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Galaxy XR, the first Android XR headset

by xnx on 10/22/25, 2:51 AM with 4 comments

  • by Topfi on 10/22/25, 1:31 PM

    As a former AVP owner, this seems much more suitable for what I personally tend to use these devices for, with the headstrap appearing far closer to my personal comfort preference (halo straps) and a lower weight due to reduced power and no superfluous outer display along lighter materials. I get that Apple included these as apparently they have/had the vision of establishing the AVP as a device which users may keep on when talking with others, but like with the Watch, I'd hope having seen how people use the device makes them change direction.

    As there is still no support for MacOS apps like XCode on the AVP M5 and gaming is hardly viable currently without controllers, the performance advantage of the M5/M2 over the XR2 Gen2 isn't really a factor for me. Doesn't matter what the face computer can theoretically do if for many tasks I need to connect to my MBP anyways. As a display replacement, the Galaxy looks far more appealing because of this, though I'll wait for independent reviews on wireless latency, eye tracking, stability of AR "widgets" in space, etc. Also am interested, will Meta port their games (Beatsaber, mainly) to Android XR or will they continue trying to establish themselves as the platform owners. Remember a lot of talk about Meta Horizon being used by partners like Lenovo and Asus, has yet to materialize and have a hard time seeing these going for Meta over Google now that XR has arrived.

    Also wish Samsung had distributed at least part of the battery into the back of their head strap. Prefer the Meta Pro style over external batteries any day, though get the size limitations. A small backup battery for hot swapping and added weight distribution would have been a decent compromise though in my eyes.

  • by xnx on 10/22/25, 3:03 AM

    From https://www.samsung.com/us/xr/galaxy-xr/galaxy-xr/ :

    "4K Micro-OLED display with 4,032 PPI and 109°(H) and 100°(V) Fields of View"

    Wow. Did not expect higher ppi that Apple Vision Pro.