Take a Look at Samsung’s New Smart Glasses Design

Samsung has unveiled its upcoming smart glasses, showcasing two new designs and revealing some impressive specs, including a remarkable 9-hour battery life. Developed in partnership with Google and eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, these glasses are set to launch this fall.

After teasing the glasses for a while, Samsung finally presented the first two designs at I/O in May, and now we have two additional frames. The new options include a boxy black design from Gentle Monster and a rounded red-brown pair from Warby Parker. Jaein Choi, the executive vice president overseeing Samsung’s mobile experience division, mentioned that more designs are on the horizon.

This was our first opportunity to see the four frames up close, although Samsung didn’t allow us to try them on or even hold them. They are impressively lightweight, comparable to the thick-rimmed acrylic glasses many are familiar with, and not much larger. The speaker and microphone grilles are discreetly integrated into the stems, with a single button on the right side and a power switch tucked on the left. A camera and recording LED are positioned at the front, giving them a look similar to regular glasses that most people would be comfortable wearing, despite any privacy concerns.

The glasses will be powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip, the same technology found in Meta’s latest smart glasses. Samsung claims they will last up to nine hours on a single charge, with the included charging case providing up to seven additional charges.

Users will have the option to utilize either Google Gemini or Samsung’s Bixby with the glasses, featuring familiar AI capabilities such as message summaries, live translation, navigation assistance, and analysis of captured content. Notably, there is a recording LED that indicates when the camera is active. Choi stated that, similar to Meta’s glasses, these will prevent recording if the LED is blocked or obscured. However, this hasn’t stopped Meta’s from being labeled as “pervert glasses,” so it will be interesting to see how Samsung and Google address what Choi referred to as an “industry-shared problem.”

While Samsung hasn’t disclosed a specific release date or pricing for the new glasses, Choi described them as a “premium” product.