Samsung’s tackle the Imaginative and prescient Professional is right here — and you’ll already order it. Costing simply over half as a lot as Apple’s reality machine, the Galaxy XR has a 4K micro-OLED display screen and a 100-degree horizontal discipline of view. The $1,800 blended actuality headset is out there now for pre-order on Samsung’s website.
The Galaxy XR is not solely a Samsung product. The corporate developed the long-rumored headset alongside Google and Qualcomm. It is the primary Android XR product, a line that may ultimately embrace AI glasses “and past.” You possibly can learn extra concerning the headset and its ecosystem in Engadget’s information protection.
Given Google’s connection to the Galaxy XR, it is not too stunning that the corporate has bonuses for early orders. Should you purchase the headset earlier than the tip of 2025, you may get “The Explorer Pack.” That features a yr of entry to Google AI Professional, YouTube Premium and Google Play Cross. Additionally included till the tip of the yr is the “XR Pack.” This provides three months of YouTube TV, a yr of NBA League Cross, NFL Professional Period, Adobe’s Venture Pulsar, Asteroid and Calm.
You possibly can order the Galaxy XR now from Samsung’s website and in Samsung Expertise Shops. The headset prices $1,800. An non-compulsory Galaxy XR Controller prices $250. And one way or the other, the official Galaxy XR journey case additionally prices $250, which is — yikes — quite a bit. Maybe contemplate ready for third-party options on the case entrance.
Samsung is providing a 24-month financing plan for the headset ($75.01 month-to-month) on its web site. In the meantime, Samsung’s shops have that plan in addition to a 12-month one ($149 month-to-month).
