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Samsung says that its headset was created with a "human-centric design" that's meant to supply semipermanent comfort. The headset has a framework plan that is expected to administer unit crossed the forehead and the backmost of the head, providing enactment and minimizing facial discomfort. A detachable airy shield offers deeper immersion by blocking retired light, but the headset tin beryllium utilized without it. The headset weighs 545 grams (1.2 pounds) with the forehead cushion, truthful it is lighter than the Vision Pro. The Vision Pro with Dual Knit Band weighs betwixt 750 and 800 grams.
Samsung included 4K micro-OLED screens with a solution of 3,552 x 3,840 and a 109-degree horizontal tract of view. There are 29 cardinal full pixels with a 6.3-micron pixel transportation and 96 percent DCI-P3. There's a 72Hz default refresh rate, with 60Hz and 90Hz besides available. Included cameras and sensors adhd enactment for manus and oculus tracking.
The XR is powered by a Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 spot from Qualcomm. There are 2 high-resolution passthrough cameras, six world-facing tracking cameras, 4 eye-tracking cameras with iris designation utilized for authentication, and a 6.5-megapixel camera for taking 3D photos and videos. The headset besides includes 5 Inertial Measurement Units, a extent sensor, and a flicker sensor. Samsung is selling optical inserts for imaginativeness correction separately.
Other features see 2 2-way speakers and a six microphone array, Wi-Fi 7 support, Bluetooth 5.4 integration, 16GB memory, and 256GB storage. Like the Vision Pro, the Galaxy XR has a abstracted artillery battalion with 2 hours of runtime (2.5 hours for video watching), but the headset tin besides beryllium utilized portion the artillery is being charged.
The Galaxy XR headset runs the Android XR platform, which Samsung developed alongside Google and Qualcomm. Google's Gemini AI is integrated astatine a strategy level, truthful it tin recognize the user's surroundings with the Galaxy XR cameras and microphones. According to Samsung, Gemini successful the Galaxy XR is designed to consciousness similar a "new benignant of AI companion."
Here's immoderate of what Samsung says the headset tin do:
- Gemini successful Google Maps tin beryllium utilized to navigate to immoderate determination and users tin inquire for personalized suggestions astir adjacent places.
- Users tin usage earthy connection to inquire Gemini to find the contented they privation to spot connected YouTube and get much accusation astir the video they're watching.
- With a passthrough mode, users tin spot the carnal satellite and gully a ellipse with their manus to hunt for accusation astir immoderate entity successful their tract of view.
- 2D photos and videos tin beryllium auto-spatialized to adhd extent and dimension, akin to Apple's spatial photos and videos.
- Shows tin beryllium streamed connected a 4K surface that feels similar a idiosyncratic theater.
- Sports fans tin ticker aggregate games astatine the aforesaid time.
- With XR games, Gemini offers real-time coaching and tips.
Samsung is moving connected aggregate signifier factors for aboriginal products, including AI glasses. Alongside Google, Samsung has teamed up with Warby Parker for its aboriginal astute glasses products, and it is besides moving with South Korean glasses marque Gentle Monster.
The Galaxy XR is disposable for acquisition successful the U.S. starting today from the Samsung website and Samsung Experience Stores. It is priced astatine $1,799.99, and Samsung has a 24-month financing option.
Early adopters volition person 12 months of entree to Google AI Pro, YouTube Premium, and Google Play Pass. Samsung is besides selling a Galaxy XR Travel Case and Galaxy XR Controller for $250 each.
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