Samsung is diving headfirst into the world of extended reality (XR) with its Project Moohan headset, and it’s just shown up on Geekbench, giving us a sneak peek at what’s coming. Teased as a collaboration with Google, this headset—possibly launching as the Galaxy XR—promises to shake up the VR and AR scene and compete with Apple’s Vision Pro. Alongside it, Samsung’s cooking up two more XR devices, Project Haean and Project Jinju, which might bring sleek smart glasses to the table. Let’s break down what we know so far.
The Project Moohan headset, model SM-I610, is now almost confirmed to be powered by the Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chip thanks to the Geekbench listing. This chip rocks six Cortex-A78C cores—two clocked at 2.36GHz and four at 2.05GHz—paired with an Adreno 740 GPU, and is built specifically for XR applications.
It’s designed for smooth, immersive experiences, supporting low-latency full-color passthrough (12ms), Wi-Fi 7 for fast connections, and cool VR tricks like foveated rendering and Space Warp. That last one doubles frame rates by filling in missing frames, which could make VR feel snappier and help keep motion sickness at bay. With 16GB of RAM and Android 14 (likely the new Android XR OS), the headset has a revamped interface for virtual displays and hand-based controls, making it a powerhouse for mixed reality.
Project Haean / Project Jinju are speculated to be smart glasses
Interestingly, another Samsung device, SM-I130—likely Project Haean or Jinju—also appeared on Geekbench with the same Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chip, 16GB of RAM, and Android 14. What’s surprising is that these are expected to be slim, glasses-like devices, yet they’re packing the same muscle as the bulkier Moohan headset. This could mean Samsung’s aiming for high-performance XR in a compact form, which is pretty exciting.
No official launch date’s been set for Project Moohan, but rumors point towards Samsung’s next Unpacked event, where new Galaxy foldables might share the spotlight. With its beefy specs and Google’s Android XR platform, this headset could give competitors like the Apple Vision Pro a run for their money. Stay tuned for what’s next as more information is likely to surface as we inch closer to the June-July Unpacked event.
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