Key Highlights:
- Samsung has confirmed AR smart glasses are coming in 2026, with no exact launch timeline yet.
- The confirmation came during Samsung’s Q4 2025 earnings call, hinting at its wearable plans for this year.
- Rumors hint that at least one of the smart glasses will feature a 12MP camera, 155 mAh battery, and Qualcomm’s AR1 chip.
It’s not hidden anymore that Samsung has a bunch of products lined up for this year. Next month, on February 25th, the company is rumored to launch the Galaxy S26 series. The lineup will feature the Galaxy S26, Galaxy S26 Plus, and the beefiest Galaxy S26 Ultra.
Later this year, Samsung is also expected to drop the next-gen foldables in the form of the Galaxy Z Fold 8 and Galaxy Z Flip 8. Not to forget, the company also has the rumored “Galaxy Wide Fold” in its pipeline. However, if you are someone who is pretty much invested in AR/XR devices, Samsung may have just shared a small, but important detail that you might have hoped to hear all this while.
The first concrete detail about the official launch of Samsung’s AI smart glasses is here
Here, we are specifically talking about Samsung’s smart glasses, which have been rumored for a long time now. For the uninitiated, Samsung unveiled the much-anticipated Galaxy XR Headset last year. The device is much more affordable than Apple’s Vision Pro and has been praised by critics for most of the things it brings to the table. Well, Samsung has now confirmed that it has plans to launch wearable devices, including AR glasses, in 2026.
The confirmation came from Samsung’s EVP of Mobile Experiences, Seong Cho, during the company’s Q4 2025 earnings call. Previously, rumors suggested that Samsung is working on two smart glasses. Interestingly, one of them is expected to include augmented reality features. With the next-gen smart glasses, Samsung is reportedly planning to deliver what it calls multimodal AI experiences.
Rumored details about the smart glasses
If you haven’t heard much about specs, fortunately, there are a few worth talking about here, thanks to the rumor mill. One of the planned smart glasses from Samsung is said to sport a 12-megapixel camera, a 155mAh battery, and a Qualcomm AR1 chipset. Google’s Gemini AI is highly likely to power AI features for the smart glasses. Unfortunately, Cho didn’t share any launch timeline for these smart glasses during the earnings call.
