Gear VR

E277067

mobile virtual reality device virtual reality headset

Gear VR is a mobile virtual reality headset developed by Samsung in collaboration with Oculus, designed to work with select Samsung smartphones.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Samsung Gear VR	2
Gear VR canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2557067 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gear VR
Context triple: [Minecraft, platform, Gear VR]

A. Oculus VR
Oculus VR is a virtual reality technology company best known for developing the Oculus Rift headset and helping popularize modern consumer VR experiences.
B. Oculus
The Oculus is a striking, winged transportation hub and shopping center in Lower Manhattan designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, serving as the main transit hall for the rebuilt World Trade Center site.
C. Microsoft HoloLens
Microsoft HoloLens is a mixed reality smart headset developed by Microsoft that overlays holographic content onto the real world for enterprise, industrial, and creative applications.
D. Vision Pro
Vision Pro is Apple’s high-end mixed reality headset that blends augmented and virtual reality experiences using advanced displays, sensors, and custom Apple silicon.
E. PlayStation VR2
PlayStation VR2 is Sony’s second-generation virtual reality headset designed for immersive gaming on the PlayStation 5 console.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Gear VR
Target entity description: Gear VR is a mobile virtual reality headset developed by Samsung in collaboration with Oculus, designed to work with select Samsung smartphones.

A. Oculus VR
Oculus VR is a virtual reality technology company best known for developing the Oculus Rift headset and helping popularize modern consumer VR experiences.
B. Oculus
The Oculus is a striking, winged transportation hub and shopping center in Lower Manhattan designed by architect Santiago Calatrava, serving as the main transit hall for the rebuilt World Trade Center site.
C. Microsoft HoloLens
Microsoft HoloLens is a mixed reality smart headset developed by Microsoft that overlays holographic content onto the real world for enterprise, industrial, and creative applications.
D. Vision Pro
Vision Pro is Apple’s high-end mixed reality headset that blends augmented and virtual reality experiences using advanced displays, sensors, and custom Apple silicon.
E. PlayStation VR2
PlayStation VR2 is Sony’s second-generation virtual reality headset designed for immersive gaming on the PlayStation 5 console.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mobile virtual reality device ⓘ virtual reality headset ⓘ
announcedBy	Samsung ⓘ surface form: Samsung Electronics
brand	Samsung Gear ⓘ
category	head-mounted display ⓘ virtual reality hardware ⓘ
collaborationWith	Oculus VR ⓘ
compatibleWith	Samsung Galaxy Note 4 ⓘ Samsung Galaxy Note 5 ⓘ Samsung Galaxy Note 8 ⓘ Samsung Galaxy S ⓘ surface form: Samsung Galaxy S6 Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge ⓘ Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge ⓘ surface form: Samsung Galaxy S6 Edge+ Samsung Galaxy S7 ⓘ Samsung Galaxy S7 ⓘ surface form: Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Samsung Galaxy S8 ⓘ Samsung Galaxy S8 ⓘ surface form: Samsung Galaxy S8+
designedFor	360-degree video ⓘ gaming ⓘ mobile virtual reality experiences ⓘ
developer	Oculus VR ⓘ Samsung ⓘ surface form: Samsung Electronics
discontinued	true ⓘ
displayType	smartphone display ⓘ
feature	3D spatial audio support ⓘ Oculus Home interface ⓘ field of view around 96 degrees ⓘ lens distortion correction ⓘ low persistence optics ⓘ
firstReleaseYear	2014 ⓘ
hasPart	USB-C connector ⓘ focus wheel ⓘ head strap ⓘ micro USB connector ⓘ proximity sensor ⓘ touchpad on side ⓘ
inputMethod	Bluetooth controller ⓘ head tracking ⓘ touchpad ⓘ
manufacturer	Samsung ⓘ surface form: Samsung Electronics
platform	Android ⓘ
powerSource	host smartphone ⓘ
requires	Oculus app ⓘ compatible Samsung Galaxy smartphone ⓘ
successor	Oculus Go ⓘ
usesTechnology	Oculus technology ⓘ accelerometer tracking ⓘ gyroscope tracking ⓘ proximity sensor ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Minecraft → platform → Gear VR ⓘ

“Clouds Over Sidra” → usesTechnology → Gear VR ⓘ

subject surface form: Clouds Over Sidra

this entity surface form: Samsung Gear VR

“Evolution of Verse” → distributionPlatform → Gear VR ⓘ

subject surface form: Evolution of Verse