Samsung to launch Android XR device to rival Apple Vision Pro in September: Report
Samsung's upcoming Extended Reality headset - codenamed Project Moohan will be powered by a Qualcomm chip and run on Google's newly launched Android XR platform.
Samsung is developing its first extended reality headset in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. (Image Source: Samsung)
Earlier this year, Samsung gave us a glimpse of Project Moohan, its Apple Vision Pro competitor. First teased during the second Galaxy Unpacked event in 2024, the extended reality headset was rumoured to launch sometime at the end of the year.
However, Samsung’s extended reality headset may hit markets sooner than expected. According to a report by the Korean publication Newspim, the company might launch the upcoming Android XR-powered headset at its very own event on September 9. It also suggests that the headset will be coming to South Korea a month later on October 13, with a global launch planned afterwards.
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Rumour also has it that Samsung will be showcasing the prototype and playing teaser videos of the Apple Vision Pro competitor at its upcoming Galaxy Unpacked event, which is scheduled to take place in July. Compared to Meta and Apple’s offerings, Samsung is reportedly working on fixing some issues associated with the technology, such as weight, battery life and performance.
Here’s what the Google Photos app looks like on Android XR. (Image Source: Google)
And while not much is known about Project Moohan’s hardware except for the fact that it will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 2 chip and run on Android XR. In December last year, Google previewed Android XR – its new”open, unified platform for XR headsets and glasses.” Compared to the Apple Vision Pro and Meta’s Quest range of mixed and virtual reality headsets, Google has confirmed that Android XR devices will support existing mobile and tablet apps on the Play Store “right out of the box.”
The tech giant is also building its very own XR version of popular apps like Maps, Photos and YouTube. For example, the Android XR version of Google Chrome will let users browse the internet with multiple windows, which will help enhance the headset’s multitasking capabilities. Google also said that it will bring new AI-powered features backed by Gemini, which recently got multimodal capabilities.
However, some important details like price, the product name and hardware specifications still remain under wraps, so we will have to wait a few months to get the full picture.
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