Qualcomm announces next-generation MR chip 'Snapdragon XR2 + Gen 2', Google and Samsung are developing equipped devices

Semiconductor major Qualcomm has announced the single-chip

https://www.qualcomm.com/news/releases/2024/01/qualcomm-accelerates-new-wave-of-mixed-reality-experiences-with-

Qualcomm's XR2+ Gen 2 SoC sets up a wave of Apple Vision Pro competitors | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2024/01/qualcomms-xr2-gen-2-soc-sets-up-a-wave-of-apple-vision-pro-competitors/

Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 2 looks like a Vision Pro competitor - The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/2024/1/4/24024480/qualcomm-snapdragon-xr2-plus-gen-2-vr-headset-chipset-samsung-google

Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 has improved GPU frequency by 15% and CPU frequency by 20% compared to the previous generation Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2, and is capable of outputting 4.3K x 4.3K resolution video per eye at 90fps. Chip for devices. Snapdragon It is said that it is the best chip for.

Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2, the previous generation chip of Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2, was installed in Meta's Quest 3 and supported rendering at 3K resolution per eye.

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Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm are partnering to develop devices using Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2.

Samsung, Google and Qualcomm are teaming up to develop new AR/VR - GIGAZINE

'Samsung is excited to work with Qualcomm and Google to once again revolutionize the mobile industry, ' said Song In-kang, vice president and head of technology strategy team at Samsung. We aim to provide an experience.”

'We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Qualcomm and Samsung on the future of immersive and spatial XR,' said Shahram Izadi, vice president of AR at Google. We're excited to leverage the capabilities of Gen 2 and enable new experiences.'

In addition, Qualcomm is collaborating with at least five other hardware manufacturers, including HTC, The Verge reports. Although Qualcomm emphasizes its cooperative relationship with Google and Samsung, there are reports that there is confusion within Google's AR team, and that Samsung is also experiencing delays in hardware development.

It is unknown until the announcement what the devices from Samsung, Google, and Qualcomm will be like, but Samsung is planning to hold its own event in the third week of January 2023, so the sooner the device is released, the better. The Verge points out that there is a possibility that Apple will announce a device that will compete with Apple's Vision Pro.

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