It's the most expensive headset to run because you need a decent PC to power it, but also offers the best VR experience with access to a mass of gaming titles and apps. This is a virtual reality headset that requires a gaming PC in order to run. The Oculus Rift is the original flagship VR device offered by Oculus. There's no official word on battery life currently, but the company has said it will be similar to the two or three hours you can get out of the Oculus Go. Unlike the Oculus Go, the Oculus Quest's design features a USB-C charging port which should mean faster charging. This headset has four sensors built into it to detect movement and track the controllers - there are no external sensors like with the Oculus Rift or HTC Vive. They're also different in that the design of these controllers allows them to be more easily tracked by the headset with loops on the top for movement monitoring. The Oculus Quest features a similar design aesthetic to the other headsets, but this standalone device does come with two controllers (compared to the single controller with the Gear VR and Oculus Go). Other titles include Project Tennis Scramble, Robo Recall, The Climb, and Moss. The games you will be able to play include gems like Superhot VR - a smashing VR romp we've played on HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. This headset won't support quite as many games at launch though - just 50 titles have been confirmed. At that time the company revealed it will work without a PC and can be set up using the Oculus mobile app. It was originally announced at the Oculus Connect event in 2018 and previewed again at CES 2019. Like the Oculus Go, the Oculus Quest is a standalone virtual reality headset that doesn't require a PC to run, instead, it runs on the power of a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 mobile chipset. The Oculus Quest is one of the newest headsets from the company and sits somewhere between the Oculus Go and the Oculus Rift. The Oculus Go is designed to work with Samsung Gear VR compatible apps giving users access to the same 1,000 experiences as on that device as well as over 100 apps specifically designed for the standalone headset.īoth Oculus Go and Samsung Gear VR come with a single controller for in-game control.
This headset works over Wi-Fi and is powered by Android internals and a Qualcomm Snapdragon 821 processor. Oculus Go is a step up from the Gear VR - offering a standalone virtual reality experience that's wireless and doesn't require a smartphone in order to work (apart from for initial setup). The Gear VR includes 64GB of onboard storage and a MicroSD slot for downloading even more. Since the Samsung Gear VR is phone powered it works on both Wi-Fi and cellular networks.
Plugging one of these phones into the device gives access to a range of Gear VR games and apps that currently includes over 1,000 experiences. This headset works with a limited number of devices including the Samsung Galaxy S9, S9+, Note 8, S8, S8+, S7, S7 edge, Note5, S6 edge+, S6, S6 edge, A8 and A8+. Like Google Cardboard and Google Daydream, the Samsung Gear VR is an entry-level virtual reality device that requires a phone in order to work. The Samsung Gear VR is a headset that's primarily powered by a smartphone. As such, they all offer a slightly different VR experience and which you choose will depend on the results you're after.