Samsung XR Headset ‘Infinite’ to Arrive in Second Half of 2024, Months After Apple Vision Pro: Report

Samsung is believed to be engaged on an prolonged actuality (XR) headset to compete with the likes of Apple and Meta within the section. The South Korean know-how conglomerate had mentioned earlier this 12 months that it was collaborating with Google and Qualcomm to develop the wearable. Now, a brand new report says that Samsung’s XR headset might arrive in late 2024. Bear in thoughts that Apple’s combined actuality headset, the Vision Pro, is slated to go on sale someday early subsequent 12 months. The Samsung XR headset might thus arrive just a few months after its competitor.

According to a report from 9to5Google (by way of JoongAng), Samsung is planning to unveil its XR headset, codenamed “Infinite” within the second half of 2024. The unique report states that Samsung Electronics’ Mobile Experience (MX) division is aiming headset manufacturing for December subsequent 12 months.

The product announcement will reportedly happen at an Unpacked occasion within the second half of 2024. This might align with the timeline for the 2024 Unpacked occasion the place Samsung will launch its subsequent technology of foldable telephones. The Galaxy S24 collection, alternatively, is more likely to arrive at a Galaxy Unpacked occasion in January 2024. According to the report, the corporate plans to ship 30,000 items of the XR headset initially. Samsung Display will reportedly develop the OLEDoS (OLED on Silicon) show for the headset.

Back in February, Samsung revealed that it was collaborating with Google and Qualcomm to develop a brand new prolonged actuality (XR) headset. The firm mentioned its headset will run on a customized Qualcomm chipset and Google’s newest Wear OS. Samsung has not but revealed another particulars about its upcoming headset.

At the time, a report from The Washington Post had claimed that Samsung’s XR headset venture would additionally embody a service partnership with Meta and Microsoft — a form of technological alliance towards Apple.

The Apple Vision Pro was unveiled earlier this 12 months
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The iPhone maker took the covers off the Vision Pro at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference in June. The combined actuality headset packs spectacular know-how and options, which embody twin Micro OLED shows, eye monitoring, infrared cameras, and a classy sensor array, together with LiDAR scanner and TrueDepth cameras. The headset will run on Apple’s M2 chip, in addition to a brand new chip referred to as R1. Apple’s premium headset has additionally set a excessive value of $3,499 (roughly Rs. 2,88,700). To evaluate, Meta’s newest Quest 3 headset begins at $499.99 (roughly Rs. 41,500).

The Meta Quest 3 was introduced earlier this 12 months in June. Meta, an early entrant within the headset market, revealed extra particulars concerning the Quest 3 at its Meta Connect 2023 annual convention in September, with pre-orders going dwell on the occasion. The Meta Quest 3 runs on the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 platform and comes with a 4K+ (2,064 x 2,208 pixels per eye) Infinite Display.