Samsung’s first XR headset to launch in 2025

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Rumours suggest that Samsung’s purported XR headset will be available to developers in October this year

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Earlier during the Galaxy Unpacked event, the South Korean technology conglomerate had teased its extended reality (XR) platform

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XR headset may arrive for developers later in 2024. However, the launch of the headset for the public could be delayed till 2025.

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TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile experience Business at Samsung Electronics, had mentioned that the XR headset would be “coming this year”.

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The Samsung XR headset was developed in partnership with Google

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The device is expected to feature a micro-OLED display. The XR headset might include eight tracking cameras, and a Time-of-Flight sensor.

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Additionally, it will support hand and eye tracking. This feature has the potential to make it the first XR headset to incorporate AI features.

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There has been speculation that Samsung will be using a Qualcomm chip. According to some sources this should be an upgraded Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip from Qualcomm.

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Further rumors suggest that the XR headset can run in any form of Android firmware. This is due to the fact that Samsung is working in collaboration with Google for the XR headset.

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Google is going to be lending a hand on the operating system side of things.

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Samsung’s first XR headset to launch in 2025

What's in store for you?

What's in store for you?

Rumours suggest that Samsung’s purported XR headset will be available to developers in October this year

Rumours suggest that Samsung’s purported XR headset will be available to developers in October this year

Earlier during the Galaxy Unpacked event, the South Korean technology conglomerate had teased its extended reality (XR) platform

Earlier during the Galaxy Unpacked event, the South Korean technology conglomerate had teased its extended reality (XR) platform

XR headset may arrive for developers later in 2024. However, the launch of the headset for the public could be delayed till 2025.

XR headset may arrive for developers later in 2024. However, the launch of the headset for the public could be delayed till 2025.

TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile experience Business at Samsung Electronics, had mentioned that the XR headset would be “coming this year”.

TM Roh, President and Head of Mobile experience Business at Samsung Electronics, had mentioned that the XR headset would be “coming this year”.

The Samsung XR headset was developed in partnership with Google

The Samsung XR headset was developed in partnership with Google

The device is expected to feature a micro-OLED display. The XR headset might include eight tracking cameras, and a Time-of-Flight sensor.

The device is expected to feature a micro-OLED display. The XR headset might include eight tracking cameras, and a Time-of-Flight sensor.

Additionally, it will support hand and eye tracking. This feature has the potential to make it the first XR headset to incorporate AI features.

Additionally, it will support hand and eye tracking. This feature has the potential to make it the first XR headset to incorporate AI features.

There has been speculation that Samsung will be using a Qualcomm chip. According to some sources this should be an upgraded Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip from Qualcomm.

There has been speculation that Samsung will be using a Qualcomm chip. According to some sources this should be an upgraded Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chip from Qualcomm.

Further rumors suggest that the XR headset can run in any form of Android firmware. This is due to the fact that Samsung is working in collaboration with Google for the XR headset.

Further rumors suggest that the XR headset can run in any form of Android firmware. This is due to the fact that Samsung is working in collaboration with Google for the XR headset.

Google is going to be lending a hand on the operating system side of things.

Google is going to be lending a hand on the operating system side of things.

And that's a Wrap!

And that's a Wrap!