I’ve fancied a virtual reality headset for a while now; I got one a few years ago but it was complete rubbish, so when I saw how substantial this one looked online I thought I’d give it another go. When it arrived I definitely wasn’t disappointed, as it was certainly up to Aukey’s usual high standards.

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The first thing I noticed was the great build quality. The elasticated head straps are wide (just over 1” wide) and are really soft; they’re in a T shape and the centre of the back where they meet has a padded leather effect section. Both side straps and the one on the top of your head are adjustable with Velcro, the ends of which again have the leather effect padding on; it’s the little touches like this that take Aukey products to the next level, especially when you’re only talking about a £16.99 item. The part of the headset that goes against your face, again has a thick leather effect edging for comfort and a recess for your nose.

 

The headset I had a few years ago had some funny suction thing to hold your phone in place, needless to say it was totally useless! The front of this Aukey headset has a magnetic catch and when you flip it down there’s a spring loaded adjustable holder for your phone, which keeps it tightly in place and adjusts to hold phones between 3.7” to 5.5”. Once the phones in position you can adjust the distance from your face (as different people will focus at a different distance) by twisting little knobs on the side and there’s a small wheel on the top of the headset that allows you to adjust the gap between the lenses, as obviously not everyone’s eyes are positioned the same distance apart.

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I’ve got a Samsung Galaxy J5, which for some reason unfortunately isn’t compatible with Google cardboard that many of the virtual reality apps use; but if like me your smartphone isn’t compatible with Cardboard, there’s lots of really good 3D movies on Youtube that you can use the headset with. I watched a great one about sea life and you really felt that you could reach out and touch the fish, the headset was amazing! The headset even comes with a little cloth for you to clean the lenses and of course Aukey’s standard 2 years guarantee. I’d definitely recommend this headset, it’s well made, really comfortable to use and works perfectly, and in addition it’s half the price of many virtual reality headsets out there.