Samsung knows mobile revenue won’t last forever. AI and 6G are redefining communication, replacing multi-step tasks with a single command. Now, the company is expanding beyond smartphones—into AI-powered hardware. At MWC 2025, we took a look at Samsung’s Project Moohan, its long-awaited XR headset.
A closer look at the design
Sometimes, Apple focuses too much on its “premium materials,” which comes at the detriment to the user experience. The Vision Pro is a good example. It looks and feels premium, but it is heavy, no thanks to Apple’s decision to make it out of metal. Samsung has cleverly opted to go in the opposite (and cheaper) direction by making Project Moohan mostly out of plastic. This has resulted in a much lighter headset.
The model that we saw at MWC 2025 hasn’t changed since the company introduced it at its Unpacked event earlier this year. It sports a goggle-like design on the front, which also houses the display. It has a strap that circles around the back with an adjustment dial inspired by the Meta Quest Pro. A hands-on review of the headset by YouTuber MKBHD found that this design resulted in most of the weight being placed on the forehead. This is compared to the Apple Vision Pro, which puts the weight on the eye area.
The padding on the straps looks quite thick and comfortable. This particular iteration has physical buttons placed around the headset. This allows users to control the settings and other actions, like the volume. There is another physical button that automatically aligns the lenses to match the distance between the user’s eyes. Unlike the Vision Pro’s fixed power brick, Samsung designed Moohan with detachable USB-C power banks. We can also see the various sensors and cameras built into the headset that will help it sense the gesture-based commands.
Other than that, we’re digging the overall design. Samsung has come a long way from its early Gear VR headset days, with Project Moohan representing a much cleaner and more refined look.
What is Project Moohan?
We don’t know much about Project Moohan right now. But, to be fair, even if we knew its complete specs, chances are things could change ahead of its release. Qualcomm’s Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 powers the current version. This is an upgraded version of the chip powering the Meta Quest 3. It also runs on Google’s Android XR platform, which is designed specifically for smart glasses and headsets.
There isn’t a set release date yet for Project Moohan, which is why we said there’s a chance the design and features could change before then. We have heard that Samsung plans on releasing it this year, so hopefully, the company will have more details to share later on.
