Samsung Intelligent Eyewear Reportedly Launches in December
Samsung's first AI smart glasses, Intelligent Eyewear, are reportedly due in mid-December 2026, with sales starting in South Korea and the United States.
Samsung is preparing to launch Intelligent Eyewear, its first AI-powered smart glasses, in mid-December 2026, according to a report from Korea's ChosunBiz. Sales will begin in South Korea and the United States, in a market currently led by Meta.
The date follows earlier reports that pointed to a November release, and comes more than a year after Samsung announced its plans in this category. The final price has not been set, as negotiations are still under way.
Phased rollout
The first wave will not include major markets such as Europe, China and Japan, which are expected to get the glasses in 2027. An industry source told the newspaper that Samsung will watch early demand and user response in the two launch markets before expanding, the same approach it took with the Galaxy XR headset, which also debuted in South Korea and the US.
Features and hardware
The glasses run Google's Android XR platform with full Gemini integration. They use the camera and microphones to understand the surroundings, offering live translation and spoken navigation without taking out a phone. They can also capture documents or meetings and organize the content automatically in the notes app on Galaxy phones.
On the hardware side, the glasses use a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 processor, a 12-megapixel front camera, stereo speakers and several microphones. Battery life reaches 9 hours on a single charge, and a carrying case can recharge them throughout the day.
Samsung worked with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker on the design and has shown four styles so far: two at Google I/O in May and two at the Galaxy Unpacked event in July, where the glasses were presented together with Google.
The report says the unresolved price and how useful the glasses prove in daily life will be the deciding factors for their early success.
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