Samsung’s upcoming Galaxy Glasses have leaked, and the looks don’t impress

Because in the smart glasses market, the ones people actually wear every day are the ones that don't make them feel like they're wearing a science experiment.

By Shikhar Mehrotra Published April 27, 2026

Viture One smart glasses atop MacBook Air. — Nadeem Sarwar / Digital Trends

Samsung’s purported smart glasses are no longer a rumor. Android Headlines appears to have published the first renders of the Galaxy Glasses, and if you were expecting something that looked like the future, get ready to be disappointed.

As seen in the pictures, the Galaxy Glasses have a familiar, rounded sunglasses-style look that’s strikingly similar to the Meta Ray-Bans, which have been on the market for a couple of years now. The “Samsung” branding is there on one of the temple arms, but beyond that, there’s hardly a unique design element that tells them apart.

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What is even more surprising is that the company partnered with Warby Parker and Gentle Monster to design and develop the frame. For those catching up, the first is an American direct-to-consumer eyewear brand, while the second is a South Korean luxury fashion eyewear brand.

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The Galaxy Glasses, codenamed “Jinju,” will be based on the Android XR platform running on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 chip. What can give the device an edge over Meta’s smart glasses is integrating Google’s Gemini AI for real-time conversations, translations, visual searches, and navigation.

Samsung’s smart glasses could feature a 12MP Sony IMX681 sensor at the front of the frame for capturing photos and first-person videos, along with gesture recognition. The glasses should pair with a Galaxy phone via Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, wherein the handset should do the heavy AI lifting.

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Other specifications of the smart glasses, as mentioned in the report, include a 155 mAh battery, Bluetooth v5.3, directional speakers, and photochromic transition lenses; nothing that we haven’t already seen or something that reinvents the smart glasses wheel entirely.

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 expected to reveal the Fold 8, Flip 8, and the long-rumored Galaxy “Wide Fold,” alongside the Galaxy Watch 9.

However, the glasses might not be available immediately after the announcement. Regarding price, Samsung might peg the tag between $379 and $499. The report also talks about a Galaxy Glasses variant with a built-in display (similar to Meta Ray-Ban Display), which could arrive in 2027 with a price tag between $600 and $900.

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