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Galaxy XR: The first Android XR headset

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169 points thelastgallon | 6 comments | 22 Oct 25 16:50 UTC | HN request time: 0.216s | source | bottom
1. giancarlostoro ◴[22 Oct 25 17:17 UTC] No.45672222[source]▶
So, it's been a few years, but does Samsung still have... issues with devices exploding? I would not want to live out Sword Art Online IRL.
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2. jsheard ◴[22 Oct 25 17:21 UTC] No.45672275[source]▶
They've been fine on the battery front for a while, the explodey Galaxy Note was a decade ago. They're understandably quite conservative about charging speeds and adopting new battery technologies now.

Edit: or maybe not, see the sibling comment about their smart ring. At least that looks like an isolated incident.

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3. giancarlostoro ◴[22 Oct 25 17:25 UTC] No.45672332[source]▶
Beautiful, I may someday in the future try Android XR, for the meantime the Quest 3S is fine for my needs.
4. walterbell ◴[22 Oct 25 17:31 UTC] No.45672410[source]▶
> exploding

expanding? https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45423490

5. jama211 ◴[22 Oct 25 18:01 UTC] No.45672851[source]▶
You just take it off, so similar danger really to keeping a phone in your pocket against your skin, which I assume you have no problems doing
6. nerdix ◴[22 Oct 25 22:10 UTC] No.45675800[source]▶
For anyone actually concerned about this: the Galaxy XR uses an external battery pack with a long power cable just like the Vision Pro. The battery is not attached to the headset itself.