Samsung Gear 360 release date set for late April, official price still missing

The Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 edge may have received a lot of press, but the two new flagship smartphones weren't the only new products that Samsung unveiled at this year's edition of the Mobile World Congress. Alongside the new phones, Samsung also unveiled a 360-degree camera aptly called the Gear 360. Up until today, however, we had no word on availability, but Samsung has just announced that the Gear 360 camera will land on April 29th.

Unfortunately, while Samsung has not announced the Gear 360 price, retailers listings indicate that the camera won't come cheap. B&H has the Gear 360 listed at a price of $349.99 while Adorama lists the Samsung Gear 360 price at $399.99.

The Samsung Gear 360 makes use of two 15MP sensors, each paired with its own F/2.0 lenses with a "fish-eye" effect. You can use the device to capture either 360-degree videos at 3,840 by 1920 pixels (think of two FullHD videos stitched together on the side) or to capture 30MP (7,776 by 3,888 pixels) photos.