Value for money VR Android

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Value for money VR Android Phone

Hi Guys,

I am looking for a value for money Android VR Phone. It should have VR+the specs should justify the amount, again value for money. Any suggestions?

Thanks

The VR Box 2.0 selling for Rs 500 is probably the cheapest "comfortable" VR around.. It lacks a magnetic button though, which is why sellers are selling it with a bluetooth controller (at a higher cost)
If you have a 360 controller, you can probably otg through it..

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Nerevarine said:
The VR Box 2.0 selling for Rs 500 is probably the cheapest "comfortable" VR around.. It lacks a magnetic button though, which is why sellers are selling it with a bluetooth controller (at a higher cost)
If you have a 360 controller, you can probably otg through it..

My dear I am looking for an Android phone with VR and not the VR goggles alone.

And I presume you were talking about these-

VR BOX 2 0 Virtual Reality 3D Glasses FOR Smart Phones | eBay

VR BOX Virtual Reality VR 3D Glasses Helmet Phone Glasses for 4.7"-6" Smart Phones + Bluetooth Controller| DearDeal.co (Not a reputed site, but just for reference)

Do these cheap, chinese made goggles give the real feeling of VR? And will it serve the purpose if I use it with a 4 year old phone like SIII?

Cant say, since I never used them, but if you want to try VR, they seem to be a good option ..
You can buy Lenovo K4 note which comes with a special VR called ANT Vr that is exclusive to them

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Nerevarine said:
Cant say, since I never used them, but if you want to try VR, they seem to be a good option ..
You can buy Lenovo K4 note which comes with a special VR called ANT Vr that is exclusive to them

I will wait and save more rather than spend money on those chinese goggles. What does those bluetooth controllers do btw?

I saw that phone on Amazon, it was on sale at a very low price but IDK why I don't like lenovo. Any Samsung/HTC value for money VR phone?

for a phone to be fully VR capable, it needs to have gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer.. A display size of 5.5 inches + and higher resolution (1080p min) is preferred, and AMOLED display can make the VR experience better..

If your current phone has all these checked, then its fully VR capable..
You can buy Samsung's GearVR if you want a premium quality VR but id say TRY ordering the chinese VR box and see if VR is worth it.. its only 499 anyway.. A friend of mine purchased Gear VR recently and said it was a waste of a purchase as he wasnt going to use it much...

Apart from this, there's Huawei and ZTE implementation for Gear VR which are premium quality and decent. but i dont think they are available in india

I have tried the Indian made EK Box, but the build quality is crap.You are required to glue the box for it to stay in shape, which does not stick most of the time. Also, lack of strap and very slippery magnetic switch. I think the Chinese made ones might be of a better build quality than it.

That being said, VR experience is adequate even with cheap cardboard VR boxes. Most of the experience depends more on the phone itself.

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Nerevarine said:
for a phone to be fully VR capable, it needs to have gyroscope, accelerometer and magnetometer.. A display size of 5.5 inches + and higher resolution (1080p min) is preferred, and AMOLED display can make the VR experience better..

If your current phone has all these checked, then its fully VR capable..
You can buy Samsung's GearVR if you want a premium quality VR but id say TRY ordering the chinese VR box and see if VR is worth it.. its only 499 anyway.. A friend of mine purchased Gear VR recently and said it was a waste of a purchase as he wasnt going to use it much...

Apart from this, there's Huawei and ZTE implementation for Gear VR which are premium quality and decent. but i dont think they are available in india

Mine is a Samsung Galaxy SIII, it does not have the bold part. Not able to find Huawei and ZTE anywhere online. Well I have read the reviews of the Chinese one so I am going to save 500 bucks. BTW what are the bluetooth controllers for, that are with the vr? How's the experience of S7 with gear vr? I read somewhere that Sammy will release Gear vr 2 in the last months of this year. So, I am also planning to wait a bit.

Desmond David said:
I have tried the Indian made EK Box, but the build quality is crap.You are required to glue the box for it to stay in shape, which does not stick most of the time. Also, lack of strap and very slippery magnetic switch. I think the Chinese made ones might be of a better build quality than it.

That being said, VR experience is adequate even with cheap cardboard VR boxes. Most of the experience depends more on the phone itself.

Really? Then why are people spending like 7000 bucks on a gear vr?

billubakra said:
Really? Then why are people spending like 7000 bucks on a gear vr?

Waste of money IMHO.

The Chinese VR Box 2.0 and 1.0 does not have any magnetic switch to trigger actions like Google Cardboard does. The bluetooth controller is used to control things, as well as to play VR capable games or just games in general..
I dont think even ANT VR has magnetic switch, so i cant say..

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Desmond David said:
Waste of money IMHO.

Dang bro. I am confused even more. Should I save money for a Gear Vr and a new handset or not, million dollar question for me :thinking_NF:

VR is not something you will use everyday, its a gimmick and only feels awesome for 1-2 tries, thats why try the el cheapo google cardboards, if you like the experience, go ahead and buy VR..
Upgrading from S3 is a differnt question altogether and yes, you should upgrade to a newer phone, preferably with a 1080p screen

WAIT FOR GOOGLE DAYDREAM!!

high end phones specially made with VR in mind are a few months away!

Nerevarine said:
VR is not something you will use everyday, its a gimmick and only feels awesome for 1-2 tries, thats why try the el cheapo google cardboards, if you like the experience, go ahead and buy VR..
Upgrading from S3 is a differnt question altogether and yes, you should upgrade to a newer phone, preferably with a 1080p screen

Mobile VR does not really have much practical application now. You can use it mostly to view some tech-demos and stuff, but nothing much other than that.

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cute.bandar said:
WAIT FOR GOOGLE DAYDREAM!!

high end phones specially made with VR in mind are a few months away!

+1

If possible, one should wait for full-fledged VR/AR capability.

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Nerevarine said:
VR is not something you will use everyday, its a gimmick and only feels awesome for 1-2 tries, thats why try the el cheapo google cardboards, if you like the experience, go ahead and buy VR..
Upgrading from S3 is a differnt question altogether and yes, you should upgrade to a newer phone, preferably with a 1080p screen

Yes, it won't be used everyday. But for a theatrical experience of watching movies, it is great. Well my SIII is doing great, rooted, in full control, fully customized. I am not letting it go. My other phone N73 is broken, need a new one, so I thought why not a VR gear and phone.

cute.bandar said:
WAIT FOR GOOGLE DAYDREAM!!

high end phones specially made with VR in mind are a few months away!

Will it work with every phone or with their line of Nexus phones? Sammy also released a news about gear 2 with major improvements in the last quarter.

Desmond David said:
Mobile VR does not really have much practical application now. You can use it mostly to view some tech-demos and stuff, but nothing much other than that.

Yea, as [MENTION=110244]Nerevarine[/MENTION] has mentioned feeling awesome for 2-4 minutes. But the movie experience is great. And if they can somehow connect apps like Skype to it, it will be great.

the.one said:
+1

If possible, one should wait for full-fledged VR/AR capability.

Isn't gear vr having full-fledged VR/AR capability?

No gear VR and current implementation of "PHONE" VR isnt full fledged implementation, the quality of content is nowhere near the ones you get in Oculus Rift or HTC Vibe Both of which cost 500$ along with a 980 level GPU (~Rs 40k)
Google Daydream is said to change that, we will have to wait and see though

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Nerevarine said:
No gear VR and current implementation of "PHONE" VR isnt full fledged implementation, the quality of content is nowhere near the ones you get in Oculus Rift or HTC Vibe Both of which cost 500$ along with a 980 level GPU (~Rs 40k)
Google Daydream is said to change that, we will have to wait and see though

Just for my information's sake, can we connect Oculus to pc/laptop? Also is it available in India?

Yes you can but you will need a GPU that matches the speed level of GTX 980 (cost Rs 35k + )

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Nerevarine said:
Yes you can but you will need a GPU that matches the speed level of GTX 980 (cost Rs 35k + )

Sorry for the silly question but how to check speed of the system in GTX? And is it similar to Nvidia cards with 840m, 850m etc.?

billubakra said:
Sorry for the silly question but how to check speed of the system in GTX? And is it similar to Nvidia cards with 840m, 850m etc.?

870m would barely compete with GTX 960, let alone a GTX 980.

Oculus Rift Requirements :
Requirements NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
8GB+ RAM
Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
2x USB 3.0 ports
Windows 7 SP1 or newer

HTC Vive Requirements:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 /Radeon R9 280 equivalent or greater
Intel Core i5-4590 equivalent or greater
4GB+ of RAM
Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
1x USB 2.0 port

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SaiyanGoku said:
870m would barely compete with GTX 960, let alone a GTX 980.

Nerevarine said:
Oculus Rift Requirements :
Requirements NVIDIA GTX 970 / AMD 290 equivalent or greater
Intel i5-4590 equivalent or greater
8GB+ RAM
Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
2x USB 3.0 ports
Windows 7 SP1 or newer

HTC Vive Requirements:
NVIDIA GeForce GTX 970 /Radeon R9 280 equivalent or greater
Intel Core i5-4590 equivalent or greater
4GB+ of RAM
Compatible HDMI 1.3 video output
1x USB 2.0 port

Will it work fine with Nvidia 940m and Intel i5 sixth generation with 8 gigs of RAM? The OS is 10 Home version. And what's the difference between "GTX" and "m"?

billubakra said:
Will it work fine with Nvidia 940m and Intel i5 sixth generation with 8 gigs of RAM? The OS is 10 Home version. And what's the difference between "GTX" and "m"?

For bold part, nope.
GTX is for high-end (both laptop and desktop) nVidia GPUs while "m" is for their laptop GPUs.

VR minimum spec is rendering 3D content at 2560x1200 resolution at a minimum framerate of 60 fps.. Why are u so interested in Oculus rift or HTC Vive anyway ? You should know they cost 500$ just for their kits and again are not a daily driver gadget. Its not even officially launched in India yet, your best VR bet would be current implementation of phone VR or google's upcoming implementation for select smartphones

Will it work with every phone or with their line of Nexus phones? Sammy also released a news about gear 2 with major improvements in the last quarter.

Daydream will only work with specific 'daydream certified phones'. Right now no phone is suitable for daydream (except one made by zte I think).
Thankfully google has tied with a lot of companies to make these. Samsung, HTC, LG, Xiaomi, Huawei, ZTE, Asus and Alcatel -
Daydream (Google) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi
Daydream phones will in probability be expensive to start with, but lets see.

Daydream is where Google has started getting serious about VR. yay

Google VR
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