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Samsung Gear VR
Gear VR SM-R325 is a 3DoF phone shell at 101° / 345 g.
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In short
Gear VR SM-R325 is a 3DoF phone shell at 101° / 345 g. Display resolution lives on the clipped Galaxy, not this visor. Keep the US newsroom vs PH dimension split. Do not copy Galaxy XR or Odyssey AMOLED rows here.
Who it is for
- Owners documenting SM-R325 from Samsung’s own spec/newsroom tables (101°, 345 g) without mixing Galaxy XR.
Who should skip it
- Anyone shopping current Samsung XR. That is Galaxy XR, not a 2017 phone shell.
- 6DoF / standalone shoppers. Gear VR tracks from the neck up; compute and the panel are the clipped Galaxy.
- People who need one official dimension triplet. US newsroom and PH spec disagree.
- Current Galaxy S20–S24 / Note 10 / Note 20 owners. Samsung UK: no longer compatible.
Key differentiators
- Phone-powered 3DoF; 101° FOV; Φ42 lenses on the US newsroom table.
- 345 g visor (PH spec and US newsroom agree on mass).
- Controller ET-YO324 in the 2017 box story; touchpad / trigger / Home / Back / volume.
Caveats
- Dimension conflict: US newsroom 207.8 × 122.5 × 98.6 mm vs PH spec 98.6 × 207.1 × 120.7 mm (H×W×D). Flag both; do not average.
- Compatibility lists disagree by year. Quote the dated page (newsroom launch list vs PH vs UK support).
- No visor panel resolution / refresh / IPD millimeters on the cited Samsung tables — those belong to the phone.
- Launch $129 is 2017 RRP from the Oculus blog. Do not print it as a 2026 street price.
- No hands-on testing.
VR-category specs
Same rows on every headset hub (Vision Pro, Quest, Galaxy XR, PICO, PS VR2). FOV, weight, and battery cells quote the manufacturer footnote — they are not lab measurements.
| Attribute | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| Display type | No visor panel. Image is the clipped Galaxy smartphone display (Samsung PH / newsroom class) | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec; Samsung US newsroom (indexed) |
| Display resolution | Not a headset panel SKU. Resolution is the attached Galaxy’s — not printed as a visor row on the cited Samsung tables (accessed 2026-09-19) | Samsung PH SM-R325 specDo not invent 2560×1440 from a specific phone. |
| Refresh rate (OEM) | Not published | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec; US newsroom (indexed) |
| Field of view (OEM claim) | 101° (PH Viewing Optics; US newsroom FOV 101°. Newsroom also prints “FOV 101º x6.25” next to Φ42 — keep 101° as the degree; do not treat x6.25 as a second FOV) | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec; Samsung US newsroom (indexed) |
| Optics / lenses | Φ42 mm lenses (US newsroom). PH page: “large lens” / 101° — no Fresnel/pancake name | Samsung US newsroom (indexed); PH spec |
| Chip / processor | No headset SoC. Compute is the clipped Galaxy | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec |
| RAM / unified memory | Not a headset RAM SKU (phone memory) | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec |
| On-device storage | None on the visor (apps live on the phone / Oculus store of that era) | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec |
| Operating system | Oculus software on a compatible Galaxy. Samsung UK later: not compatible with S20–S24 / Note 10 / Note 20 series | Samsung UK Gear VR compatibility; PH spec Oculus Rooms copy |
| Tracking | 3DoF only. PH/newsroom sensors: accelerometer, gyro, proximity. Microsoft WMR FAQ still uses Gear VR as the 3DoF phone-VR example vs WMR 6DoF | Samsung PH spec; Microsoft WMR enthusiast FAQ |
| Controllers | Gear VR Controller ET-YO324 (PH). Newsroom: touchpad (clickable), trigger, Home, Back, volume; 108.1 × 48.1 × 38.2 mm / 64.3 g; 2× AAA | Samsung PH spec; Samsung US newsroom (indexed) |
| Other input | Headset touchpad / keys on earlier Gear VR generations are not this SM-R325 controller sentence. No eye tracking on the cited tables | Samsung PH spec |
| PC / console tether | None. Phone docks to the visor (micro-USB or USB-C converter — PH). Not PCVR, not PS VR | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec |
| IPD | Not published | Samsung PH SM-R325 specDo not invent a mm window. |
| Weight | 345 g visor (PH spec and US newsroom agree). Controller 64.3 g on the newsroom table. Do not add them unless you are quoting a boxed total | Samsung PH spec; Samsung US newsroom (indexed) |
| Passthrough / see-through | Not listed as camera see-through on the cited Samsung tables | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec |
| Eye tracking | Not listed | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec |
| Battery — headset (OEM) | No visor battery-hour row. Power is the phone. Controller: 2× AAA; newsroom 1000 mAh / “average 2 hours of daily use will last for 40 days” | Samsung US newsroom (indexed) |
| Battery style | Phone-powered visor + AAA controller | Samsung US newsroom (indexed) |
| Charging (OEM) | Charge the Galaxy, not a headset pack. Controller takes AAA | Samsung US newsroom (indexed) |
| Audio | Not itemized as visor speakers on the cited PH / newsroom tables. Audio is the phone’s (or headphones on the phone) | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec |
| Wireless | Samsung US business support (indexed): Bluetooth v4.2 BLE on the SM-R325 row. Visor is not a Wi-Fi standalone | samsung.com/us/business/support SM-R325 (indexed) |
| Glasses / prescription | Not published | Samsung PH SM-R325 spec |
| Platform / account lock | Oculus / Gear VR store of that era + a compatible Galaxy. Not Galaxy XR / Android XR | Samsung PH spec; Oculus 2017 blog (indexed) |
| Age / intended use (OEM) | Not stated as a minimum age on the cited PH spec / US newsroom table this pass (accessed 2026-09-19) | Cited Samsung pages |
| US list price (dated) | Oculus / Meta Quest Blog 21 April 2017 (indexed; live URL HTTP 400 this pass): new Gear VR with Controller $129; separate controller $39. Samsung US newsroom announce did not re-print a dollar in the indexed table | https://www.meta.com/blog/new-gear-vr-with-controller-available-now-with-20-titles/ (indexed) |
| Price band | Legacy phone-powered (2017 $129 headset+controller) | Oculus Quest Blog 2017-04-21 (indexed) |
| Announced / introduced | Samsung US newsroom 26 February 2017 (MWC). Oculus blog: shelves 21 April 2017 | Samsung US newsroom; Oculus Quest Blog (indexed) |
| Availability | Not published | Samsung UK Gear VR compatibility |
Samsung Gear VR extras
Unique to this line or SKU. Other headsets keep the first table aligned and swap this extras list.
| Attribute | Value | Source / note |
|---|---|---|
| Model lock | H1 is SM-R325 (Gear VR with Controller). Earlier SM-R320–R324 and later adapter notes stay extras — not a second H1 | Samsung PH SM-R325; Samsung UK compatibility |
| Dimension conflict | US newsroom: 207.8 × 122.5 × 98.6 mm. PH spec (H×W×D): 98.6 × 207.1 × 120.7 mm. Mass agrees at 345 g. Do not average millimeters | Samsung US newsroom (indexed); Samsung PH spec |
| Compatibility lists | Newsroom launch list is S7 / S7 edge / Note5 / S6 class. PH spec adds Note9 / S9 / A8 class. UK support later adds S10 with adapter and removes current S20+ series. Quote the dated page | Samsung US newsroom; PH spec; UK support |
| Not Galaxy XR | Galaxy XR is a 2025 Android XR headset with its own slug. Do not copy 27M / 29M pixels or $1,799.99 here | /vr/samsung-galaxy-xr/ |
Overview
Gear VR stays a hub because leftover SM-R325 units and “is this Galaxy XR?” queries do not retire. Current Samsung spatial: /vr/samsung-galaxy-xr/. WMR siblings: /vr/samsung-hmd-odyssey/, /vr/samsung-hmd-odyssey-plus/.
2016 sibling: /vr/samsung-gear-vr-sm-r323/. Do not 301 this onto Galaxy XR or SM-R323.
Dimension conflict (do not average)
| Samsung document | Visor size | Mass |
|---|---|---|
| US newsroom MWC 2017 table | 207.8 × 122.5 × 98.6 mm | 345 g |
| PH SM-R325 spec (H×W×D) | 98.6 × 207.1 × 120.7 mm | 345 g |
Mass agrees. Millimeters do not. Quote the page.
What this visor does not publish
No visor panel resolution, refresh, or IPD millimeters on the cited tables. Those cells belong to the clipped Galaxy. Keep them unpublished here.
Sources
- Samsung PH — Gear VR with Controller SM-R325 (101°, 345 g, 98.6×207.1×120.7 mm) — accessed 2026-09-19
- Samsung US newsroom — Gear VR with Controller (MWC 2017 table; 207.8×122.5×98.6 mm). Live fetch timed out this pass; numbers from indexed OEM page — accessed 2026-09-19
- Samsung UK — which Galaxy works with which Gear VR (updated 2024-04-03) — accessed 2026-09-19
- Oculus / Meta Quest Blog — $129 / $39 (2017-04-21). Live URL HTTP 400 this pass; indexed — accessed 2026-09-19
- Microsoft — WMR FAQ (Gear VR as 3DoF example) — accessed 2026-09-19
Frequently asked questions
Is this Galaxy XR?
No. Galaxy XR is /vr/samsung-galaxy-xr/. This hub is the 2017 SM-R325 phone shell.
What is the FOV?
Samsung prints 101° on both the PH spec and the US newsroom table.
How much does it weigh?
345 g for the visor on both cited Samsung tables. The newsroom controller is 64.3 g.
Why two dimension triplets?
The US newsroom prints 207.8 × 122.5 × 98.6 mm. The PH spec prints 98.6 × 207.1 × 120.7 mm as H×W×D. We flag both and do not average.
Does it work with a current Galaxy?
Samsung UK (3 April 2024): not compatible with S20–S24 or Note 10 / Note 20 series.
Official product page: Samsung Gear VR. Specs: Samsung Gear VR specs.