Huawei VR2 headset brings IMAX video quality to virtual reality

Huawei has already taken part in creating an amazing virtual reality headset with its original Huawei VR headset, but the second generation VR headset which debuted at CES 2018 is to be compared with the famous Oculus and Vive by quality. Huawei VR2 is a standalone unit that provides virtual reality experience in 3K with access through both smartphones and PC, a feature not seen often in VR headsets.

The second generation of Huawei’s VR headset does not require immediate contact with your phone like Google Cardboard, but can instead connect to a smartphone such as Huawei Mate 10 Pro, tablet and even PC through USB C port. In order to project from the PC, Steam connection is necessary after which any immersive VR video and games can be projected.

As Huawei worked with IMAX instead of Google to create more of a high-end version of its original headset. This means that it does not run Daydream, Google’s virtual reality platform. Being a standalone device, it features a built-in 3K LCD screen coming from 1440×1600 resolution per eye, resulting in great visual, as well as audio, performance.

The device itself is designed to be comfortable to wear, even more than other typical headsets due to better weight allocation and strapping. Motion sickness can also be a problem with virtual reality for some users, but with 90Hz refresh rate of VR2 headset, the experience is much better and more pleasant for them. The headset comes with a matching controller with a clickable touchpad and a few buttons on top, as well as a trigger on the bottom.

Unfortunately, even though Huawei VR2 headset was released for the Chinese market by the beginning of 2018, the date and price for other countries are still not known. The price was around $300, which is probably what can be expected when the VR2 headset becomes available worldwide.