Samsung Details Its Galaxy Gear VR and Gear S Accessories in New Infographic

Galaxy Gear VR and Gear S Accessories

Samsung has released new infographic on its new accessories unveiled at IFA this year – the Galaxy Gear S smartwatch and the Galaxy Gear VR virtual reality headset telling us more about these new products. Both of these complement the Galaxy Note 4 well and the Gear VR in fact, works only with the Galaxy Note 4 and no other device.

The Galaxy Gear VR allows you to enjoy optimized contents in 3D. You can not only watch movies, but also games, 360 degree videos, and educational or experiential content. The accessory works by using your Galaxy Note 4’s Quad-HD display as the screen and can convert 2D content into 3D and let you enjoy everything in a surreal large screen theater environment. The virtual reality accessory has a field of view 96-degree wide which offers a 360 degree immersive viewing experience. The product also comes with ventilation holes and a proximity sensor to detect when you take it off your head so that playback can be paused. There is also a focal adjustment wheel allowing you to alter the focal length, volume keys, back button and a touchpad as well.

Samsung has also explained the features and highlights of its Galaxy Gear S smartwatch. The Gear S isn’t running on Android Wear but comes with Samsung’s own Tizen operating system. The display is a curved 2-inch Super AMOLED panel and is running on a dual-core 1GHz processor, 512MB RAM, 4GB flash memory, and 300mAh battery. One of the major advantages of the device is its cellular connectivity. It offers a wide range of connectivity features like most smartphones. You get Bluetooth 4.0, 3G, and Wi-Fi 802.11n connectivity. With the 3G connectivity, you can even make calls like on a phone. It also comes with a decent app collection which lets you leave your smartphone at home and get a lot of things done on the Gear S. For easy text input, you also have S Voice running on the smartwatch, like you find on Galaxy smartphones. If you’re not too fond of S Voice, you can type using the onscreen keyboard as well. It comes in a variety of colors for the strap, you have the option of Blue Black, White, Blue, Red, and Mocha Grey. While Google is planning to bring standalone GPS features to Android Wear products, the Gear S already comes with turn-by-turn pedestrian navigation provided by HERE maps from Nokia. It also comes with the Nike Plus running app which lets you track your runs without having to carry your smartphone along.

Both the devices will be launching alongside the Galaxy Note 4 next month. And while Samsung has not announced anything regarding the pricing of these products, some retailers have revealed the prices for Europe. The Galaxy Gear VR will cost about 249 euros and the Gear S smartwatch will be available for about 299 euros. These prices do seem quite steep and the US prices should be about $200 and $250 respectively for the Gear VR and Gear S.

Would you be willing to spend money on these fancy Galaxy Note 4 accessories?