Android XR is the newest operating system from Google, and it’s specifically designed for headsets. So far, we’ve seen two form factors: VR-style headsets like Samsung’s Project Moohan, and AR-style glasses in prototype form from Google. At Google I/O 2025, our own C. Scott Brown got to try both styles. Here are his thoughts about how Android XR works on these two upcoming products!
Timestamps:
00:00 – Android XR at Google I/O 2025
00:30 – Prototype Android XR glasses
03:52 – Samsung’s Project Moohan VR headset
07:19 – When is Android XR launching?
#google #googleio #vr #arglasses #androidxr #tech #virtualreality #samsung
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I wonder if Meta Display would be cheaper than Samsung's XR glasses? They practically do the same thing.
Considering the rumoured price range of $1800-$2000, it seems unlikely that the new Samsung headset will achieve widespread popularity, as it appears to be targeted towards a more affluent demographic. Similarly, the high cost of Apple products may have limited their sales, as they were primarily accessible to consumers with significant financial resources.
How was edge to edge clearity on lense? Is it good as Quest 3 lense? Thanks
Endlich traut sich Google wieder an die Brille 🤓
Cool! but the real question is… where can I buy that black jacket?!!! can anyone point me in the right direction please?
Big headset like Mooham, and Apple Vision Pro will work only for home. But I believe more to Xreal Aura with Android XR, that can be use outside, in travel, at home. These still deliver cinematic big screen, with good AR, and 70 degrees fov.
I keep my money for the Project Aura if they can deliver a quality screen with a good pixel density. I hope they increase their new optic engine 70 fov with an increased resolution like 1440p. it is very important the text must be very visible without artifact, or bluriness.
you can't say what you see, what it has, when it comes, what it does… so you're saying almost nothing. You should stop showing an ad about a product we know nothing
5:18 "astounding – it was in full color…" Oh really? Count me in!
never buy anything made from google, like everything they will abandon the project
Calling 20ms real life latency is crazy 😂
XR will happen when consumers will actually pull the trigger and buy.
That's a no brainer.
If people are fronting money, stuff gets sold.
People who don’t wear glasses don’t want to wear glasses.
People get their eyes lasered so they don’t have to wear glasses…. This tech is a dead fish
Looks great, but touching the side of the glasses is lame. Since it has bluetooth, give the user a ring or small device they can use. Touching the glasses requires you to raise your arm and let everyone know what you're up to. Let people touch their glasses if they want, but provide an alternate activating device.
You got infected with the Moohan Flu
I'm actually more excited with XReal AR glasses with Google.
anything from google can't be trusted, thanks but no thanks.
can these glasses connect to wireless earphones
ohh nice more ways to get ads on .. ghh
Of course, it is cheaper, man. Look at how much time this thing is taking to launch. And if the leaks are correct, the hardware is just inferior to the Vision Pro; You just said that it has "20ms," while the latency on the VP is 12ms. How is it impressive that a hardware launched that much time later and with worse hardware (AND worse OS, with the exacption of the AI assistant) is "cheaper"?
Google Glass 2: Electric Boogaloo
if it comes out in the summer it will be great but if it is released sometime in the winter it will be too late because the meta fb will not wait for samsung to do what it does and what price it sets will also be decisive. I hope they do not make such a mistake as apple did. everyone knows that apple committed harakiri while facebook set such a price that almost everyone can afford it 😅
As a hearing aid wearer, I'm looking forward to see if the captioning helps with conversations
Ðко не го видете за една година…нема никогаш
Can't wait to pay that inevitable subscription fee to not have ads running on my face every 20 seconds.
"Moo-Honn"
Interesting Apple doesn’t sue them for looking exactly like the Vision Pro and has the same moves..Competition is healthy but it feels stupid they don’t get together to develop the best product
So … large sweet spot foe the lenses? Minimal glare?
With googles history if killing off products, i'll pass.
I just want to know the specs of the headset. Displays, lenses, fov, etc.
Quest has great hand gesture control.
The glasses are cool and all, but im a little bummed out, the sneak peek video made it seem like it had spatial ar, but everything is static. Nothing stays in place when you look around
someone else said moohan not as sharp as AVP. Are you able to compare?
Can't wait for Google to partner with the NFL and NBA for us to purchase VR floor seats and put us right in the game. 😮
I was one of the idiots who bought 1st generation VR Oculus. The one thing I loved was an app called BigScreen which allowed me to watch a movie in large theater using VR. Bigscreen has evolved to an $1k small and light VR headset. Im really hoping that we start seeing sub$300 things that I can have a virtual movie theater again. Its dumb, but watching a virtual theater was pretty awesome, IMO.
Amazing review. I can't wait to get one of these devices for myself.
Are glasses XR can use with Iphone?
Smart glasses with a reasonable pricing can sell very good. VR headset without games will stay in the same niche as Apple Vision Pro.
Feels way too much like a "we have it too" thing.
Very little in terms of actual usefulness that we wouldn't already have in other devices.
This is amazing. I want them both. 🎉