HTC Vive Flow, so are the new virtual reality glasses that you can use with your mobile – InTallaght

HTC is responsible for one of the most important virtual reality glasses on the market. So much so that with the Vive they are the official VR device of Steam, the most important game store that exists on PC. So the company that once released some of the best Android smartphones knows what its doing when it comes to immersive worlds.

And although the territory of PCs is already quite colonized by VR devices, the next frontier has to do with mobile phones and the possibility of connecting glasses with which to travel to other realities and evade ourselves for a few minutes. So These HTC Vive Flow seem specifically designed for those same tasks.

One of the first details that stand out is its design, which avoids that mazacote aspect that is so characteristic of virtual reality helmets, and goes on to adopt the same shapes of sunglasses but that, in reality, they are capable of housing two screens of 1.6K resolution each and that boast of reaching a field of view of 100 and 75Hz refresh rate. It is not very spectacular data if we compare it with the competition of Oculus, and even some models of HTC itself, but they are not bad at all as an entry device in this segment.

Parallel to what we can see and hear inside, these glasses have two cameras on the front that serve to track all our movements, and that use the power of the Qualcomm XR1 chip. The set also offers 64GB of storage capacity and will not have the possibility of expansion through a microSD that allows us to install more games or immersive experiences.

These HTC Vive Flow they are not too heavy if we compare it with other models, like the Oculus Quest 2 that reach half a kilo: this model is only 189 grams and, yes, it is a good fault of that detail the fact that the internal battery only gives to handle the glasses for a few minutes . That is so because all the energy must be supplied through an external powerbank or another battery that we buy and connect thanks to its external USB.

They will officially arrive in November, with reservations already open, now a estimated price of $ 499 (about 430 euros to change). We can use these HTC Vive Flow with Android phones so it seems that iOS, for now, is out of the equation.

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HTC Vive Flow, so are the new virtual reality glasses that you can use with your mobile - InTallaght