Samsung's XR headset is officially confirmed – here's when it's coming

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Quick SummarySamsung has confirmed it will release an XR device in 2025.The confirmation comes from its third quarter earnings report where a slide mentioned XR devices under 2025 Outlook.

Samsung has confirmed it will release an XR device in 2025.The confirmation comes from its third quarter earnings report where a slide mentioned XR devices under 2025 Outlook.

Samsung has confirmed it will release an XR device in 2025.

The confirmation comes from its third quarter earnings report where a slide mentioned XR devices under 2025 Outlook.

A lot has happened in the tech world this week already withAppleannouncingmultiple Macs, a leak involving a new odd feature coming to thenext Google Pixel Tabletand the design and features coming withSamsung’s next operating systemleaking too. Samsung has been in the news for more than just its next OS though.

There’s been some speculation surrounding the company’s upcoming XR device after some code for theGooglePlay Store suggested the app store is preparing to present XR compatibility on apps and games. It was thought theXR compatibility on the Google Play Storeindicated Google was preparing for the release of Samsung’s XR device, which is being made in collaboration with Google and running on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon.

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The most interesting element of the slide when it comes to theXR headsethowever, was the part that said “improve connectivity among products, including upcoming XR devices, to further elevate user experiences in the Galaxy ecosystem”.

Following a leak in August 2023, Samsung teased the XR device alongside the announcement of theGalaxy S24 series, claiming it was working with Google and Qualcomm. It never specified whether it was launching a headset or glasses and that still remains unclear, even following this new information, but at least it looks like 2025 is the year we can expect to see whatever XR device Samsung is working on launch properly.

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