After months of teasers and previews, data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/samsung-galaxy-xr-headset-news-and-rumors” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/samsung-galaxy-xr-headset-news-and-rumors”>Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset has finally arrived powered by data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google” data-auto-tag-linker=”true” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/tag/google”>Google‘s data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/android-xr-everything-you-need-to-know” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/android-xr-everything-you-need-to-know”>Android XR operating system. Built for headsets and smart glasses, Android XR combines Google’s AI assistant Gemini with apps and games.
Announced tonight (October 21) during an data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/live/samsung-galaxy-xr-launch-live-samsungs-mixed-reality-headset-set-to-debut” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/live/samsung-galaxy-xr-launch-live-samsungs-mixed-reality-headset-set-to-debut”>online launch event, the Galaxy XR bears a striking resemblance to the data-analytics-id=”inline-link” href=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/augmented-reality/apple-vision-pro-m5-2025-review” data-before-rewrite-localise=”https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/augmented-reality/apple-vision-pro-m5-2025-review”>Apple Vision Pro headset it’s looking to challenge. And Samsung’s device could have Apple beat in one key area, as the Galaxy XR is substantially less…

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