Took advantage of the BB deal to get a dedicated device for Gear VR.
- S7 has the least screen door and looks far better than the Note 4 does. Same great clarity of the Note 7, but looks significantly better IMO due to the reduced screen door. Movies look great and a decent bridge until the 4K S8.
- Since only have Gear VR apps and media on an sd card, battery life is better than expected. Battery life is on par with the Note 7, but was also using that as a phone loaded with apps.
- Does not run too hot. No warnings so far with games, movies or web. Seems about the same as the Note 7 (RIP)
Gear VR design BTW is better than Daydream's current headset. Daydream's Achilles heal is the insulated cover that keeps the heat in and causes the Pixel to overheat, since nowhere for the heat to dissipate on the back of the phone. Nothing is blocking the back of the Gear VR, so the heat can dissipate some rather than not at all. Heat actually builds up with Daydream VR set.
Some might think using a perfectly great phone for just VR is extravagant, but IMO is a good solutionsince does not require sharing Gear VR and phone app storage. Plus I get to use my bigger display (I prefer) Note 4 as main phone and the S7 as a kick a$$ backup.
- S7 has the least screen door and looks far better than the Note 4 does. Same great clarity of the Note 7, but looks significantly better IMO due to the reduced screen door. Movies look great and a decent bridge until the 4K S8.
- Since only have Gear VR apps and media on an sd card, battery life is better than expected. Battery life is on par with the Note 7, but was also using that as a phone loaded with apps.
- Does not run too hot. No warnings so far with games, movies or web. Seems about the same as the Note 7 (RIP)
Gear VR design BTW is better than Daydream's current headset. Daydream's Achilles heal is the insulated cover that keeps the heat in and causes the Pixel to overheat, since nowhere for the heat to dissipate on the back of the phone. Nothing is blocking the back of the Gear VR, so the heat can dissipate some rather than not at all. Heat actually builds up with Daydream VR set.
Some might think using a perfectly great phone for just VR is extravagant, but IMO is a good solutionsince does not require sharing Gear VR and phone app storage. Plus I get to use my bigger display (I prefer) Note 4 as main phone and the S7 as a kick a$$ backup.
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