Samsung XR headset, which was rumoured to be underneath improvement, may need appeared on the Geekbench web site. A brand new Samsung system with the mannequin quantity SM-l130 was noticed on the efficiency benchmarking web site on Monday, which is alleged to belong to the Samsung XR headset. The South Korean tech large is rumoured to be partnering with Google to construct the mixed-reality headset, which could compete with the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional. As per the itemizing, the headset options 16GB of RAM and runs on Android 14.
Samsung XR Headset Allegedly Noticed on Geekbench
The Samsung system, which might be the purported mixed-reality headset, was spotted on the Geekbench web site with the mannequin quantity SM-l130. In January, a tipster on X (previously often called Twitter) claimed that the tech large is constructing an XR headset with the identical mannequin quantity. The Geekbench itemizing now corroborates the sooner leak.
As per the itemizing, the system will likely be geared up with an ARM-based processor with six cores and a high clock velocity of two.36 GHz. These specs match the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset, which powers augmented actuality (AR) and digital actuality (VR) headsets. Additional, the itemizing additionally highlights that the system runs on Android 14.
Whereas the tipster had additionally highlighted the SM-l610 mannequin, which corresponds to a VR controller by Samsung, this system was not seen on Geekbench. Nonetheless, with 16GB of RAM, the SM-l130 is unlikely to belong to the VR controller.
An earlier report claimed that Samsung’s XR headset was aimed toward builders. The system was stated to function an OLEDoS (OLED on Silicon) show, which might be developed by Samsung Show, the corporate’s show manufacturing arm. The report additionally claimed that the system can be launched in October, nevertheless, that seems to be unlikely.
Notably, this isn’t the primary time the South Korean tech large is experimenting with headsets. In 2017, the corporate launched the Samsung Gear VR, a digital actuality headset. The rumoured XR system is believed to assist AR, VR, and mixed-reality capabilities, much like the Apple Vision Pro. Final 12 months, a report claimed that Samsung was focusing on to promote 30,000 models of the XR headsets.
