Samsung's challenger to the Apple Imaginative and prescient Professional has an official launch date

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TL;DR

Samsung will unveil Venture Moohan, its long-awaited XR headset, on October 21 at 10 PM ET. The gadget will run on Android XR, a brand new platform co-developed with Google and Qualcomm. The Samsung Galaxy “Worlds Broad Open” occasion is promising a brand new period of multimodal AI.

After months of leaks and shifting timelines, Samsung has confirmed when it’ll lastly unveil Venture Moohan, its long-rumored XR headset and direct rival to Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional. The gadget, which is anticipated to launch commercially because the Galaxy XR, will headline Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy occasion, “Worlds Broad Open,” which the corporate says will mark a brand new period of multimodal AI.

As detailed in a press launch on the Samsung Newsroom, the showcase will stream on October 21 at 10:00 PM ET through Samsung.com/us and YouTube. Samsung will introduce Android XR on the occasion, which is a brand new platform co-developed with Google and Qualcomm. Samsung makes clear that Android XR is optimized for AI from the beginning, describing it as an open and scalable system designed to convey clever, immersive experiences throughout units.

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<img class="e_8g" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="9.375rem" title="google preferred source badge light@2x" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w" alt="google preferred source badge light@2x" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png"/><img class="e_8g" decoding="async" loading="lazy" sizes="9.375rem" title="google preferred source badge dark@2x" srcset="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w" alt="google preferred source badge dark@2x" src="https://www.androidauthority.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png"/> It’s not the primary time we’ve heard this timing, because it was beforehand reported through trade sources that Venture Moohan was due on October 21 after an inner delay. The gadget’s anticipated benefits over Apple’s Imaginative and prescient Professional embody a lighter construct and higher-resolution shows.

We had been impressed after we had an opportunity to get hands-on with Venture Moohan at Google I/O in Could, so we’ll be preserving a detailed eye on the launch. Be a part of us then to get all of our early evaluation!