LG 360 VR: LG announces foldable VR headset

There’s also a microSD card slot in the base of the camera for recording your content. Of course you want, and when it is paired with the newly-announced LG G5, you will be able to do just that. This figure is slightly lower than the one for the Oculus Rift, but it is well above what you might get from using Google Cardboard with your own smartphone, so the image is much crisper and pixels are much less noticeable. LG boasted that the type-C port on the G5 supports USB 3.0, and it’s possible that the processing and connection requirements for a virtual reality accessory had something to do with that.

Aimed at music lovers, the module allows the G5 transition into portable audio player.

Features include a slide out battery, a 5.3inch Quad HD (2560 x 1440) screen with 3D Arc Glass, and the LG G5 runs the latest version of Android 6.01 (Marshmallow).

This solution does, however, mean the headset could potentially mean other smartphones will work with the 360 VR. Each camera has 13MP of resolution and the camera itself will feature a 1,200mAh battery and 4GB of internal storage.

LG’s also banking on user-generated 360-degree and VR videos to provide the content backbone for the headset. One of the other devices LG unveiled at MWC 2016, was the new LG 360 VR. The big difference is that Samsung’s virtual reality headset requires the user to place a compatible device into the headset, whereas LG’s unit only has to connect to the smartphone through a cable. The device is compatible with high quality sound LG Hi-Fi Plus with B&O PLAY.

This standalone camera captures photos and videos in 360-degrees.

Photos and videos can be downloaded via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi. According to LG, it weighs only a third of average headsets because unlike other phones, you do not have to insert the phone into the goggles/headset.

LG Smart Controller: To woo drone enthusiasts, LG has launched the Smart Controller. With the LG Smart Controller, customers can examine the video stream from the drone by means of the LG G5 in actual time and management the unmanned plane with the LG Smart Controller joystick.

This may have turned out to be a comparison story that pits the LG 360 VR against the Samsung Gear VR, but nevertheless, what these details indicate is how LG intends to jump into the market with a remarkable device and how it stands up to what is considered as the best virtual reality headset so far.