Samsung’s Galaxy Glasses Leak: A New Meta Rival Emerges
Samsung’s smart glasses are no longer a rumour. First images are out, and they look very familiar if you have ever seen a pair of Meta Ray-Bans.
Samsung has been teasing its arrival in the smart glasses scene since the launch of Galaxy XR last fall, reportedly developing a pair without a display alongside one with a built-in screen. Now, leaked marketing images show Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Glasses. Aside from the dual camera lenses and the larger temples typical of this form factor, they basically look like any run-of-the-mill frames.
Samsung partnered with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to design and develop the frame. That combination of an American direct-to-consumer eyewear brand and a South Korean luxury fashion brand gives the glasses a fashion-forward credibility that pure tech companies typically struggle to pull off.
The leaked images of the Samsung Galaxy Glasses show something notably slim. The temples seen here are fairly thin compared to rivals. Really, only the lenses and Samsung branding tell you what these are at first glance.
Specs, AI, and the Gemini Advantage
On paper, the hardware is competitive. The first-generation Samsung Galaxy Glasses are internally codenamed “Jinju” and are expected to sit in the $379 to $499 price range, positioning them almost directly against Meta’s latest display-free smart eyewear. Hardware includes a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 processor, a 12-megapixel Sony IMX681 camera, a 155mAh battery, and bone conduction audio support.
However, the biggest differentiator may be software. Integrating Google’s Gemini AI would enable real-time conversations, translations, visual searches, and navigation. That is something Meta’s Ray-Bans cannot match out of the box.
Like most smart glasses options available today, these are display-less, though despite this, they still run on Android XR, like Samsung’s Galaxy XR headset.
Samsung could unveil the Galaxy Glasses at the second Galaxy Unpacked of the year, which should take place in July. At the event, the company is also expected to reveal the Fold 8, Flip 8, and the Galaxy Wide Fold, alongside the Galaxy Watch 9.
In addition, Samsung is already planning. Samsung is also working on a second pair of Galaxy Glasses, codenamed Haean, with a micro-LED display for real AR overlays like notifications in your line of sight. Haean is expected to follow in 2027 with a price between $600 and $900.
For now, the Samsung Galaxy Glasses leaked images tell a story of a company playing it smart. Samsung is not trying to reinvent the category. It is entering at a price people can actually afford, with AI that actually works, and a design that people might actually want to wear on the street.
