The phone comes with a 5.5 - inch Full HD display with 1080 x 1980 pixels screen resolution. (pcquest.com)
Unlike other virtual reality solutions such as the Oculus Rift and Sony's (NYSE: SNE) Project Morpheus, which use their own dedicated displays, the Gear VR utilizes the 5.7 - inch 2560x1440 pixel screen of the Galaxy Note 4 along with the phone's processor and graphics to do the heavy lifting. (ibtimes.com)
The 7.9 inch IPS display on the original mini is bright and colour accuracy is good, but the 1024 x 768 pixel screen with 162ppi just isn't as sharp as it should be. (trustedreviews.com)