Samsungs leaked XR headset looks like a very budget Apple Vision Pro

Date:
Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:17:22 +0000

Description:
A Samsung XR headset has seemingly been leaked but it looks like a budget Vision Pro rather than a true rival.

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At Galaxy Unpacked back in February 2023 Samsung announced that it was partnering with Google and Qualcomm to develop a XR headset and if these leaks are correct we might have got our first look at its efforts so far. Well, kinda.

Very little is know about Samsungs latest XR efforts, though its expected to be a standalone device rather than something powered by smartphones like its old Gear VR headsets. This new leaked prototype (assuming its real) gives us an insight into Samsungs design philosophy, though according to the leaks its not an in-development prototype. Instead, this is what Samsung was working on until it saw the Apple Vision Pro and decided to start over.

The leak was first posted by the Chinese publication Vrtuoluo, but the
article has been deleted (via Android Authority ). The only way to view the original is using the Way Back Machine which has archived the original. The images it posted look a lot like a typical VR headset such as the Oculus Quest 2 with it apparently featuring four tracking cameras, dual RGB
cameras, and a depth sensor for full-color passthrough. No controllers are included with the images so it appears that much like the Vision Pro the Samsung XR device would use hand and eye-tracking controls by default. (Image credit: Vrtuoluo / Samsung)

The prototype apparently also uses dual micro OLED displays, and (surprisingly) a Samsung Exynos 2200 rather than a Qualcomm XR chip such as the Snapdragon XR 2 found in many VR headsets like the Pico 4 , or a XR 2
Plus like the one in the Meta Quest Pro .

Its worth remembering this is just a leak however, and not one that we may ever be able to easily verify as this is a prototype for a headset that we should never see publicly. As such we should take the information and images with a pinch of salt. That said, if this is indeed a canceled Samsung XR headset, we can see why the project is no longer in development. Not an Apple Vision Pro rival yet

This leaked Samsung prototype isnt close to being a Vision Pro competitor.
The specs are fine, but not in the same league as the Apple headset, and the design is significantly more bulky. After seeing the Vision Pro announcement we can see why Samsung might want to go back to the drawing board.

Not being a Vision Pro rival isnt necessarily a bad thing, however. Sure, borrowing some of its cues could be smart, but mimic it too heavily and youll end up copying its biggest flaw the sky-high price of $3,499 (around 2,800 / AU$5,300).

If a Samsung headset can offer many of the Vision Pros features at a fraction of its cost with rumors teasing it might cost closer to $1,000 / 1,000 / AU$1,500 then it could be onto a winner. Itll likely be a while before we
see anything from Samsung though. With it abandoning this nearly complete project for a new one its possible we wont know anything concrete until 2024 or even later well just have to wait and see what it announces. The Apple Vision Pro brings 'validation' and unique opportunities to VR



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Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/samsungs -leaked-xr-headset-looks-like-a-very-budget-apple-vision-pro


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