Mi VR Play Review (India) - All Your Questions Answered
There are hundreds of VR headsets available for your Android smartphone. You can find cheap ones (Google Cardboards) for around Rs. 250 and more expensive ones like Samsung Gear VR for around Rs. 7000. If you are looking for a VR headset, that is not too expensive but still offers you the best VR experience on mobile, then your best bet is Mi VR Play. Just like Xiaomi does it with its smartphones, it has done the same with its VR headset. The Mi VR Play headset is relatively cheap but does not skip out the premium features.
The Mi VR Play costs just Rs. 999 and is available for purchase on the Mi Store. The Mi VR Play is available intermittently on the website and before we tell you more about the product we shall tell you how you can get it when it comes in stock.
How To Purchase Mi VR Play?
Since the Mi VR Play is available only on the official Mi website, you cannot purchase it elsewhere. As the product goes out of stock almost as quickly as it arrives on the store, you need to set up an alert. You can do this in two ways. First you can click on the “Notify Me†on the #-Link-Snipped-#. When the product comes back in stock you are sent an email informing you about the same. However we shall recommend you go for the second way.
In the second method, you need to install the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mi.global.shop&hl=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">play.google.com</a> app on your Android smartphone. In the Mi Store app you are immediately notified about the sale of a product. The best part is that with one-tap on the notification you can add the Mi VR Play to your cart and purchase it within the next 15 minutes.
What’s In The Box?
The Mi VR Play is shipped in a rectangular brown box usually through Fedex and it arrives at your doorstep within two working days of order confirmation. The brown box contains the Mi VR Play and the invoice. Once you open the seals on either side of the white box you can take out the Mi VR Play. Inside the Mi VR Play you can find the user guide which is in English and Mandarin. The Mi VR Play lenses are covered with removable transparent blue stickers in order to protect the lens. They can be removed with ease before you start playing with the product.
How To Setup Mi VR Play?/ How To Use Mi VR Play?
First things first we need to make it clear that the Mi VR Play accepts Android and iOS smartphones which are between 4.7 to 5.7inches. This means smaller Intex smartphones and larger phones like Mi Max are incompatible with the Mi VR Play. There are also some software hurdles in place too, you need to be on Android 4.1 or above and iOS 8.0 or higher. Another additional requirement to fully enjoy your VR experience is the presence of gyroscope sensor on the phone. Most VR apps including the basic Google Cardboard app requires gyroscope sensor for the app to install.
Firstly you have to install the Google Cardboard app on your phone. You can do this easily by scanning the QR code on the user manual with any QR reader app on your phone. This opens Chrome browser on the smartphone from where you are redirected to the Google Play Store website to install the Google Cardboard app.
Once you install the app, you have start the app from the menu. Once you start the app you encounter the following screen stating to set up your viewer.
Next you have to pair your Mi VR Play with the Google Cardboard app. Here you have to again scan the same QR code that you find on the user manual. Once the pairing is complete you will see the following screen.
Then you have to place your phone into the Mi VR Play viewer. To help you out you can align the phone according to the arrow mark located in the inside of the Mi VR Play.
Next on the screen comes the tutorial of Cardboard experience on the phone. Sadly we cannot put up more screenshots as they are in VR mode and would make more sense if you viewed them on the Mi VR Play.
The Mi VR Play costs just Rs. 999 and is available for purchase on the Mi Store. The Mi VR Play is available intermittently on the website and before we tell you more about the product we shall tell you how you can get it when it comes in stock.
How To Purchase Mi VR Play?
Since the Mi VR Play is available only on the official Mi website, you cannot purchase it elsewhere. As the product goes out of stock almost as quickly as it arrives on the store, you need to set up an alert. You can do this in two ways. First you can click on the “Notify Me†on the #-Link-Snipped-#. When the product comes back in stock you are sent an email informing you about the same. However we shall recommend you go for the second way.
In the second method, you need to install the <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mi.global.shop&hl=en" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">play.google.com</a> app on your Android smartphone. In the Mi Store app you are immediately notified about the sale of a product. The best part is that with one-tap on the notification you can add the Mi VR Play to your cart and purchase it within the next 15 minutes.
What’s In The Box?
The Mi VR Play is shipped in a rectangular brown box usually through Fedex and it arrives at your doorstep within two working days of order confirmation. The brown box contains the Mi VR Play and the invoice. Once you open the seals on either side of the white box you can take out the Mi VR Play. Inside the Mi VR Play you can find the user guide which is in English and Mandarin. The Mi VR Play lenses are covered with removable transparent blue stickers in order to protect the lens. They can be removed with ease before you start playing with the product.
How To Setup Mi VR Play?/ How To Use Mi VR Play?
First things first we need to make it clear that the Mi VR Play accepts Android and iOS smartphones which are between 4.7 to 5.7inches. This means smaller Intex smartphones and larger phones like Mi Max are incompatible with the Mi VR Play. There are also some software hurdles in place too, you need to be on Android 4.1 or above and iOS 8.0 or higher. Another additional requirement to fully enjoy your VR experience is the presence of gyroscope sensor on the phone. Most VR apps including the basic Google Cardboard app requires gyroscope sensor for the app to install.
Firstly you have to install the Google Cardboard app on your phone. You can do this easily by scanning the QR code on the user manual with any QR reader app on your phone. This opens Chrome browser on the smartphone from where you are redirected to the Google Play Store website to install the Google Cardboard app.
Once you install the app, you have start the app from the menu. Once you start the app you encounter the following screen stating to set up your viewer.
Next you have to pair your Mi VR Play with the Google Cardboard app. Here you have to again scan the same QR code that you find on the user manual. Once the pairing is complete you will see the following screen.
Then you have to place your phone into the Mi VR Play viewer. To help you out you can align the phone according to the arrow mark located in the inside of the Mi VR Play.
Next on the screen comes the tutorial of Cardboard experience on the phone. Sadly we cannot put up more screenshots as they are in VR mode and would make more sense if you viewed them on the Mi VR Play.
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