New Gear VR required for Note 8

[goin_nil]

https://www.slashgear.com/note-8-accessories-new-gear-vr-with-controller-and-more-23496305/

"A new version of the Samsung Gear VR with Controller has been revealed for the Note 8, too. It’s designed to accommodate the larger phone, while supporting Samsung’s recently-unveiled wireless controller that promises a sub-20ms sensor latency. As well as the Note 8, the new model will work with the Galaxy S8 and S8+, the S7 and S7 edge, the Note 5, and the Galaxy S6, S6 edge, and S6+. [Update: Just to make it 100% clear, if you have an existing Gear VR it won’t work with the new Note 8: the phablet is too big]"

$129 https://forums.androidcentral.com/e...te8-edition--sm-r325nzvaxar%2F&token=aemGpTi3

 

[ClintRo]

Well that sucks... but the current one might work.... maybe I will try it...LOL

 

[Katrina White1]

New VR should be an early adopter gift since the old one isn't compatible

 

[anon(238680)]

but the current one might work.

I thought the last one to come out with the controller was supposed to work with the Note 8. Isn't the Note 8 the same size as the S8+?

 

[ClintRo]

Maybe the old one does work, but they are coming out with a new one specifically for the Note?

 

[ClintRo]

It is only a 3 mm difference.

There are differences though, with the Galaxy Note 8 sporting a more rectangular look and coming in at a larger and heavier 162.5 x 74.8 x 8.6mm and 195g to the S8 Plus’s 159.5 x 73.4 x 8.1mm and 173g.