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HTC today announced more specifics around Vive Focus, the company’s standalone mobile VR headset for China-based customers.

Once destined for Western shores running Google’s Daydream platform, HTC recently surprised the world by scrapping those plans and limiting the release of the standalone headset to China where it will run the company’s ‘open source’ API Vive Wave and a mobile version of the Viveport store. While we were fairly certain of the headset’s basic specs thanks to Qualcomm’s reference design, not much else was known about the headset until today.

As reported by YiVian, HTC is putting out two versions: Electric Blue for ¥4,299 (~$650) and Almond White for ¥3,999 ($600). Besides a change in color, there doesn’t appear to be any difference between the two technically. Both 6 DoF headsets, which use HTC’s own ‘World Scale’ positional tracking, will arrive with a 3 DoF Bluetooth controller.

Pre-orders for China-based customers start December 12th and last until January 12th. HTC expects to start shipping its first wave of Focus headsets in China starting sometime in January 2018.

VIVE Focus Headset Specs

Tracking technology & sensors : World-Scale tracking (inside-out 6-degree-of-freedom),9-axis sensors, proximity sensor

: World-Scale tracking (inside-out 6-degree-of-freedom),9-axis sensors, proximity sensor Display : 3K AMOLED, resolution 2880 x 1600

: 3K AMOLED, resolution 2880 x 1600 Refresh rate : 75 Hz

: 75 Hz FOV : 110 degrees

: 110 degrees Adjustable IPD : Supported

: Supported Processor : Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 835

: Qualcomm Snapdragon™ 835 Storage : MicroSD™ slot,up to 2TB MicroSD™ external memory

: MicroSD™ slot,up to 2TB MicroSD™ external memory For data and device charging : USB Type-C

: USB Type-C Audio input/output : Built-in microphones, built-in speakers, 3.5mm stereo audio jack

: Built-in microphones, built-in speakers, 3.5mm stereo audio jack Wireless : Wi-Fi® 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, support to transmit contents to Miracast™ compatible devices

: Wi-Fi® 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, support to transmit contents to Miracast™ compatible devices Power and battery: Built-in rechargeable battery, QC3.0 fast charging, up to 3 hours* of active use time, over one week* standby time

VIVE Focus controller

Sensors : 9-axis sensors

: 9-axis sensors Buttons : Touch pad, app button, home button, volume +/- button, trigger

: Touch pad, app button, home button, volume +/- button, trigger Power and battery: Two AAA batteries, up to 30 hours* of active use time