Samsung Smart Glasses (Android XR): Price, Release Date, Apps and Prescription Options

Samsung's smart glasses, sold as Intelligent Eyewear, are the first Android XR glasses: audio and camera glasses with Google's Gemini built in and no display in the lens. Preorders opened on November 12, 2026, and they go on sale on December 10, from $395 with Warby Parker frames and $449 to $489 with Gentle Monster frames. At launch they're sold in the US (Gentle Monster also in South Korea) and work with recent Pixel and Galaxy phones and with iPhone 13 Pro or newer.

Updated: November 13, 2026. Prices, dates and specs were checked that day on Samsung's US newsroom, Google's announcement, glasses.google, Gentle Monster's US store and Warby Parker's November 12 press release.

Samsung smart glasses: price, release date and specs

The short version: from $395, on preorder now, in stores and online on December 10, 2026, US first.

Name: Intelligent Eyewear, built by Samsung with Google. Many reports still use the rumored name, Galaxy Glasses.

Price (US, November 2026): Warby Parker from $395, Gentle Monster $449 to $489. Prescription lenses cost extra.

Release date: December 10, 2026. Gentle Monster's first preorders ship from December 9; Warby Parker expects deliveries from mid-December.

Countries: US and South Korea only, with a Google Account from one of them, age 18 or older.

Phones: Pixel 7 or newer with the Android 17 September 2026 update; Galaxy S, S FE, Z Fold, Z Flip and Fold Ultra on One UI 9.0 or later; iPhone 13 Pro or newer on iOS 26.6 (Samsung: iPhone 13 or later with 6 GB of RAM). Other Android phones aren't supported at launch.

Hardware: 12 MP camera with 3K video, two open-ear speakers, four microphones, 64 GB of storage, IPX4.

Battery and weight: up to 9 hours, 72 hours with the case, about 41 grams.

Display: none. Every answer comes as audio in your ear.

Samsung smart glasses vs Meta Ray-Ban and Even G2

Samsung's glasses go straight at Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3: camera, speakers, an AI assistant, no screen, and $54 cheaper with Warby Parker frames. If you want to read text in the lens, you're comparing with Meta Ray-Ban Display or Even Realities G2, which cost more.

Sources: Samsung, Google, Meta's newsroom and Even Realities' US store, checked November 13, 2026. Every model with a screen is in smart glasses with display.

What Gemini does on Android XR glasses

Gemini is the reason to buy these glasses. Say "Hey Gemini" or tap the frame, and it answers in your ear, using the camera when you ask about something in front of you. According to Engadget's hands-on, no paid Gemini plan is required.

Ask about what you see: a mural, a bookshelf, an event poster, which Gemini can add to Google Calendar.

Translation: live speech translation in Google Translate with automatic language detection in more than 70 languages, plus text you look at, such as a menu. More in translation glasses.

Navigation, calls and messages: Google Maps directions in your ear, hands-free calls, voice replies, and notifications that Samsung says are grouped and summarized.

Photos and video: hands-free capture and live sharing in Google Meet.

Phone-specific extras: Bixby only with Galaxy phones. Guided Vision (scene descriptions, small print) and Aira Explorer (a human visual interpreter) are Android-only at launch.

Engadget's November 12 hands-on misses a screen but praises the software: "Google's OS feels much more mature."

Android XR glasses apps: Google Play for glasses

Android XR audio glasses have no store of their own. Apps come from Google Play on your phone: a normal phone app whose developer added a glasses experience, used on the glasses by voice or touch.

Google's developer documentation, checked November 13, 2026, says:

Apps for audio glasses go out on the ordinary mobile release track, with no separate track, so any Android developer can add a glasses feature to an existing app.

A "Differentiated for Glasses" badge in the Play Store marks apps with a projected activity, an experience built for the glasses.

Display glasses have no distribution yet. Developers build in the Android XR emulator and should "stay tuned for more updates on distribution in the future."

At launch you get YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Audible (Android only), Aira Explorer and Google's Maps, Translate, Calendar and Meet. At Google I/O in May 2026, Google also showed Gemini driving Uber, DoorDash and Mondly by voice. For other brands, see our smart glasses apps table.

Warby Parker smart glasses vs Gentle Monster: frames and prescription lenses

The hardware is identical. Warby Parker is cheaper and offers more lens types; Gentle Monster has bolder shapes and a slightly wider prescription range.

Warby Parker smart glasses: Alden, Reid and Wren in Pine, Saddle and Jet Black, optical or sun, medium or wide, from $395, US only. Single vision, progressives, readers, blue-light and light-responsive lenses. Range: polycarbonate +4 to -8, high-index 1.67 +5 to -8.

Gentle Monster smart glasses: six frames in 16 colorways, $449 to $489, US and South Korea. Five styles take prescription lenses, from -5.00/+3.00 on the basic lens up to -9.00/+5.00 on Ultra-Thin.

Stronger prescription? Even Realities G2 goes from -12.00 to +12.00; our guide to prescription smart glasses compares every brand.

How to preorder, and the return policy

Preorder at warbyparker.com, on Gentle Monster's US store (both linked from glasses.google) or in a Warby Parker store. Demos run in more than 360 Warby Parker stores, at select Gentle Monster and Google Store locations, and at select Samsung stores from December 10.

Check the return terms before you add lenses:

Gentle Monster: returns within 14 days of delivery for standard pairs. Prescription pairs are made to order and "cannot be returned or refunded, including the device," and can't be canceled once payment is confirmed.

Warby Parker: no separate return terms for Intelligent Eyewear were published when we checked. Its standard policy for glasses is free returns within 30 days, so confirm it applies before ordering.

Privacy: camera light, bystanders and other voices

Google and Samsung list more privacy controls than most rivals:

Recording light: an LED shows when the camera is on, and capture stops if it's covered. The camera also turns off when you take the glasses off.

Bystanders: faces are redacted before Gemini processes an image, and camera visuals aren't saved to Gemini History or used for AI training or ads.

Switches: a physical off switch, plus a toggle for the camera, microphones and Gemini.

Other voices: Samsung says Gemini Live filters surrounding sounds, including other people's voices.

Who should wait

With a supported phone in the US, preordering is low risk. Wait if:

You want text in the lens. Google has announced display glasses without a date; reports point to 2027. Today that means Meta Ray-Ban Display or Even G2.

You live outside the US or South Korea. No other country has a date.

Your phone isn't supported, such as a Pixel 6, an iPhone 13 without the Pro, or most non-Samsung Android phones.

Your prescription goes past -8 or -9.

You want real battery tests. Nine hours is Samsung's own figure.

Where Hinty Voice Assistant fits

Hinty Voice Assistant listens to a conversation on your phone or computer and, a second or two after someone asks you a question, gives you a short hint: what to answer, with facts from your own documents. Smart glasses support is in testing, with no dates yet; testers get it first, for free.

On audio glasses like Samsung's, the Hinty phone app does the listening, and the hint, 3 to 8 words, is read into your ear through the glasses' speakers over Bluetooth, the way they play music. It waits for a quiet moment and stops when someone starts talking. The phone listens instead of the glasses because glasses microphones focus on the wearer.

Join the testers. Hinty is not affiliated with or endorsed by Samsung, Google, Warby Parker or Gentle Monster. If you use a live assistant in a conversation, tell the other person: in some US states, everyone has to agree before a conversation is transcribed.

Works today in Chrome

You don't need glasses to try it. Hinty Voice Assistant gives live hints in Google Meet, Zoom and Teams in the browser right now:

In a team meeting, your manager asks "When can the new pricing go live?" and you see "Monday, after the legal review" from your project notes.

In a presentation Q&A, someone asks "Where does the 40% growth come from?" and the hint shows "Two new markets, slide 7."

FAQ

How much will Samsung smart glasses cost?

From $395 with Warby Parker frames and $449 to $489 with Gentle Monster frames, before prescription lenses, as of November 2026.

When do Android XR glasses come out?

December 10, 2026, in the US, and in South Korea for Gentle Monster frames. Preorders opened on November 12.

Will Samsung smart glasses have a display?

Not the first ones. Google has announced Android XR display glasses without a date. XREAL Aura is the Android XR option with a screen today, but it's tethered by a cable.

Do Android XR glasses work with iPhone?

Yes, with iPhone 13 Pro or newer on iOS 26.6 or later. Guided Vision, Aira and Audible are Android-only at launch.

Samsung smart glasses vs Meta glasses: which is better?

Samsung's for Gemini and Google apps at $54 less than Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3; Ray-Ban Meta for more countries. Neither has a display.

Can you get Warby Parker smart glasses with prescription lenses?

Yes: single vision, progressives and readers, from +4 to -8 in polycarbonate and +5 to -8 in high-index 1.67.

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Get live hints in your Android XR glasses

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A 3-8 word hint seconds after the question, from your own documents when they cover it

In your ear on audio glasses, or in the lens on glasses with a display

Free during testing, and testers get every new version first

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👉 Works today in Chrome: live hints in Meet, Zoom and Teams