Simply dock the phone into a micro-USB dock on the left and then lock it in place with a plastic holder on the right. At least for now, the Gear VR is compatible with four different Samsung phones ...

Samsung could have just as easily made the new Gear VR only work with its new phones with USB-C ports and left everyone else behind with the older model, but it didn't. Kudos to Samsung.

But, as a $100 accessory for your phone -- provided you have a Samsung phone that works with it -- Gear VR is still the best mobile way to dive into other worlds. And, for me, I still use it more ...

Mostly, I appreciated the fact that I could wear this Gear VR for a long time without getting fatigued. Even though it's powered by mere phones, Samsung's headset actually has an advantage over ...

Samsung can upgrade the Gear VR without touching its hardware The Gear VR is also an easy product to maintain. Buying a better phone will automatically upgrade its screen, processor, or battery.

But the Gear VR is the only one of the bunch you can take with you. And while it's not going to make me switch to a Samsung phone, it's an inexpensive, must-have purchase for existing owners of ...

the Gear VR still isn’t for everyone. For one thing, it only works on a single model of phone. For another, it costs $199, plus another $50 for a bundled Samsung gamepad, which Cohen says is ...

for virtual reality fans who own a recent Samsung Galaxy phone, the Samsung Gear VR is the headset of choice for the best combination of content, convenience and accurate control.

This article serves as a reference resource for those wondering which Samsung phones work with Gear VR and how to tell the different headset models apart. As of the date of writing, six versions ...

Just before noon at Manhattan’s Hammerstein Ballroom, guests to Samsung’s Unpacked 2016 were invited to the floor to demo new phones and accessories. And, given the event’s drama-infused ...

The Gear VR is a lot of fun, but like all current VR headsets, it suffers the “screen door effect.” Samsung’s compatible phones have extremely high-resolution displays, yet pixels (and the ...