Samsung could finally launch a Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses rival in 2025
The Samsung The bad news? It could land later in the year than we’d like and might not be as ‘XR’ as we’d hoped.
The report comes from Wellsen XR Research from China and has been shared by Samsung leaker, among others @Jukanlosreve on social media. Culminating in a release date of Q3 2025 (that’s July, August or September). Samsung usually hosts one of its Unpacked events in July for its foldable products, so it’s possible it will throw its glasses into the mix before 2025 if we’re lucky.
As for specs, the leaks don’t mention a display and the teased weight leaves no room for one (unless Samsung has developed some super next-gen display technology). Overall, the specs are remarkably similar to the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses; Samsung’s glasses are also said to apparently feature a Qualcomm AR 1 chipset, a 12 MP camera sensor, and have a battery capacity of 155 mAh and a weight of 50 grams – compared to Meta’s 154 mAh battery and 48 grams of weight.
The only difference this smart glasses clone can claim is that it will reportedly rely on Google Gemini instead of Meta AI for its AI functionality. While it doesn’t appear at this point that one option is significantly better than the other, the race to the top of our best smart glasses guide could be a tight one.
No XR, no problem?
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 it’s not necessarily the end of the world. While wired AR glasses – like the Xreal Air 2 specs – are a delight, they’re not without flaws. They drain the battery of the device they’re connected to, and they’re not smart glasses you wear casually – they’re best when you’re sitting and want to watch a movie on a giant virtual screen.
The leaked Samsung glasses, just like the Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses, are something you wear all the time. And thanks to their solid AI skills and built-in speakers, I’ve been using my Meta Glasses a lot more lately and loving them.
While I’d love to see Samsung still make an XR headset, I’m not disappointed to hear they’re working on a different kind of smart glasses. And while all rumors should be taken with a grain of salt, the success of the Ray-Ban Meta glasses (and their lack of competition) suggests there’s room for some rivals in the space.
We’ll have to wait and see what 2025 brings, but for Samsung it looks to be an exciting year with another big launch.
