Samsung teased its Apple Vision Pro rival for the first time early last year, but the company remained mum about it for months. Last week, the company teased the XR headset again. It now appears that the device will launch early next year.
Samsung XR headset launch could happen in March 2025
According to a new report from Business Insider, Samsung's first XR headset is codenamed ‘Moohan' internally. A developer version of the device will reportedly be available in October 2024, while its consumer launch could happen in March 2025.
However, the report doesn't delve into how Samsung will announce it. Will it be announced in October of this year, and will it just be showcased to developers behind closed doors?
Samsung may ship it to developers in October 2024, tease its design and some capabilities before the end of this year, and showcase it completely during the announcement of the Galaxy S25 in January/February 2025. The device could go on sale in March 2025, a couple of months after its official announcement.
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Samsung's original XR headset was reportedly canceled after the South Korean firm saw how advanced the Apple Vision Pro was. Reports claim that the South Korean firm returned to the drawing board “fearing the device isn't yet good enough to dazzle users.”
The device reportedly features two 1.03-inch square OLEDoS screens with a resolution of 2,500 x 2,500 pixels, 3,500ppi pixel density, and a 90Hz refresh rate. Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 processor could drive the XR headset and feature up to 12 cameras.
Samsung could be first to launch AR glasses running Google's operating system
The report also claims that Samsung will be the first to launch AR glasses running Google's AR-focused operating system.
Apparently, Google doesn't plan to launch its own AR headset for the foreseeable future. The company laid off its entire AR hardware development team in January of this year. If that is the case, hardware partners like Samsung will be more convinced that they won't have to compete with Google.
