Samsung Galaxy XR hands-on: It’s like a cheaper Apple Vision Pro and launches today
TL;DR
Samsung's Galaxy XR headset offers a comparable experience to Apple's Vision Pro at a much lower price of $1,799, launching today with an explorer pack including free Google services.
Watching the first few minutes of KPop Demon Hunters on Samsung's Galaxy XR headset, I think Apple's Vision Pro might be cooked.
It's not because the Galaxy XR - which Samsung formerly teased as Project Moohan - is that much better than the Vision Pro. It's that the experience is comparable, but you get so much more bang for your buck. Specifically, Galaxy XR costs $1,799 compared to the Vision Pro's astronomical $3,499. The headset launches in the US and Korea today, and to lure in more customers, Samsung and Google are offering an "explorer pack" with each headset that includes a free year of Google AI Pro, Google Play Pass, and YouTube P …