Samsung Unpacked 2026: AI-Powered Galaxy Smart Glasses Unveiled, Enters Race Against Meta
The glasses use a Qualcomm chip and a smartphone connection as Samsung targets Meta with a premium device launching this fall.
- At Samsung Galaxy Unpacked in London on July 22, 2026, Samsung detailed its upcoming smart glasses featuring built-in cameras, speakers, and gesture controls powered by Google Android XR operating system.
- Samsung looks to challenge Meta, which commanded 69.2% of the smart glasses market in the first quarter of 2026, as the tech giant expands beyond smartphones into wearable devices.
- Equipped with Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen1 chip, the glasses run Google Gemini and Samsung Bixby AI, delivering 9 hours of battery life with a charging case providing seven additional full charges.
- Samsung COO Won-Joon Choi positioned the device as "premium," while analysts suggest pricing between $600 and $700, with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker collaborating on design and sales.
- When the device launches this Fall, Samsung will offer "more designs," though the company expects the category to remain a "niche market" not reaching 100 million units in sales.
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