Samsung's promised XR platform might first arrive as a pair of smart glasses

It’s safe to say that Samsung has been building up hype around its future mixed reality (or XR) endeavor. From partnering with Google to teasing it first at a Galaxy Unpacked in 2023 then again at July 2024 at the Paris Galaxy Unpacked event, we’re all hoping to see what it is eventually.

And now, thanks to comments from Qualcomm CEO Cristian Amon, we’re getting a strong hint that Samsung's mixed-reality ambitions will take the form first as a part of smart glasses.

In an interview with CNBC this week, Amon stated that the partnership between the three companies would present itself as “a new product; it’s gonna be new experiences.” He continued by saying he really expects the result to be a change in consumer behavior, “want[ing] everyone that has a phone to go buy companion glasses to go along with it.”

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