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PSA: You can now pre-order the new Samsung Gear VR at Amazon for $100

With the launch of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, the Korean company also pre-order the headset on Amazon

As you can see first and foremost, the new Gear VR swaps out the white plastic with a darker black finish both inside and outside. Also, the new field of view — increased to 101-degrees from 96-degrees — allows for an experience that’s just a little bit more immersive. The trackpad along the side of the device has also been redesigned, with Samsung adding a new physical menu button next to the back button as you can see in the gallery below.

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The headset has also been upgraded to USB-C to be a lot more future-proof, although the device does include a nice little microUSB adaptor. There’s also another USB-C port along the bottom that also replaces the microUSB port of old, and — as has been the case with previous generations — the headset features an accelerometer, gyro, and a proximity sensor as well.

The device is compatible with Samsung Galaxy Note7, Galaxy S7, Galaxy S7 edge, Galaxy Note5, Galaxy S6 edge+, Galaxy S6 and Galaxy S6 edge, and as with the Galaxy Note 7 itself, the new Gear VR is set to ship on August 19. You can pre-order it at Amazon for $99.99 shipped.

 

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