for Samsung Gear VR (Compatible W/White 2015 Consumer Edition gen. 3 - SM-R322 ONLY) Satori VR Fan w/Built-in Rechargeable Battery by Asterion Products (Samsung Gear NOT Included)

I've had the Gear VR for a while now, and most of the time it was sitting and collecting dust. Why? Because it was nearly impossible to use because of how quickly my phone overheated in it. I read some reviews and I ended up purchasing tiny ice packs to fit into the device, and that worked well enough. It wasn't ideal because it created a lot of condensation and it tended to fog up the lenses, but it kept my phone cool. I wondered why Samsung would even bother to release a VR headset without some type of cooling solution. It seems to be a major design flaw. I came across this cooling fan, and I needed to purchase it. It would solve all of my problems: no condensation, no fogginess, and most importantly no more heating issues. It does all of these things. It fits the white 2015 model perfectly, but like it advertises it will not fit the newer or older versions. Only the white model. It came pre-charged, but it warns for optimal life charge it before first use. I didn't necessarily do this, but I was sure to charge it after I was done (the excitement got to me.) The power button is capacitive, but that wasn't a strong selling point for me. If it was a regular button, I wouldn't have cared. Some people complain that the fan is too loud. I do not find this to be the case at all. Either way, I wear headphones while in VR otherwise the immersion is ruined. So if you think the fan is too loud, just wear some headphones or earbuds. You won't hear it. Another note: the fan is quite nice and it tends to keep you cool while wearing the headset. It provides a gentle breeze so you don't get as sweaty. Like another reviewer said, this fan should be built into the base model, but for some reason, Samsung has not done it. I hope their future models include some type of cooling solution, because if you own the 2015 model, you absolutely need this. Even the 2016 model needs this, but unfortunately, they changed the way it sits, so until a fan is created for it I'd suggest picking up the 2015 model and getting this fan to go with it.

It does exactly what it's designed to do, keep your phone cool. It does it very well. You can't even tell you've been using phone for Virtual reality. It gets 4 out of 5 stars simply because it's just a Lil heavy for me. In order to keep it from sitting on the edge of my nose I had to readjust my straps tighter. It's only a small nuisance but the headset is a bit more snug than I'm use to. I'm guessing I'll get use to it and eventually it won't even be an issue but for now it is. The bottom line is if you own a Samsung Gear VR headset, you need to own this fan also.(I own white edition from last year) It will keep your expensive phone protected from heat and basically preserve your VR experience. Worth the money and the extra weight.

As the title says, this review is basically going to be 2 sets of stars type of review. First, the important part of the review. The 5 star review. This goes towards the product itself. I just got it in today (11/14/2016) and I was stoked about it ever since I pushed the checkout button. If anyone else was like me at one point, I didn't give my Gear VR much love because I got so sick and tired of the overheating issue. To counteract this, I would sit in my room with my face towards my window unit to keep it cool for me to play it for a while. And yeah, it worked, but what about those times when I want to take it on the go and play it or show my friends? That is where the problem comes in. 15 to 20 mins, if I'm lucky, of performance play before it hits me with the overheating warning. And with most games, 15 to 20 mins isn't much time. Sometimes, I would sit my phone in front of my AC so it can be nice and cool before playing it. That maybe got me 25 mins on SOME occasions. Because of this, I didn't really play my Gear VR, much less take it anywhere with me. I stumbled across people making homemade fans, but I'm sadly not that crafty, and I have computer parts laying around my house. :-( Then I came across this one and another one on here. I was going to get the other one because of the different colors and a light up one, but I was okay with standard black. But the other one wasn't getting that great of reviews. So I came to this one and nothing but 5 stars across the board. I even found a Youtube video of someone showing this off. This thing is great. I got 20 mins of play and the only warning I got hit with was my battery running low. NO overheating issue at all and I'm planning on giving this another go later on when I get the open minute. If you want to show off your Gear VR but tired of the overheating issue then I HIGHLY recommend this product. It WILL be the best $35 you will spend for your Gear VR. Sure your phone still eats battery life upon VRing, but at least with this product you won't have to worry about overheating issues. After 20 mins of play my phone is typically really hot. With this? Barely even hot, barely even warm. A must have product, hands down. Now for the other stars review. The shipping time. This I will have to give 3 stars. The product is AMAZING and I'm not taking ANYTHING away from it. But I ordered this product early Thursday morning and clicked one day shipping, and I get a notice saying that my product wasn't coming in until Tuesday! I didn't change my shipping because there are a time or 2 that things came in earlier, but then it changed to Monday, rather than getting it on Friday, much less Saturday because I think Friday was a holiday. I sent out a question asking why I'm getting something on Monday when I ordered next day shipping on Thursday and no reply. And considering that my package was traveling around an hour away from me, while I live in Aiken it was all around West Columbia and Columbia, I would think I would have gotten it on Saturday at least. Nope, came in tonight at 8pm. So, I'm not sure if it is the seller, Amazon, or just UPS, but to pay for next day shipping and didn't even get it really pushed the wrong buttons with me. Besides that, a must have product for anyone with a Gear VR. PERIOD! 5 Star product!

While this does work, and keeps my Note 5 from overheating too soon and allows me to watch videos and/or play VR games much longer, it has a problem with weak lubrication on the bearings of the fan or some-such. If I look slightly up or perfectly level it's fairly hard to hear with headphones on. However, if I pitch so much as 1 degree below "flat level" the fan growls and grinds loudly enough that it intrudes on my full-ear headphones and is really annoying. It didn't do this originally, but after a few months this is now the norm. I do not expect it to last forever, but this is a little ridiculous. It works, and the battery life is decent, and some kind of fan like this is a MUST for a Gear VR and the Note phones' heat issues. However, you don't realize how much you look around (and "down") until you get a growling sound any time the fan has to face down. I can only give 3 stars. "It's okay" because of the noise.