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Review on ๐Ÿ”Œ Buy SAMSUNG Gear VR w/Controller (2017) SM-R325NZVAXAR - US Version with Warranty by Rick Everett

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Not compatible with Samsung J7 Pro Sky Galaxy, the latest and greatest Galaxy J series.

NOT COMPATIBLE with Samsung J7 Pro Sky Galaxy - the latest and greatest J Series Galaxy There are many comments online about Gear VR working with models other than the specific ones. they mention. You are wrong. The J7 Pro has a gyroscope (tested by installation and use - successful, application level). It just doesn't work because Samsung didn't put the code snippet into the J7 Pro that recognizes the Gear VR and launches the app's automatic downloader. This code, located in the phone, is required to download the application, it cannot be done manually. The Gear VR is deliberately incompatible with the cheaper J series, as it will be sufficient for the Gear VR in all other performance aspects. If you have any of the listed Samsung Galaxy compatible with Samsung it should work fine, as far as I can see it absolutely does not work with anything else as only these phones have the Gear VR boot code sequence already built in. I also have an Oculus Go which is the virtual equivalent and works fine. The cheaper Gear VR will work for you, if you have something else it absolutely won't work. I suspect if you could manually download the Gear VR app it would work properly on the J7, but Samsung didn't give you the option to do so.

Pros
  • Hundreds of Oculus games and experiences. Sensor Type: Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Proximity Sensor
Cons
  • Doubtful