Samsung XR headset reportedly listed on Geekbench; hints at specs
Samsung XR headset, which was rumored to be in development, has reportedly appeared on Geekbench website. A new Samsung device with model number SM-l130 was spotted on the performance benchmarking website on Monday, which is said to belong to the Samsung XR headset. The South Korean tech giant is rumored to be partnering with Google to build the mixed-reality headset, which could rival the Apple Vision Pro. According to the listing, the headset will have 16GB of RAM and run Android 14.
Samsung XR headset reportedly spotted on Geekbench
The Samsung device, which could be the alleged mixed reality headset, was spotted on the Geekbench website with the model number SM-l130. In January, a tipster on X (formerly known as Twitter) reported claimed that the tech giant is building an XR headset with the same model number. The Geekbench listing now confirms the earlier leak.
According to the listing, the device will be powered by an ARM-based processor with six cores and a max clock speed of 2.36GHz. These specifications match the Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 chipset, which powers augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) headsets. Furthermore, the listing also highlights that the device will run on Android 14 out of the box.
While the tipster had also highlighted the SM-l610 model, which corresponds to a VR controller from Samsung, that device was not spotted on Geekbench. However, with 16GB of RAM, it is unlikely that the SM-l130 belongs to the VR controller.
An earlier report claimed that Samsung’s XR headset was aimed at developers. The device was said to feature an OLEDoS (OLED on Silicon) display, which was said to be developed by Samsung Display, the company’s display manufacturing arm. The report also claimed that the device would launch in October, but that seems unlikely.
Interestingly, this isn’t the first time the South Korean tech giant has experimented with headsets. In 2017, the company launched the Samsung Gear VR, a virtual reality headset. The rumored XR device was said to support AR, VR, and mixed-reality capabilities, similar to the Apple Vision Pro. Last year, a report claimed that Samsung was looking to sell 30,000 units of the XR headsets.
