The device - developed in partnership with Google and Qualcomm Technologies - is the first built on the new Android XR platform, featuring Gemini AI deeply integrated at the system level.

Samsung describes the Galaxy XR as an “AI-native” headset designed to enable seamless, multimodal interaction through voice, gesture, and vision, setting a new benchmark for wearable computing.

Won-Joon Choi, Chief Operating Officer of Samsung’s Mobile eXperience division, said in a statement: “With Galaxy XR, Samsung is introducing a brand-new ecosystem of mobile devices.

“Built on Android XR, Galaxy XR expands the vision for mobile AI into a new frontier of immersive and meaningful possibilities.”

Powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset, the headset delivers ultra-high-resolution visuals through a 4K Micro-OLED display, with Gemini serving as a real-time AI companion.

Users can navigate virtual and real-world environments, translate text on the fly, or even use the Circle to Search gesture to identify objects and access information instantly.

Samsung and Google have positioned Galaxy XR as a fully open platform built on OpenXR standards, meaning developers can easily adapt existing WebXR or Unity apps.

At launch, users will have access to XR-optimized versions of Google Maps, YouTube, and Google Photos, alongside creative tools like Adobe’s Project Pulsar, which brings 3D depth and spatial editing to immersive video.

Weighing less than previous-generation headsets, Galaxy XR features a balanced, ergonomic design with a separate battery pack for comfort during long sessions.

Samsung says the headset will run for around 2.5 hours per charge when watching video, with enterprise-ready integrations already planned for industries such as virtual training and remote collaboration.

The Galaxy XR is now available in the U.S and South Korea, heralding what Samsung calls “a new era of multimodal AI computing”.