Mobile VR hasn't really taken off, and Google's augmented-reality Project Tango experiment is in the same boat. The first publicly-available phone with Project Tango, the Lenovo Phab2 Pro, launched last year. If you read our review, you'll know that the massive size, poor performance, and price made it a hard sell even for VR/AR enthusiasts.

Unfortunately, the upcoming Tango-powered ZenFone AR already has a major flaw; it will be a Verizon-exclusive in the United States.

This seems like a dumb move, as the market for this phone was already incredibly tiny, and now even less people will be inclined to buy it.

If you need a refresher, the ZenFone AR was announced back in January with a Snapdragon 821 CPU, up to 8GB of RAM, a 5.7" 1440p display, and Android 7.0. Verizon neglected to announce pricing, but it will be available from Big Red this summer.

UPDATE: 2017/05/18 4:07pm PDT BY

It seems Verizon's press release was misleading. ASUS has confirmed to us that an unlocked model will be available in the United States as well, compatible with AT&T and T-Mobile.

PRESS RELEASE