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Samsung Launches Galaxy XR, First Android XR Headset, at $1,799

The device debuts a platform co‑developed with Google and Qualcomm to kick‑start an Android‑based mixed‑reality ecosystem.

Overview

  • Samsung is releasing Galaxy XR today in the United States and South Korea as the inaugural headset running Google's Android XR.
  • The hardware features dual 3,552 × 3,840 Micro‑OLED displays (~27.3 million pixels total), Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, 16 GB of RAM, and 256 GB of storage.
  • The headset weighs about 545 grams with a separate 302‑gram battery pack rated for roughly 2 hours of general use or 2.5 hours of video, and it is lighter than Apple’s Vision Pro.
  • Sensors include high‑resolution passthrough cameras, hand‑ and eye‑tracking, multiple IMUs, depth and flicker sensors, plus iris authentication and 3D photo/video capture; optional 6DoF controllers are priced at $249.99.
  • Android XR launches with Google and Samsung apps alongside partners like Adobe, Netflix, MLB and Calm, and development targets OpenXR, WebXR and Unity with PC Link planned for Galaxy Book.