Samsung’s XR Glasses Will Share Some Features With Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses, to Launch in Q3 2025: Report

Samsung XR glasses are expected to be powered by Qualcomm’s AR1 chipset

Written by Nithya P Nair, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 18 November 2024 16:13 IST

Samsung’s XR Glasses Will Share Some Features With Meta's Ray-Ban Glasses, to Launch in Q3 2025: Report

Photo Credit: Meta/ Ray-Ban

Meta launched its smart glasses in collaboration with Ray-Ban last year

Highlights

Samsung's XR device could pack a 12-megapixel camera
The initial production of Samsung's XR device will be reportedly limited
It is said to be capable of scanning QR codes

Samsung's long-awaited XR wearable is expected to be ready for its debut sometime next year. The company is yet to reveal many details about its first extended reality (XR) smart glasses, however, new research coming out of China shows that the Korean brand's upcoming XR device will share some features with Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses. The device, reportedly developed in partnership with Google and Qualcomm, could be released in the third quarter of 2025. The purported Samsung XR glasses may not have a display and is expected to pack a 12-megapixel camera.

New Details on Samsung's XR Smart Glasses Surface

A research note by China-based Wellsen XR offers details about Samsung's first XR smart glasses. As per the report, highlighted by Jukanlosreve (@Jukanlosreve) and Maeil Business Newspaper, Samsung has finalised plans to release AI smart glasses, and the company is eyeing to produce 5,00,000 units in the first batch. The smart glasses will reportedly be released in the third quarter of 2025.

The Samsung XR glasses will reportedly pack a Qualcomm AR1 chipset as the main processing unit and an NXP semiconductor as the auxiliary processing unit. Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses also run on the AR1 chipset. It is also said to come with a 12-megapixel camera with Sony IMX681 CMOS image sensor and 155mAh battery, similar to Meta's Ray-Ban offering. It could weigh 50 grams.

[Sponsored] Samsung Galaxy S24: The Ultimate Camera Phone With Smarter On-Device AI

The camera on the Samsung XR glasses is said to be capable of scanning QR codes, gesture recognition and “human recognition functions.” These functions could be performed by the pre-installed Gemini giant language model (LLM) in the wearable in collaboration with Google.

Samsung Electronics in its earnings announcement last month confirmed that the XR headset would be launched next year. However, the brand has not revealed the exact launch timeline yet. Samsung is expected to preview the device at its Galaxy Unpacked event for the Galaxy S25 series.

Samsung Galaxy A26’s Leaked CAD Renders Hint at Slightly Updated Design

Comments

For the latest tech news and reviews, follow Gadgets 360 on X, Facebook, WhatsApp, Threads and Google News. For the latest videos on gadgets and tech, subscribe to our YouTube channel. If you want to know everything about top influencers, follow our in-house Who'sThat360 on Instagram and YouTube.

Further reading: Samsung, Samsung XR glasses, Samsung XR, Meta, Meta Ray Ban Smart Glasses

Nithya P Nair

Email Nithya P Nair

Nithya P Nair is a journalist with more than five years of experience in digital journalism. She specialises in business and technology beats. A foodie at heart, Nithya loves exploring new places (read cuisines) and sneaking in Malayalam movie dialogues to spice up conversations. More