Samsung has finally opened pre-orders for the high-end Galaxy XR headset in the UK ahead of release on 8th July, following its release in the States in October 2025.
The launch marks Samsung’s first major step into mixed reality hardware, with Galaxy XR developed in partnership with Google and Qualcomm. It is also the first device to ship in the UK with Android XR, Google’s new extended reality platform, which means tight integration with familiar Google services as well as compatibility with existing Android apps.
The headset runs on Android XR and centres its feature set on multimodal AI interactions that allow users to navigate virtual and real environments through voice, vision and gesture controls. Samsung says the software experience will feel familiar to existing Galaxy users too, with an interface influenced by One UI.
Google’s suite of services sits at the core of the experience, with Gemini available as an in-headset assistant for contextual queries, Google Maps offering immersive 3D exploration with personalised location suggestions, and YouTube providing access to a library of 180 and 360-degree VR content alongside a spatial tab for 3D-converted videos.
You can also use apps such as Chrome, Gmail, Netflix and Paramount Plus in floating windows, giving the headset a broader productivity and entertainment pitch than simple VR content consumption.
A Circle to Search feature extends that discovery layer into the physical world, letting users draw a circle in the air around any real-world object in pass-through mode to trigger an instant search result without removing the headset. Gemini integration also goes beyond simple voice assistance, with the ability to ask questions about what you are seeing around you or to use AI-guided help while exploring places in Google Maps.
The Galaxy XR is built around dual 4K Micro-OLED displays, with Samsung saying each panel is roughly postage-stamp-sized. It runs on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 2 platform, which the company says delivers around 20% faster CPU performance and roughly 15% stronger GPU performance than the standard XR2 Gen 2 chip. Samsung has also equipped the headset with 16GB of memory and 256GB of storage, while support extends to 4K per eye at up to 90fps.
For mixed reality use, the headset includes two world-facing cameras for full-HD colour passthrough, six hand-tracking cameras and four eye-tracking cameras, allowing for controller-free navigation in many situations.
Samsung Galaxy XR is available for pre-order now on the Samsung website, with general sale beginning on 8th July. It will also be available in select Samsung stores in London and Manchester, as well as the KX store.
Pricing starts at £1,699 for the headset itself, while the optional XR controllers cost £249, the travel case is priced at £249, and the smart keyboard costs £90.
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