Blending multimodal AI with the power of an open platform, Galaxy XR signals the beginning of the Android XR ecosystem — redefining how users explore, play, and work in the digital age.
Samsung Electronics has unveiled Galaxy XR, a groundbreaking addition to its product portfolio that introduces a new category of AI-driven devices. Designed to deliver deeply immersive, intuitive experiences, Galaxy XR is built on the new Android XR platform, developed jointly by Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm Technologies. This launch represents a major milestone in the evolution of the XR landscape, bridging innovation in artificial intelligence and extended reality to transform how people interact with technology. It also marks the first step in Samsung’s extended reality roadmap, paving the way for future products such as AI-powered smart glasses.
“With Galaxy XR, Samsung is introducing a brand-new ecosystem of mobile devices,” said Won-Joon Choi, Chief Operating Officer of Mobile eXperience (MX) Business at Samsung Electronics. “Built on Android XR, Galaxy XR expands the vision for mobile AI into a new frontier of immersive and meaningful possibilities, allowing XR to move from concept to everyday reality, for both the industry and users.”
“Android XR is the first Android platform built entirely for the Gemini era, and we are incredibly excited to take a significant leap forward today with the launch of Galaxy XR”, said Sameer Samat, President of Android Ecosystem at Google. “Through our partnership with Samsung, Android XR will unlock entirely new ways to explore, connect and create, building an open, unified platform for the next evolution of computing.”
“Galaxy XR embodies our vision for the future, where the synergy of AI and XR transforms the possibilities of personal computing,” said Alex Katouzian, Group GM of Mobile, Compute & XR at Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. “We’re thrilled to be collaborating on this initiative, as Galaxy XR will help to bring new use cases across various industries and pave the way for exciting multi-device experiences, all enabled by our work with Samsung and Google.”
