TL;DR Samsung has officially announced its new Galaxy XR device.
All apps built on Android will work on the extended reality headset.
Galaxy XR is available today for $1,799.99.
It’s an extra $249.99 if you want the travel case or controllers.
After all of this time, it’s hard to believe that Samsung first began teasing its extended reality (XR) headset — Galaxy XR — in early 2023. Since then, the tech giant has drip-fed us information about the device, with occasional glimpses at the actual hardware peppered in. Today, all that waiting pays off as the company makes it official and launches the Galaxy XR in the US.
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The headpiece formerly known as Project Moohan makes its debut tonight. This isn’t the first time Samsung has dabbled in XR, as it has previously released a phone-powered device called the Gear VR, and later a headset built for PC VR known as the Odyssey. However, Galaxy XR is Samsung’s biggest investment in the space so far.
This device was built in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm. On Google’s part, it was responsible for developing the headset’s OS, Android XR, while Qualcomm was in charge of developing the chip that powers the hardware, the Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 2.
Galaxy XR design
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