- Samsung, Meta and Apple are reportedly working on OLED VR -HEADSET
- Meta’s headset is tipped to 2026 while Apple is set to 2027
- Samsung and Meta use new oled on silicon screens
OLED, OLED, OLED – It’s the name of the game right now in the XR world if there is to believe a report on leaked hardware specifications. Samsung, Apple and Meta are said to work on OLED-DISPLAY-EXHIBITED headsets. And while Samsung’s and Apple’s plans are interesting, Meta’s OLED headsets can be a winner for a big reason: costs.
Starting with Samsung-Fordi Sit headset is the only thing we officially know exists report via ELEC (a South Korean sales, details translated and summarized by @Jukanlosreve) says the upcoming consumer version of Project Moohan-Headset (Android XR laptop it develops with Google) with a 3,800 PPI (Pix empty).
Interestingly, this OLEDOS screen (OLED is on silicon, also known as Micro Oled TL; DR: They are very small but tall density OLED panels built on silicon) would come from Sony, not Samsung screen, and it is higher than the 3rd386pi display used by Apple Vision Pro- Middle altatively alternatively headset. Hopefully it won’t be that expensive (I’m not holding my breath).
When we talk about Apple, it is said to work on a vision pro that is more consumer friendly (read: cheaper). Instead of silicon, according to the above report, Apple will rely on more traditional glass oleds with a 1,500 PPI, with a release scheduled for 2027 – but I do not hold my breath that this device should be affordable as being cheaper than a $ 3,500 headset could still be very expensive.
Last up is Meta, which is reportedly planning to use a 0.8 to 0.9 inch Oledos screen in a headset set for 2026.
The smaller screen size would apparently be a cost -saving measure. OLED panels are typically made large and then cut in size, and Meta apparently hopes that if it can reliably create a 1.42 OLEDOS device (the same size as a Vision Pro), it can then cut it up for approx. four 0.8 to 0.9 inch panels and reduce its costs by one quarter. However, given this small size, it may use two screens per Headset (which would follow the two-display setup used in its Quest headsets), which would only halve the effective costs.
Either way, Oledos shows, even for a quarter or half of the cost, would probably not come cheaply-is the reason I expect this 2026 headset to be the rumored Meta Quest Pro 2. It has allegedly been canceled twice already, but the third time seems to be the charm as Meta could have turned out to a unique glass-like shape (as I seem amazing, that way, and some, Oledenes, it would help cement as an exciting suggestion.
A 2026 window would also work for a Meta Quest 4 launch (based on the three-year gap between Quest 2 and Quest 3 releases), although unless Meta can seriously reduce costs, OLED screens may be a bridge too far for its middle-class line where they would not be for its high-end quest pro-heads.
As with all leaks and rumors, we will have to take these details with a pinch of salt – especially in the case of meta and Apple – as even if these are their current plans, there is plenty of time to change and we do not know what any of these brands have waiting for us until they make an official message. Hopefully Samsung doesn’t leave us to wonder much longer, and maybe Meta will tease something at Meta Connect 2025.
