Chinese smartphone giant Xiaomi will help build Facebook's first standalone virtual reality headset
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One of the people responsible for this partnership is Hugo Barra, a former Google executive who more recently worked at Xiaomi before being snatched up by Facebook to lead the social network giant's VR efforts last year.
"We're working with Xiaomi as our hardware partner for the global launch of Oculus Go," the company wrote in a blog post featuring both Barra and Xiaomi's vice president Cristiano Amon.
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But the collaboration between the two doesn't stop there, as Xiaomi will use the Oculus Go as the foundation for the Mi VR, a second standalone headset designed specifically for the Chinese market.
The two will partner up with chip manufacturer Qualcomm, whose Snapdragon 821 will power up the Mi VR. The chip was first deployed in high-end smartphones at the end of 2016, but despite its relatively old age it may serve its purpose just well.
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"We've worked closely with Qualcomm to deliver the highest possible level of performance to meet the high computing demands of the standalone VR product category," the post reads.
There are no finalised launch dates as of yet, but we should expect the Oculus Go to go on sale for $200 (£148) some time over the coming weeks or months.
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