Samsung might finally launch a Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses rival in 2025

Date:
Mon, 18 Nov 2024 13:11:07 +0000

Description:
Samsung looks to be working on some smart glasses, but they won't have XR
tech in 2025.

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The Samsung XR headset project has been an open secret for some time, but a new report suggests it has finally settled on a design well see in 2025. The bad news? It could be landing later in the year than wed like and might not
be as XR as we had hoped.

The report is from Wellsen XR Research from China, and has been shared by the likes of Samsung leaker @Jukanlosreve on social media. With the highlight being the Q3 2025 release date (thatll be July, August, or September).
Samsung usually hosts one of its Unpacked events in July for its foldables,
so its possible itll slip its glasses into the mix for 2025 if were lucky.

As for what the specs will be capable of, the leaks dont mention a display
and the teased weight doesnt leave room for one (unless Samsung has developed some super next-gen display tech). Overall, the specs sound remarkably
similar to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses ; Samsungs glasses would apparently also be equipped with a Qualcomm AR 1 chipset, a 12MP camera sensor, and has
a 155mAh battery capacity and a 50g weight compared to Metas 154mAh battery and 48g weight.

The only difference this smart glasses clone can claim is itll reportedly
rely on Google Gemini instead of Meta AI for its AI functionality. Though right now it doesnt appear one option is significantly better than the other, so the race to the summit of our best smart glasses guide could be a tight one. No XR, no problem? (Image credit: Meta)

The lack of displays means these specs wouldn't really be XR certainly not
in the way the Meta Quest 3 is or the Meta Orion AR Glasses will be.

But its not necessarily the end of the world. While wired AR glasses such as the Xreal Air 2 specs are a delight, they arent faultless. They rinse the battery of the device theyre connected to, and they arent smart glasses you wear around casually theyre best for when youre sat down and want to watch a movie on a giant virtual screen.

The leaked Samsung glasses, as with the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, are something you wear all the time. And thanks to their solid AI abilities and in-built speakers Ive been using my pair of Meta glasses a lot more recently and loving it.

While Id love Samsung to make an XR headset still, Im not disappointed to
hear theyre working on a different kind of smart glasses. And while all
rumors should be taken with a pinch of salt the success of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses (and their lack of competition) does suggest theres room for some rivals in the space.

Well have to wait and see what 2025 brings, but for Samsung it looks like it could be an exciting year with yet another major launch. You might also like Best Samsung phones : top Galaxy handsets ranked Samsung Galaxy S25 : latest news, rumors and everything we want to see Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra : latest news, rumors, and everything weve heard



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