Samsung’s XR glasses will share features with the Meta Ray-Ban glasses: report
Samsung’s highly anticipated XR wearable is expected to be ready for its debut sometime next year. The company has yet to reveal many details about its first Extended Reality (XR) smart glasses, but new research from China suggests that the Korean brand’s upcoming XR device will share some features with Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses. The device, reportedly developed in collaboration with Google and Qualcomm, could hit the market in the third quarter of 2025. The alleged Samsung XR glasses may not have a display and are expected to include a 12-megapixel camera.
New details about Samsung’s XR Smart Glasses surface
A research note from China-based Wellsen XR provides details on Samsung’s first XR smart glasses. According to the reportmarked Through Jukanlosreve (@Jukanlosreve) and Maeil Business Newspaper, Samsung has finalized plans to launch AI smart glasses, and the company aims 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 feature 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.
The camera on the Samsung XR glasses is said to be able to scan QR codes, gesture recognition and ‘human recognition functions’. These functions can be performed by the pre-installed Gemini Giant Language Model (LLM) in the wearable, in collaboration with Google.
Samsung Electronics confirmed in its earnings announcement last month that the XR headset would be launched next year. However, the brand has not yet revealed the exact launch timeline. Samsung is expected to preview the device at the Galaxy Unpacked event for the Galaxy S25 series.
