The new gear VR is coming, only supporting the newest flagship machine S6 and S6 Edge

On IFA 2014, Samsung launched the Gear VR, which is provided by Oculus even if supported, only supports note 4, but the effect is more than Oculus Rift DK2. A few days ago, sammobile rumors that the Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge would also support VR devices. Today, rumors have been confirmed.

According to Engadget, Samsung unveiled a new virtual reality helmet on MWC 2015, called the Gear VR innovator, which matches the two flagship mobile phone Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 Edge that has just been launched. Because two mobile phone screen thing 5.1 inch, than 5.7 inch note 4 small, new version Gear VR's figure is smaller than originally 15%. In addition, Samsung redesigned its headband and mechanical ventilation components to make it more comfortable to wear. Since the battery capacity of the S6 is only 2600mAh, it is less than 4 of the battery Capacity (3220mAh), so the new helmet adds a USB interface that allows the phone to be recharged in the helmet to work.

The new version of the helmet will not support Note 4, users need to buy the latest flagship machine. Next, Samsung and Oculus may reduce support for the first generation of Gear VR. Content, Samsung did not update, still use existing content, including 360-degree movies, virtual reality games and other applications.

Gear VR innovator version of the price and listing date is not announced, but most likely with the Galaxy S6 and S6 edge in April, the price may be around 200 U.S. dollars.

The first generation of Gear VR was launched in September 2014 and sold in December and is currently open for purchase in only a few markets in Europe and the US. Although, last September, Oculus VR CTO John Carmack said that Samsung's technology was updated two times a year, he hoped Gear VR would be able to maintain more than one update per year. But a first-generation helmet was released just three months ago, and the new helmet was in a hurry, probably because of Samsung Pay.