Hands-on: Samsung’s Note 7 Gear VR comes with better optics and backwards compatibility

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by Sindy Cator on August 2, 2016 at 3:42 pm

Posted In: Around the Web, Gadgets, Insider

At its unpacked event in New York today Samsung, Samsung unveiled a certain new phone. Oh, and a VR headset too. It’s pretty much exactly what the leaks indicated. The main changes in the new Gear VR (that’s the official name) are the wider 101-degree field of view(instead of 96) and a smoother, more minimal touchpad. There’s now a dedicated button to get back to the Oculus home instead of long-pressing the back button – thank goodness – and, well, the headset is black now. Besides looking cooler, it also helps with reflections. I was able to try it out…