How Samsung's smart glasses will work with your Galaxy - here's everything we know
Source: ZDNet
ZDNET’s key takeaways
- Samsung shared the first details of its upcoming AI smart glasses.
- The glasses rely on AI and smartphone integration rather than being a standalone device.
- This would be the company’s first foray into the smart glasses market.
Samsung AI smart glasses: what we know
2026 is poised to be the year Samsung enters the smart glasses market, and we finally have direct confirmation from the company. During an interview with CNBC, Samsung’s executive vice president of mobile business, Jay Kim, shared details about the upcoming AI smart glasses, including how they’ll operate and what they’ll be able to accomplish.
Kim discussed the glasses at MWC in Barcelona (ZDNET coverage). He said the glasses will be released later this year and will feature an eye‑level, built‑in camera.
AI‑focused design
The glasses are meant to focus heavily on artificial intelligence. They will connect to your phone—presumably as part of the Galaxy ecosystem—to process the information captured by the camera. According to Kim, the glasses act as a gateway for AI to capture and understand what you see, then feed that information to the mobile phone rather than operating as a completely standalone device.
“Everybody talks about what the next AI device is, and I know I’ve been looking at many different types of devices. Glasses, obviously, is one of them, and everybody’s looking at it,” Kim told CNBC. “I think the XR headset will sort of be around, but not as a sort of mass‑scale business.”
Integration with Galaxy devices
Kim declined to comment on whether the glasses will feature a built‑in display. Rumors suggest they will not; instead, Samsung plans heavy integration with its phone and Galaxy Watch, allowing users to rely on those devices for screen output when needed.
Market context
Samsung launched the Galaxy XR last year, an extended‑reality headset with spatial audio, 360‑degree immersive content, and Gemini for AI. The new AI smart glasses represent a different business category—smaller, less expensive, and geared toward AI‑driven experiences.
Other companies such as Xreal and Meta are already deep into the smart glasses market, offering built‑in AI experiences, phone integrations, and augmented‑reality features.
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