{"id":178035,"date":"2025-08-26T21:31:14","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/178035\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T21:31:14","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T21:31:14","slug":"samsungs-vr-headset-tipped-to-cost-nearly-2k-still-less-than-the-apple-vision-pro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/178035\/","title":{"rendered":"Samsung’s VR Headset Tipped To Cost Nearly $2k, Still Less Than The Apple Vision Pro"},"content":{"rendered":"

We may have pricing and a release date for Samsung’s Project Moohan<\/a> headset thanks to a new report. If it proves true it means the Android XR<\/a> headset is coming soon, but it won’t be cheap\u2014even if it does cost less than the Apple Vision Pro<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The report comes from Korean publication Newsworks <\/a>(via 9to5Google<\/a>) and asserts that the VR headset will be available for purchase (in Korea at least) starting October 13. A previous report from a different Korean publication<\/a> stated that Samsung will hold an Unpacked event on September 29 in South Korea that will focus on the headset.<\/p>\n

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Outside of the potential release date, Newsworks also claims to know potential pricing and it reportedly ain’t cheap.<\/p>\n

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Newsworks claims Project Moohan will cost between 2.5 and 4 million won, which would be roughly about $1,800 and $2,900 USD. Even at the high end it would still be cheaper than Apple’s $3,500 Vision Pro, but only barely.<\/p>\n

How it compares to other headsets<\/p>\n

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Here’s the rub though: Anything over $1,000 for a device even Google<\/a> calls an “episodic product” that you only wear for an hour or two at a time can be a tough pill to swallow.<\/p>\n

The current king of VR headsets, the Meta Quest<\/a> 3 and its little sister the Quest 3S<\/a> are 4x cheaper than the rumored Moohan price at $499.99 and $299.99, respectively. And they offer comparable functionality to Apple’s headset (albeit without the deep Apple software integration) at a much cheaper price.<\/p>\n

Even the rumored Valve “Deckard” VR headset<\/a> that could launch this year reportedly has pricing closer to $1,200<\/a> while running on SteamOS. That headset is reportedly going to be able to play non-VR games, but in VR on a big screen without a PC.<\/p>\n

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If Samsung’s competition is the Vision Pro then anything less than $3,000 is probably a win\u2014but if it’s trying to get people into VR headsets, the current pricing rumors don’t paint an enticing picture.<\/p>\n

Samsung and Android XR<\/p>\n

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Samsung is reportedly only planning to sell 100,000 Moohan<\/a> headsets before the end of 2025. At the same time, a number of rumors have indicated that Samsung is working on a pair of smart glasses <\/a>that will launch in 2026<\/a> offering models with and without displays.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Samsung will have Android XR competition in Xreal’s wild Project Aura glasses<\/a>. Those spectacles are also supposed to debut next year and may be more affordable than Project Moohan since the currently available Xreal One Pro AR<\/a> glasses top out at $649.<\/p>\n

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