At the beginning of 2023, during the presentation of its high-end smartphones, Samsung announced a partnership with Qualcomm and Google, to develop a mixed reality product. And today, the fruit of this partnership is finally revealed by the manufacturer. Indeed, while Google has just made its Android XR platform official, Samsung is lifting the veil on the Moohan project (“infinity”, in Korean).
For the moment, Samsung is not mentioning the technical sheet, but is already presenting the design. As you can see in the image above, the Moohan headset will have a similar form factor to the Vision Pro or the Quest headsets from the Meta group. We also know that this product will be the first headset designed for Android XR. And, in its announcement, Google indicates that the Samsung headset will be available in 2025.
In its press release, Samsung mentions cutting-edge screens and a “Passthrough” functionality that will allow you to benefit from augmented reality. Otherwise, thanks to the presentation of Android XR by Google, we already have an idea of the features that will be available on this future competitor to the Vision Pro.
Google and Samsung to compete with Apple and Meta
Thanks to Android XR, the headset will benefit from integration with Gemini, which will serve as an assistant. This assistant can be used to control the device, ask questions, but it can also answer questions from the user about the objects around them. Regarding applications, the Moohan headset will benefit from Google products and services, such as Google Chrome, YouTube and even Google Maps. Android XR will also have its own Play Store, and will be able to launch applications designed for smartphones on virtual screens.
But, of course, there will also be third-party apps designed specifically for Android XR. And besides, developers can already start creating these applications, using the preview version which has just been launched by Google.
At the moment, we do not know the launch date of the Moohan project. We also don’t know, at the moment, how much this headset will cost. But if Samsung sells this one at a relatively affordable price, the Korean giant could overshadow Apple’s Vision Pro, which costs 3,999 euros.
- While Google has just lifted the veil on Android XR, Samsung publishes a rendering of the Moohan headset, its future competitor to the Vision Pro
- This headset should allow you to choose between virtual reality and augmented reality
- It will integrate, via Android XR, the Gemini assistant as well as Google products and services
- Moohan will also be compatible with Android applications designed for smartphones
- But applications specially designed for Android XR will also arrive
