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The Requirements For Google's Daydream VR Revealed

By Arjun Thulasidharan Pillai | Update Date: Nov 10, 2016 07:10 AM EST

By becoming a part of Andriod Nougat, Google now has its own virtual reality stage called Daydream VR. There are requirements your cell phone must meet so as to run Daydream VR.

Google has as of late uncovered the equipment details and programming necessities that a cell phone should have in order to run in Daydream VR. Not all Android 7.1 phones are bound to support the platform. 
Recently the company released its Android Compatibility Definition Document. It lists proposals and necessities that OEMs ought to take after while manufacturing Android Nougat devices. In order to achieve a complete DayDream phone, Google also listed the exact minimum specification that is required.

What you see below are the specifications required to achieve the VR Daydream 

· Resolution of 1080p or higher are required, and 1440p or higher-resolutions are firmly suggested. 

· Screen measure must be between 4.7″ x 6″. 

· In VR mode the displays must update at a rate of 60 Hz.

· Minimum of two Physical cores is required in the device, one of it should be completely committed to the forefront application in VR mode. 

· The switching of white-to-black, gray-to-gray, and black to white must be 3ms in display latency should be present.

· Decoding of 1080p at 30 frames per second in Hevcand Vp9 is compulsory and a recommended decoding of 2160/30 frames per second.

· An s low-perseverance mod with 5ms or less constancy Should be supported by the display. (The measure of time a pixel is transmitting light)

· OpenGL ES 3.2

· Bluetooth 4.2 

· Support of Vulcan hardware Level 0 is required. Recommended Vulcan Hardware Level 1

· The decoding of H.264 should not be below than 3840x2160 with 30 outlines/s

Most of these specs are already written on the cover of the product. So far only Pixel phones and the Asus Zenfone 3 Deluxe phone achieve these targets. 

So if you are trying to buy a new phone, Stay a little while longer something with these specs and a lesser price launches in the market. Who is to suggest ? Or buy the Google phone!

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