Samsung’s Galaxy XR Launch: 4K Mixed-Reality Headset with Gemini AI and Half-Price Vision Pro
Samsung is pitching Galaxy XR as a Vision Pro rival. As Reuters notes, the $1,799 price is about half of Apple’s Vision Pro reuters.com, making XR “a strong contender in the premium VR segment,” according to Counterpoint analyst Flora Tang reuters.com. Industry observers believe Google’s deep AI integration adds significant value: Moor Insights analyst Anshel Sag points out that Google’s software might add “$1,000” of perceived value by unlocking Gemini capabilities reuters.com. (By comparison, Samsung’s Galaxy XR runs on Qualcomm’s high-end XR2+ Gen2 chip and is built with 6 pass-through cameras and color passthrough for mixed reality – specs on