New Samsung Gear VR appears to be in the works - presumably for the Galaxy Note 7
Samsung sure seems to think there's a bright future for mobile-based VR, as evidenced by the big investment the company's made in its own Gear VR headset. After producing a couple early Innovator Edition models with limited device compatibility, the company ultimately launched the final Gear VR Consumer Edition, working with all Samsung's big flagship handsets since. But would that run continue, or could critical changes to Samsung's phone design (like going with USB Type-C for the Galaxy Note 7) require the release of a revamped Gear VR to match? That very well may be the route we're headed down, as evidence emerges for a new Gear VR headset in the works.
But just a couple days back, India's import/export database registered Samsung importing some new test hardware to the nation, with the model number SM-R323.
One of the database entries even identifies SM-R323 as the Gear VR by name, and as we've yet to see any existing version of the handset pick up this model number, it's not a huge jump to assume we might be looking at a new Gear VR for the Galaxy Note 7.
source: Zauba
Via: SamMobile
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