Huawei Announced Its Own Virtual Reality Headset, Made for P9 and Mate 8

Taking place at the launch of its brand new P9 and P9 Plus smartphone in Shanghai, Huawei has now announced its VR headset called Huawei VR. It also works on similar lines as Samsung Gear VR, where one needs to slide a smartphone in VR headset to view the immersive content recently . A growing trend in the market as of late, the move mimics some of its major rivals such as Samsung and LG who already released their own VR headset into the market.

In addition to the two new P9 series devices, the new Huawei VR headset is also able to fit Mate 8. With a field of view that is rated at 95-degrees and a latency of 20ms, the headset apparently features 3D audio capabilities as well although users still need to use their own headset with it. Huawei claims to offer the first of its kind 360- degree sound field, which can experienced through headphones.

Just like many VR headsets out there that are designed for smartphones, users need to secure their Huawei P9, P9 Plus, or Mate 8 into the front part of the headset. The company stated that more than 4,000 free movies, 50 games, 350 panoramic images, and panoramic tours will be made available for the headset at launch.

However, it is not known whether these contents will only be available in China or other market as well. Furthermore, Huawei also didn’t reveal any information regarding the headset’s availability and pricing either for its home market or any other parts throughout the world. Guess we will be hearing more about the headset in the near future then.