Last week, Samsung gave us a tiny glimpse at its upcoming XR headset. This week, a tech YouTuber gave us an actual, substantial look at it.
Project Moohan is the codename for the upcoming headset, which was only very briefly shown during the company’s Galaxy Unpacked livestream. At the time, we didn’t see much of anything other than an image of the device itself, but prominent tech YouTuber Marques Brownlee posted an exclusive hands-on video with the device on his channel on Monday.
There are a few big things to note in the video, including extensive hands-on footage showing both the device’s exterior and what it looks like from the user’s point of view. First, the device looks like a generic competitor to Apple Vision Pro, but Brownlee noted that this is most likely not a final production unit, which is subject to change. There were also no controllers present for Brownlee’s time with the Project Moohan device, but that doesn’t mean it won’t support them or even come with some when it launches. It does have hand- and eye-tracking to compensate for that.
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A few key differences between Moohan and something like Apple Vision Pro are worth noting. First, the device’s charging cable is a simple USB-C cable, meaning it can theoretically interface with the included battery pack and third-party ones. Second, it runs on Android XR, a headset-focused fork of Android. That means Moohan supports every Play Store app, and Brownlee noted that you can intuitively use your hands to resize app windows as needed.
An XR headset that basically runs on Android could have big advantages in that space, as it will give the device a vast number of supported apps on day one. Brownlee said that apps designed specifically for phones and tablets work well on Moohan, which could be a huge plus when Samsung decides to launch it. Speaking of which, Brownlee said Samsung wants to launch Moohan this year, but there has been no confirmation of that yet. We also have no idea how much it will cost, but Brownlee pointed out that it’s a more “premium” device, which means it will likely carry a premium price tag.
Brownlee’s video provides a cursory overview of Project Moohan, but it’s much better than the one Samsung gave us a week ago. Hopefully, for Samsung’s sake, Moohan can reach an audience that Vision Pro could not.
