Samsung Project Moohan Headset Specs Revealed In Benchmark Test
Samsung Project Moohan headset
A benchmark result published online appears to have revealed as-yet unannounced core specs of the upcoming Samsung Project Moohan headset. It will be the first to show off the Android XR platform.
Geekbench 6 is a great tool for comparing the power of mobile hardware, but by default any results are automatically uploaded to the platform's online database. This has happened to Samsung's upcoming SM-i610, revealed to be Samsung's Project Moohan headset months ago.
Abishek Yadav highlighted the Geekbench entry on X, which reveals the headset on test has 16GB RAM and CPU specs that match those of the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2. That includes six performance-driven CPU cores and an Adreno 740 graphics chipset.
This chipset is one generation on from the Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 processor used in the Meta Quest 3, but they both use an Adreno 740 series CPU.
In Geekbench 6's test run, the device scored 2453 points overall, which is only roughly comparable with a flagship phone many years old. However, the graphics processor is the more important metric here, and the headset lacks the additional efficiency cores found in phones — an architecture style Geekbench 6 is really designed to test.
The Adreno 740, meanwhile, is used in the punchy Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. And a phone with one of those SoCs might score somewhere in the ballpark of 9000 points in Geekbench 6.
It's also worth noting VR headsets often will not score well in Geekbench 6, likely influenced by the additional overheads of the interface, compared to a plain Android phone.
It may still be worth comparing the 2453 points of Project Moohan with the Meta Quest 3, which scores around 1500-1600 points in most test runs. Some listed on Geekbench's database are far higher, though, with scores above 2000 points.
The Geekbench listing also suggests Project Moohan runs Android 14, suggesting this is the kernel used in the first version of Android XR. It's behind the latest phones, which run Android 15, while Android 16 was unveiled earlier this month.
Android XR is Google's new interface for mixed and augmented reality, the showing off of which is a primary reason for Samsung's Project Moohan to even exist.
A handful of journalists and influencers have already had the opportunity to try out the Project Moohan headset first-hand.
The Verge's Victoria Song says it's 'much lighter and more comfortable to wear' than the Apple Vision Pro, while noting the experience of actually using it feels quite similar to that of Apple's headset.
TechRadar's Jacob Krol says the headset is 'clearly a bit less premium' than Apple Vision Pro, but with that comes significantly reduced weight. He also highlights the tight integration with Google Gemini, which is core component of Android XR.
Two important questions remain unanswered. Samsung has not announced when Project Moohan is out beyond that it's planned for 2025 still, or revealed how much it will cost.
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