New delhi: The Global Mixed Reality (XR) Display Shipments are expected to increase by 6 per cent annual in 2025, with shipments of augmented reality (ar) glasses alone Growing by 42 per 42 per cent, ACCORDING TO A CCORDING to A new repart. According to the latest XR Display Shipment and Forecast Report by Counterpoint Research, While Ar Remains A Relatively Niche Segment, It is Expected to Grow The Fast Growth for Virtual Reality (VR) This year.

This growth will be driven by the launch of new ar smart glasses that use displays for ai-enabled applications instead of media consumption. “Last Year Saw a Significant Drop In Panel Shipments as XR Device Makers Tried to Clear Inventories and Revised their business plans. The launch of the launch of the meta Quest 3s was another contributing factor to the low paanel Shipments, Since This HeadSet Includes a Single LCD Panel INTEAD of Two, “The Report Stated.

In this context, the projected growth in 2025 will only represent a partial recoverry, and panel shipments will remain far the level the levels seen in 2023. Technology in VR, with an 87 per cent share of shipments in 2025.

LCD is used in entry-level headsets, but also in high-end devices featuring advanced technologies such as such as quantum dots and miniled. For ar, the share of oled-on-Silicon is expected to decrease to 75 per cent, making room for a larger share of microled and lcos displays.

While meta and google have recently demonstrated full functioning Microled Smart Glasses, they have not yet announced plans to commercialise them. The recovery is currently projection to follow a similar pattern in 2026, with display shopments increasing by 38 per cent for ar and 2.1 per cent for vr. “However, there is a lot of uncertainty regarding us tarifs imposed on chinese products and how they will impact demand for xr devices. Downgraded in the next Quarterly Update, “The report noted.