Daydream View

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Daydream View
Basic Info
VR/AR Virtual Reality
Type Head-mounted display
Subtype Slide-on HMD
Platform Oculus Rift (Platform)
Developer Samsung, Oculus VR
Manufacturer Samsung
Release Date November 20, 2015
Price $99
Website Samsung Gear VR Website
Requires All Samsung Smartphones 2015 and newer
Predecessor Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition
Successor Samsung Gear VR 2
System
Operating System Android
Storage
Display
Display 5.7 / 5.1 inch Super AMOLED (RGBG PenTile)
Resolution 2560 x 1440, 1280 x 1440 per eye
Pixel Density 518 PPI - 577 PPI
Refresh Rate 60 Hz Low-persistence
Image
Field of View 96° (nominal)
Optics
Tracking
Tracking 3DOF
Rotational Tracking Accelerator, Gyrometer, Proximity
Positional Tracking None
Update Rate Rotational: 1000 Hz, high accuracy
Latency Motion to Photon: Less than 20 ms
Audio
Audio 3D Spatial Sound
Camera High Frame Rate Preview (60fps)
Connectivity
Connectivity microUSB to the smartphone
Device
Weight 318g
Input Touchpad, Back Button, Volume Key, Focus adjustment wheel
Size 201.9 x 116.4 x 92.6 mm
Daydream is a Virtual Reality head-mounted display developed by Google for Google VR. To use Daydream View, users need to mount a Daydream-certififed Smartphone inside it. The smartphone serves not only as Gear VR's screen but also as its computer. Unlike other mobile HMDs, Gear VR does not solely rely on the smartphone's IMUs for tracking. It has additional IMUs and Oculus' rotational tracking technology built within, allowing for fast and accurate tracking of the user's head movements. While impressive, the current Gear VR does not possess positional tracking.

Announced during Oculus Connect 2, Samsung Gear VR was released in November 20, 2015 for $79. Users who pre-order Galaxy S7 and S7 edge will receive the HMD for free.

Hardware

The device works with Daydream certified phones, connects and uses NFC to detect your phone is present wirelessly (no connectors) and uses auto alignment to allow quick and seamless entry and exit from VR – informed by capacitive pads on the View headset, where they touch the screen, tells the phone how to orient the image.

The padded faceplate interface itself is detachable, and is said to be breathable and hand-washable, possibly making way for the possibility of multiple inserts.

Fits over glasses nicely.

Specifications

Head-Mounted Display

Smartphones

Setup Tutorial

Apps

Developer

History

References