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181 Samsung Galaxy XR teardown reveals a very interesting construction

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GSMArena.com · 12/19/2025 20:12 EDT

Samsung Galaxy XR teardown reveals a very interesting construction

Samsung launched the Galaxy XR headset back in October, and today the repairability experts over at iFixit have taken one apart, revealing its innards for us all to see in the video embedded below.

The Galaxy XR is lighter than Apple's Vision Pro, and has magnetic face cushions and light seals. The headset's entry point is from the front, so the plastic shell needs to be removed first.



Interestingly, there's a "Void if tampered" sticker inside the Galaxy XR, and such messages are illegal in the US

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