Samsung's Android XR Headset Reportedly Launching in South Korea Next Month

Samsung's Android "extended reality" (XR) headset, Project Moohan, is nearing the first leg of its launch. A new report from South Korea's Newsworks says preorders will begin on Sept. 29 ahead of an October release exclusively in that country. A wider international release is expected later, but Samsung has yet to confirm any details.

The device is said to be priced between ₩2.5 million and ₩4 million (roughly $1,800 to $2,900). That's cheaper than Apple's Vision Pro, which has been on sale in South Korea since November at around ₩5 million.

The headset was first announced more than two years ago, when it was said Google would handle the software and Qualcomm would provide the chipset. That chipset was confirmed to be the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2. Reports from earlier this year also claimed Samsung would use Sony's new 1.35-inch, 3552-by-3840 ...