |
| RAM | |
| 4 GB RAM or more | - |
| Connection | |
| 1x HDMI 1.4 port, or DisplayPort 1.2 or newer 1x USB 2.0 port or newer | USB Type-C |
| Compatible phones | |
| - | S8, s8+, Galaxy Note7, Note5, S7, S7 Edge, S6, S6 Edge |
| Min. Screen Size | |
| - | 5,1 |
| Max. Screen Size | |
| - | 5,7 |
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| Accelerometer | |
| Gyroscope | |
| Magnetometer | |
| Proximity | |
| Other | |
| Front-facing camera, Lighthouse laser tracking system | - |
mode_edit Product summary
HTC Vive is a virtual reality headset developed by HTC and Valve Corporation, released on 5 April 2016.
Gear VR 2017 SM-R324, with support for the larger Galaxy S8 was unveiled on 29 March 2017. Samsung also unveiled a handheld Gear VR Controller accessory, which is bundled with the updated model, and will be available as a standalone accessory for existing devices. It remains compatible with existing supported devices.
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HTC Vive vs Samsung Gear VR R324