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Photos: Up close with the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6

By Erin Carson June 18, 2015, 11:17 AM PDT

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Photos: Up close with the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6

What you get

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What you get

The Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6 comes with a soft cloth bag, unlike the hard case of its predecessor. It also comes with a cloth to keep your lenses and phone screen smudge-free. Test it out and you’ll see how necessary that is. Phone not included.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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Photos: Up close with the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6

Phone compatibility

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Phone compatibility

The Gear VR works with both the Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. Pictured above is the S6.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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Photos: Up close with the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6

Set up

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Set up

The S6 or S6 Edge’s OLED screens provide the display for the Gear VR. They pop in the front of the headset.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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Adjusting the lenses

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Adjusting the lenses

There’s the dial on the top of the Gear VR to adjust the distance of the lenses from your face. It can make the display more clear, but only so much.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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Put your face here

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Put your face here

The foam around the inside of the headset does a pretty good job of blocking out light leaks. If you look on the right side near the lens, you can see the facial proximity sensor.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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Right side view

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Right side view

The right side features a trackpad, back button, and volume controls. The trackpad works well — the raised line in the middle helps you get oriented, and the trackpad itself is very responsive.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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Left side view

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Left side view

Lest you forget the Gear VR is powered by Oculus.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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Wearing the Gear VR

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Wearing the Gear VR

My fellow staff writer Lyndsey Gilpin was kind enough to model the Gear VR.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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Swiping with the trackpad

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Swiping with the trackpad

If you’re not using a gamepad, you’ll use your right hand to swipe or tap on the trackpad to navigate, or to hit the back button (above the trackpad) to return to the previous screen.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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Photos: Up close with the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6

Straps

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Straps

The Gear VR has one padded strap that goes over the top of your head, and another that goes around the back. Both have adjustable velcro.

SEE: Our review of the Samsung Gear VR Innovator Edition for S6: The perfect VR intro for professionals

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