Snapchat introduces new glasses with claimed battery life of 45 minutes
Snapchat unveiled its fifth-generation augmented reality (AR)-capable Spectacles on Tuesday at the Snap Partner Summit 2024. They bring upgrades over the fourth-generation Spectacles, including more immersive micro-projector AR displays, dual Snapdragon processors, and longer battery life. Along with the launch of the fifth-generation Spectacles, Snapchat also introduced artificial intelligence (AI) features, including a new Lens, creative AI captions, and expanded capabilities to My AI, the social media platform’s AI chatbot.
Snapchat Fifth Generation Spectacles Price
Snapchat says the fifth-generation Spectacles aren’t yet available for consumer purchase. Developers can get their hands on them through the Spectacles Developer Program by paying $99 (roughly Rs. 8,000) per month.
Snapchat 5th Generation Glasses Specifications
Snapchat’s fifth-generation Spectacles feature AR displays with Liquid Crystal on Silicon (LCoS) micro-projectors. It is said to project vibrant images both indoors and outdoors, even in direct sunlight. The Spectacles are powered by Qualcomm-sourced dual Snapdragon processors that distribute the computing workload. This is said to reduce power consumption while improving heat dissipation.
The fifth-generation Spectacles can be paired with smartphones via the companion Spectacles by Snap Inc app available on the App Store. This allows users to complete the setup process, control the AR glasses, mirror the smartphone, adjust various settings such as brightness and volume, and download and view captured content.
The company says Snap Spectacles can deliver about 45 minutes of battery life, compared to the 30 minutes of battery life of the original Spectacles. They can be charged via USB Type-C and come with a cable. The latest AR glasses also come with minor design tweaks, such as thicker glasses compared to the fourth-gen Spectacles.
The new AR Spectacles run on Snap OS and support hand gestures and voice commands. The social media platform has also partnered with Open AI to give developers access to multimodal large language models (LLMs) for building Lenses. They can also use the new Lens Studio 5.0 to quickly push projects to Spectacles.
