Samsung is about to drop its first AI smart glasses next month. According to the latest leak, the company's Intelligent Eyewear device will make its debut in mid-December, challenging Meta's Ray-Ban glasses for the wearable crown.
Samsung Intelligent Eyewear to launch mid-December
South Korean sources claim that Samsung's first AI smart glasses will drop next month. | Image by ChosunBiz
If you're still wondering what Christmas present to get either for yourself or for your loved ones, Samsung timed the launch of its Meta Ray-Ban competitor perfectly. The latest leak, coming from South Korean news outlet ChosunBiz, claims that Samsung is planning a US launch in mid-December.
South Korea will reportedly get the new AI smart glasses at the same time, while Europe, Japan, and China will have to wait until 2027. Earlier reports pointed toward a November launch, but it seems that Samsung has decided to push back the debut by a month.
Intelligent Eyewear expected features
The AI glasses made a brief appearance in May during Google's annual I/O conference, as a platform to showcase Android XR.Gemini will handle most of the features on the glasses, which will require asking questions and having conversations with Google's AI agent.
If you're okay with such a user interface, you can ask Gemini about things you're looking at, translate text and speech in real time, get directions without the need to look at your phone, use voice navigation, and enjoy more or less all the core features of a pair of AI-powered glasses.
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Hardware specs and pricing
Leaked design images of the upcoming Samsung Intelligent Eyewear glasses. | Image by SammyGuru
The beating heart of Samsung's Intelligent Eyewear is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip, a dedicated extended reality (XR) SoC platform built specifically to power lightweight smart glasses using Android XR.
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Along with the chip, you're getting a 12MP camera, stereo speakers, and an array of microphones. Battery life should be quite good, too. Samsung boasts up to nine hours on a charge, which means these glasses could potentially get you through the day.
The big omission is the lack of any kind of display. These glasses act more like a Bluetooth camera and earpieces than full-fledged AR glasses such as Xreal Aura, for example. But fret not, Samsung is already working on a second version of its Intelligent Eyewear featuring built-in displays.
One key feature is style — Samsung is working with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, and will offer different designs and a bunch of cool color options. As for the price, rumors put the price tag between $349 and $499.
On one hand, this feels expensive for glasses without a dedicated screen, but on the other, Meta’s Ray-Ban glasses start at $449 for the Gen 3 models, so this price range makes sense.
I'm not particularly excited about Samsung's Intelligent Eyewear
I'm still waiting for the AR revolution. | Image by Google
I've been waiting for the AR revolution ever since the original Google Glass model came out back in 2014. Now, more than a decade later, big companies are still struggling to solve the AR equation.
The lack of a built-in screen breaks it for me, as these new smart glasses, as advanced as they might be on the AI front, can't give me the AR experience I've been longing for. As I said above, these glasses are just a more stylish way to wear a camera and earbuds on your face.
This is all fine and dandy if such a device cost $199, for example, but pushing $500 is a bit too much. What do you think about the upcoming Samsung Intelligent Eyewear smart glasses?
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