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2025-10-22T02:27:53.824Z
More multitasking
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The home view on the XR includes windows for each of the apps you run. And if they start looking too cluttered, you can ask Gemini to organize them for you.
Oh, and that Veo-generated video we started creating a little while back is ready now; Gemini’s even adding narration.
2025-10-22T02:25:19.580Z
More apps on Galaxy XR
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Almost any app available in the Play Store for mobile should work on the Galaxy XR, but some apps have been optimized for Android XR, and the platform even boasts a few apps custom built for XR. We’re getting a demo of a video editing app in case you want to add graphics and filters to a video before posting it to YouTube. And yes, Gemini can pitch in with suggestions
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Now we’re getting a demo of the Veo 3 video creation tool and the Galaxy XR headset, with a Google executive giving prompts to create a video on that headset. And to show off the multitasking capabilities, we’ve now switched to Photos where photos are being spatialized and turned into video. The point is there’s a lot of processing power on this device.
2025-10-22T02:20:13.555Z
Circle to Search
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Circle to Search works on the Galaxy XR headset — both with virtual images and via the passthrough view that lets you circle objects in the real world with gestures.
2025-10-22T02:18:09.887Z
Multimodal AI meets XR
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Samsung and Google are really emphasizing the multimodal capabilities of the headset and its software, and now we’re getting into some of the experiences.
In the first demo, we’re seeing a Google Map display offering aerial and street views. As you’re looking at the map, you can ask Gemini about what you’re seeing — pizza recommendations for a particular neighborhood in New York, for example.
Samsung is also emphasizing that the video the person wearing the headset is seeing is much sharper than the simulation visible to the rest of us — the limits of headset demos, I suppose.
2025-10-22T02:14:45.898Z
Galaxy XR details
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Now we’re getting more into the Galaxy XR experience, which is promising immersive graphics and audio. A video’s explaining how the headset tracks your eyes and understands head and hand movements. In addition to gestures, there are also voice controls — that’s how you’re interacting with Gemini.
2025-10-22T02:11:29.241Z
Snapdragon’s role
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Ziad Asghar of Qualcomm is here to talk about the Snapdragon X2 Plus Gen 2 chipset powering the headset. You get efficient rendering, a powerful neural engine and high-resolution — I believe the chipset supports 4K resolution as a matter of fact.
2025-10-22T02:09:42.822Z
Google apps re-imagined
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Google’s Sharham Izadi is talking about the efforts to optimize Google’s built-in apps for the Samsung XR headset and Android XR platform. (You can get more details in our Galaxy XR news story.) And Gemini on-board the headset is a big part of the Android XR story.
2025-10-22T02:07:53.403Z
What’s at the heart of XR
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Gemini is on board the Galaxy XR headset, and Samsung teamed up with Google to make sure the AI assistant is aware of your surroundings. Samsung also put an emphasis on making the headset comfortable. This is all preamble to brining on Google and Qualcomm to talk about their contributions to this device.
2025-10-22T02:05:45.083Z
Galaxy XR hands-on
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I don’t want to undercut Samsung’s presentation, but if you want to skip ahead for all the details — and some first impressions — here’s Mark Spoonauer’s Galaxy XR hands-on.
2025-10-22T02:04:01.359Z
Many devices
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Samsung expects a lot of different devices — headsets, glasses (both AR and XR varieties) — with each one built for specific tasks. And this event marks the first step in Samsung’s commitment to this new platform.
The Galaxy XR is officially introduced.
2025-10-22T02:02:13.075Z
We’re underway
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The event begins — with an audience — as a Samsung executive recaps Samsung’s efforts to bring AI to more devices. “Now we’re ready to fully expand our horizons,” he says.
2025-10-22T01:54:20.521Z
Project Moohan crash course
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If you’re just joining us in advance of Samsung’s event kicking off at the top of the hour, here’s everything you need to know in one place:
Oh, and here’s the news from last December when Samsung first confirmed it was working on this headset.
2025-10-22T01:47:21.465Z
Ready, set….
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We’ve moved to the big screen for the event now that we’re at t-minus 15 minutes. A jazzy version of the Samsung jingle is playing. All is mellow.
2025-10-22T01:41:23.612Z
Last-minute rumors
Breaking! The Samsung Galaxy XR headset will cost $1799 which includes a year long membership of Google AI Pro and YouTube Premium. pic.twitter.com/mryOrgHu8YOctober 21, 2025
We’ll find out just how accurate that claim is in a matter of moments.
2025-10-22T01:30:55.505Z
Where will the Galaxy XR be available?
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Samsung doesn’t always globally launch products, especially if they’re kind of niche. Take last year’s Galaxy Z Fold Special Edition. That version of Samsung’s premium foldable phone only shipped in Korea, though some of its features like a 200MP main camera would find their way into the regular Galaxy Z Fold models.
The point is that Samsung sometimes tries out products in limited markets just to gauge the appeal. Will that happen with the Galaxy XR? I’m not certain, but it’s something to pay attention to in a half-hour when the launch event begins and Samsung discloses its plans.
2025-10-22T01:20:30.061Z
More than just Moohan
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It’s the Galaxy XR’s big night, but remember that it’s not the only Android XR device in the works. In fact, it’s not even the only XR device that got talked up at Google I/O earlier this year.
At that same show, Xreal announced plans to team up with Google to build spatial computing devices on Android XR. Specifically, Xreal is working on a pair of smart glasses. You can read all about its Project Aura efforts — and what my colleague Jason England thinks about it — as you wait for the Galaxy XR to appear.
2025-10-22T01:13:11.009Z
The countdown continues
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We’ve got less than an hour before the Galaxy XR event begins, which is the point we’d normally be ushered into whatever arena or theater is hosting Samsung’s launch party. But that’s not the case this time, at least here in the U.S. Given the odd hour of tonight’s event, it’s likely going to be one of Samsung’s pre-taped launches, much like the virtual product events that happened in the early years of the COVID epidemic.
2025-10-22T00:54:48.433Z
What about smart glasses?
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You’ve heard about Project Moohan. Now what about Project Haean? That’s the rumored pair of smart glasses reportedly in development at Samsung.
Unlike the Moohan headset, which has been a source of public knowledge since December, Project Haean has only been the subject of media reports. But if there’s any truth to this rumor, you might imagine that Samsung could hint about future XR plans after it officially launches the Galaxy XR.
2025-10-22T00:31:27.204Z
Controllers or no?
When I demoed the Project Moohan headset at Google I/O, I used gesture controls, so I was a little surprised when leaked specs suggested that there will be physical controls for the headset too. And yet, some early pictures — apparently part of a preview that leaked out early — show controllers that you can reportedly use with the Galaxy XR if you are so inclined.
Here’s a first look at the Samsung Galaxy XR controllers that feature dual triggers, face buttons and analog sticks much like the Meta Quest controllers. pic.twitter.com/3fVZpecLqIOctober 21, 2025
Assuming that’s a legitimate photo, I don’t know how central these controllers will be to the Galaxy XR experience. I found the gesture controls more than adequate for the tasks at hand, but maybe for gaming, having physical controls is a better option.
2025-10-21T23:48:36.192Z
Gemini onboard?
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Back when reports of the first Project Moohan demos emerged, there was talk about how Google Gemini could be the differentiating factor for the headset Samsung ultimately shipped. After all, Google’s AI assistant plays a big part on Samsung’s phones, so it’s logical that the assistant would also be present on the headset, too, especially with that Android XR platform running the show.
Indeed, Gemini Live could be quite a bonus for the Galaxy XR headset as it would give you another way to both control the device while also getting answers to questions and having the AI see the same things you are. That’s something I’ll be watching for tonight when Samsung outlines the features on its device.
2025-10-21T23:26:35.385Z
Project Moohan origin story
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You could argue that this event has been 2.5 years in the making, as it was back in February 2023 that Samsung was joined by Qualcomm and Google at the Galaxy S23 launch to talk up XR plans. Specifically, that was the event were the three companies said they would team up to build a new mixed reality platform.
That led to Android XR’s unveiling last December, along with the first announcement that Samsung’s headset would ship at some point in 2025. And now here we are.
2025-10-21T23:08:38.592Z
What Samsung’s teaser video tells us
Invitation for Galaxy Event October 2025 | Samsung – YouTube
Start with the dissolve into the opening shot and its three panels featuring a park, the Brooklyn Bridge and a fancy coffee. I imagine that’s a reference to the tiled interface you’ll see when you strap on an XR headset.
We also get a look at some typical apps we can likely expect to be front-and-center on the Galaxy XR. The mapping software includes swooping images of the city, dotted with virtual points of interest you can probably click to get more info. That morphs into a view of a stadium superimposed with real-time stats — I’m guessing Samsung is suggesting you can watch the big game and have key stats floating in your view.
We end with the “Worlds Wide Open” slogan, which hearkens back to the expansive view the Galaxy XR headset promises.
Perhaps I’m reading a lot into a 16-second clip, but a lot of the experiences Samsung is hinting at aren’t too far removed from my own hands-on with Project Moohan from earlier this year.
2025-10-21T22:24:25.090Z
A walk down memory lane
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I’m old enough to remember one of Samsung’s last stabs at a VR product — the old Samsung Gear VR headset. If you remember. you’d strap a compatible phone onto the headset — in this case, a Samsung flagship phone — and you’d be transported into a virtual world.
It was somewhat cutting-edge for its time, but I think the Gear VR suffered from its reliance on the phone to do most of the heavy-lifting. Apart from the same general headset design and the Samsung name, the Galaxy XR shares very little in common with the Gear VR. But I think it’s fair to say, that the Gear VR walked so that the headset arriving tonight could run.
2025-10-21T21:54:36.180Z
Android XR in the spotlight
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A lot of the talk during tonight’s Galaxy XR event could focus on the software powering the device. That would be Android XR, and Samsung’s headset isn’t the only device slated to take advantage of this Google-built platform. Android XR is also set to power smart glasses from Xreal and even mixed-reality gear that Google builds itself.
In fact, Android XR figures to be the software on a lot of different devices from virtual headsets to glasses. With Android XR, developers can create apps best suited to run on those kinds of devices.
Here’s our look at Android XR, as well as a list of companies developing for the platform.
2025-10-21T21:39:03.965Z
What we know so far
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Here at Tom’s Guide, we’ve been tracking both the Galaxy XR headset and the Android XR platform for quite a while.
With that in mind, if there’s more you want to know about either Android XR or Project Moohan, we have guides for you, which we’ll be sure to update once Samsung makes its announcement.
2025-10-21T21:03:33.321Z
5 hours to show time
[Invitation] Samsung Galaxy Event: Worlds Wide Open — A New Era of Multimodal AI – YouTube
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Samsung’s Galaxy XR event is five hours away set to go live virtually at 7 pm PDT/7 pm ET (3 AM UK on October 22 and noon AEST in Australia), which will be 11 am in Seoul.
As a reminder, we’ll have impressions and news going up around that time to provide you more details during the digital launch.
2025-10-21T20:32:27.918Z
Under the hood
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Unlike Qualcomm’s smartphone chips, its XR chips haven’t received an annual release. Instead, we’ve known about the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 platform since at least 2024.
It helps that it was built in partnership with Samsung and Google for this very device.
Here’s what it brings to the table. Support for up to 4.3K resolution in each eye, running at 90 frames per second. Increased performance compared to the XR2 Gen 2 in the Meta Quest 3 headset and support for up to 12 concurrent cameras (like in the Apple Vision Pro) for tracking.
We don’t totally know how Samsung and Google will leverage the Qualcomm chipset, but it should be a powerful system on par with the Quest 3 and Vision Pro.
2025-10-21T20:00:48.733Z
Our first look at the Galaxy XR from January
Samsung Project Moohan XR Headset First Look! This Is Familiar… – YouTube
During the Samsung Galaxy Unpacked event in January where the company launched the Galaxy S25 series, we also got our first glimpse at Project Moohan in person.
At the time, we were only able to see the headset. Hands on previews wouldn’t come until later.
2025-10-21T19:28:49.421Z
Will the Galaxy XR be comfortable?
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During his hands-on at Google I/O, Philip Michaels didn’t find the headset overly burdensome, though the time with the headset was short.
The headset is rumored to weight 18.6 ounces, a little more than the 17.6 ounce Meta Quest 3 headset, and lighter than the refreshed Apple Vision Pro M5, which comes in at 21.2-22.9 ounces.
The Galaxy XR features one strap unlike the new strap for the Vision Pro, hopefully it’s not enough especially for longer sessions.
2025-10-21T18:50:58.845Z
Potential surprises
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I fully expect the Galaxy XR to be the sole focus of tonight’s event, though I suppose Samsung could talk a bit more about other mixed reality plans — like many other tech giants, the company is said to be working on its own set of smart glasses, for example. But there’s always the possibility of Samsung ending the event with a surprise, like it did in January, when it teased the Galaxy S25 Edge launch just after introducing the other S25 models.
If there’s a likely candidate for a surprise appearance, it could be Samsung’s long-rumored triple-folding phone. After all, Samsung has indicated it plans to release the phone at some point before the end of the year, even if it’s in limited markets. And the timing of the event — late morning in South Korea — would line up with the idea that the Galaxy Z Tri-Fold — could appear first in that country.
2025-10-21T18:22:16.249Z
Potential Galaxy XR apps
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If you’re wondering about what kind of apps will be available for the Galaxy XR — and other Android XR-based headsets — Google may have already tipped its hand. A Reddit user posted images pulled from the Play Store that tout “immersive experiences made for your XR headset.” The screenshots show off apps that have been optimized for mixed reality headsets, and the device featured on the main page looks an awful lot like the Project Moohan headset Samsung has shown off in demos.
The featured apps mostly look like games, including Asteroid and Vacation Simulator, but there’s also XR-ready versions of streaming apps and virtual desktops, too.
2025-10-21T17:28:06.145Z
What the competition is up to
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Whether by coincidence or by design, reviews of Apple’s revamped Vision Pro headset, now powered by an M5 chip, are appearing just before the Samsung event to show off its mixed reality headset. And, of course, we’ve got our review, too.
In his Apple Vision Pro M5 review, Mark Spoonauer praises the faster performance and comfier fit of Apple’s headset, but finds the lack of multi-modal AI to be a frustrating limitation. And the fact that price hasn’t changed from the original $3,499 is a bit of a bummer, too.
2025-10-21T17:08:44.540Z
Samsung’s savings
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It’s not too late to save on the Galaxy XR headset — or whatever else Samsung announces tonight. In the spirit of similar promotions ahead of Galaxy Unpacked events, Samsung is promising a $100 credit if you register your name and email address with the company ahead of the 10 p.m. ET event. You aren’t under any obligation to pre-order the device, and you can apply any other pre-order offers that Samsung may make leading up to the release of its headset.
2025-10-21T16:42:33.355Z
An early Project Moohan hands-on
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It’s rare that I’ve had the chance to try out a product before it’s announced, but that’s the case with the Galaxy XR. I attended Google I/O in May, and Samsung was at that event offering demos of its Project Moohan headset.
I was impressed by what I saw at the time, and I’m not really inclined to enjoy using headsets. I did appreciate the passthrough view on Project Moohan, which let me see the world around me, without that feeling of being cut off that I get when using Meta’s headgear.
As you might imagine at an event focused on Google’s software efforts, a lot of the demo focused on the Android XR platform and how Google apps will work on Samsung’s headset. Using gesture controls, I tried out apps like Photos, YouTube and Google Maps — the latter was easily my favorite demo, as I could get a bird’s eye view of a city and then dive in for a closer look at various points of interest.
2025-10-21T16:15:02.932Z
What will the Galaxy XR cost?
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As with any new product launch, the biggest question surrounding the Galaxy XR is how much the headset will cost. Samsung hasn’t had much to say in this regard, though at least one report out of Korea has forecast what the price might be.
Back in August, a publication called Newsworks listed a price range for Samsung’s mixed reality headset, claiming it could cost between $1,800 and $2,900. At the high end of that range, the Galaxy XR would cost less than the $3,499 Vision Pro headset. However, Meta’s top offering, the Meta Quest 3, starts at $499. So that’s quite a bit of a price gap.
2025-10-21T16:02:32.213Z
Rumored specs
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Samsung hasn’t had much to say about the specs for its new headset. But leakers haven’t been so reticent, with a report claiming to detail the specs for Galaxy XR leaking earlier this month. Here’s what it listed:
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Display
4K micro-OLED, 29 million pixels, 4,032 PPI
Processor
Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2
Software
Samsung One UI XR
Audio
Spatial audio, 2-way speakers
Sensors
Hand, eye and voice tracking
Controllers
Two Galaxy XR controllers, 6 DoF, analog sticks, haptic feedback
Battery life
Up to 2 hours of general use, 2.5 hours of video playback
Weight
18.2 ounces (545 grams)
Buttons
Volume button, Top button
Other
6 front cameras, LED light, power connector, air vents, Light shields
2025-10-21T01:09:42.198Z
Galaxy XR vs Apple Vision Pro
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Assuming a ship date sometime in the next month or so, Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset will arrive more than 1.5 years after Apple’s Vision Pro headset arrived. In fact, Apple has even updated the Vision Pro, releasing a new version that runs on M5 silicon.
Any time Apple and Samsung release products in the same category, you’re going to see comparisons spring up — especially since the Galaxy XR and Vision Pro have similar designs and seem to offer many of the same experiences (at least if we go by the demos Samsung has shown up until now).
Based on what we know so far about all the Project Moohan disclosures and augmented by leaked reports of the device’s specs, we’ve put together a Galaxy XR vs. Apple Vision Pro M5 comparison. But one of the biggest differences could be price as even if the Galaxy XR hits the higher end of its rumored price range, it would still cost hundreds of dollars less than Apple’s $3,499 headset.