Overview
- Samsung is releasing Galaxy XR in the United States and South Korea at $1,799, roughly half the price of Apple’s Vision Pro, with broader availability not yet announced.
- The headset is the first device on Google’s Android XR platform and integrates Gemini for multimodal control via gaze, hands and voice.
- Key hardware includes Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, dual 3,552×3,840 Micro‑OLED panels totaling about 27 million pixels at up to 90 Hz, 16 GB RAM and 256 GB storage.
- The headset weighs 545 grams with a 302‑gram cabled battery rated for about 2 hours of mixed use or 2.5 hours of video, and it can run while charging.
- Inside‑out tracking, eye tracking and iris authentication are built in; optional controllers cost $249.99 with a 30% discount, launch apps include Chrome, Maps, YouTube, Samsung TV Plus, Netflix and Adobe’s Project Pulsar, OpenXR supports ports, and Samsung says AI glasses are in development with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster.