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Title: Samsung Galaxy XR Is the First Android XR Headset

Link: https://hardware.slashdot.org/story/25/10/22/...

Samsung has officially launched the Galaxy XR, the first Android headset
powered by Google's new Android XR platform. Priced at $1,800 without
controllers, the device features dual 4.3K Micro-OLED displays, a Snapdragon
XR2+ Gen 2 chip, extensive camera tracking, and deep Gemini AI integration.
Ars Technica reports: Galaxy XR is a fully enclosed headset with passthrough
video. It looks similar to the Apple Vision Pro, right down to the battery
pack at the end of a cable. It packs solid hardware, including 16GB of RAM,
256GB of storage, and a Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 processor. That's a slightly
newer version of the chip powering Meta's Quest 3 headset, featuring six CPU
cores and an Adreno GPU that supports up to dual 4.3K displays. The new
headset has a pair of 3,552 x 3,840 Micro-OLED displays with a 109-degree
field of view. That's marginally more pixels than the Vision Pro and almost
three times as many as the Quest 3. The displays can refresh at up to 90Hz,
but the default is 72Hz to save power. Like other XR (extended reality)
devices, the Galaxy XR is covered with cameras. There are two 6.5 MP
stereoscopic cameras that stream your surroundings to the high-quality
screens, allowing the software to add virtual elements on top. There are six
more outward-facing cameras for headset positioning and hand tracking. Four
more cameras are on the inside for eye-tracking, and they can scan your iris
for secure unlocking and password fill (in select apps). Samsung says the
Galaxy XR has enough juice for two hours of general use or two and a half
hours of video. That's not terribly long, but you may not want to wear the
545 grams (1.2 pounds) headset for even two hours. That's even a little
heavier than the Quest 3, which has an integrated battery. However, both pale
in comparison to the 800 g (1.7 pounds) second-generation Vision Pro.

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