Samsung’s first smart glasses are finally going on sale. Pre-orders for the company’s Android XR Intelligent Eyewear open today, November 12, 2026, at Warby Parker — turning a product that has spent the year as a stage demo into something you can actually buy.
The date did not come from Samsung itself. Warby Parker co-founder and co-CEO Dave Gilboa put it on the record in the company’s third-quarter earnings release, filed with the SEC on November 5: “One week from today, on November 12, we’ll begin accepting pre-orders for our first Intelligent Eyewear collection and look forward to delivering customer orders during the holiday season.” On the earnings call that followed, he tightened the delivery window to mid-December — and said the full collection, pricing included, gets unveiled the same day pre-orders open.
Key Takeaways
- What launched: Pre-orders for Samsung’s Intelligent Eyewear smart glasses open November 12, 2026, at Warby Parker.
- What they are: Audio-first Android XR glasses built by Samsung with Google — a camera, microphones and speakers, but no display in the lenses.
- The brains: Google’s Gemini AI, running through a connected smartphone, with Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 platform inside the frames.
- Battery: Up to 9 hours per charge, with the charging case adding up to seven full recharges.
- Price: Not announced yet. Samsung has only said the glasses will be “reasonably premium”; reports put the range at roughly $349 to $499.
- Deliveries: During the holiday season, with mid-December reported for the US and South Korea.
No Screen — Gemini Does the Talking
These are not the display glasses some people expected. There is no image projected into the lenses at all. Instead, a built-in camera and microphones capture what the wearer sees and hears, Google’s Gemini processes that information through a connected Galaxy smartphone, and the answer comes back through the glasses’ speakers.
That makes the glasses a hands-free AI companion rather than a tiny screen on your face. Gemini handles the tasks Samsung has confirmed so far: live translation and transcription, real-time navigation, identifying objects in front of you, and everyday hands-free requests. The experience is closer to talking to an assistant that can see what you see than to wearing a computer.
What Is Inside the Frames
Samsung’s confirmed hardware list is short but specific. The glasses run Android XR with Gemini, on Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 platform. The battery lasts up to nine hours on a charge, and the charging case holds up to seven additional full charges — enough for a full week of typical use without hunting for a wall socket.
A recent update to Samsung’s Galaxy Wearable app added pairing support for the glasses and showed off the frames in full, including model numbers for both design partners: SM-xxxxJ models for the Gentle Monster frames and SM-xxxxP models for the Warby Parker frames. The same leak points to 2GB of RAM and 64GB of storage inside the glasses, though Samsung has not confirmed those figures itself.
Warby Parker and Gentle Monster Made the Frames
Samsung did not design these glasses alone. Warby Parker and Gentle Monster — Google’s retail design partners on the project — created the frames, and both brands are selling their own collections. Warby Parker’s collection takes pre-orders from November 12, with the full range of frame styles, colours, lens options and the prescription path through Warby Parker’s own optical labs revealed the same day.
Gentle Monster’s collection is also reported to open pre-orders on November 12 ahead of a December launch, though the brand has not named a preorder day of its own. Warby Parker is also running in-store demos at select US locations, including New York, through December 12, so buyers can try the glasses on before committing.
How Much Will They Cost?
Nobody selling the glasses has named a price yet — and that is the one detail buyers are waiting for. Samsung has previously said only that the glasses will fall into a “reasonably premium” price range. Reports put the likely range at $349 to $499, but that is an estimate based on comparable AI glasses, not a confirmed figure.
Warby Parker has held the number back deliberately, telling investors the glasses will cost more than ordinary eyewear because of the computing packed inside — its regular frames start at $95. The company says it will disclose pricing when pre-orders open on November 12, so the wait for a real number should be short.
Who Can Use Them — and When They Ship
The glasses pair with both Android phones and iPhones, according to the product’s tracking pages, so they are not locked to Galaxy phones even though Gemini runs through a connected smartphone. The initial launch covers the US and South Korea, with other markets expected to follow in 2027.
Deliveries are expected during the holiday season, with mid-December the reported window. Samsung introduced the eyewear hardware at its Galaxy Unpacked event in London in July 2026, but had never attached a sales date to it until Warby Parker’s earnings disclosure — making today the first firm date in the product’s life.
Frequently Asked Questions
When do Samsung Intelligent Eyewear pre-orders open?
Pre-orders open on November 12, 2026, at Warby Parker. The full collection and pricing are unveiled the same day, with deliveries expected during the holiday season, in mid-December.
How much do Samsung’s Android XR glasses cost?
No official price has been announced. Samsung has only said the glasses will be “reasonably premium”, and reports estimate roughly $349 to $499. Warby Parker says it will disclose pricing when pre-orders open on November 12.
Do Samsung’s Intelligent Eyewear glasses have a display?
No. There is no screen or image projected into the lenses. They are audio-first glasses: a camera and microphones capture what you see and hear, Gemini processes it through your phone, and answers come through the speakers.
What can Gemini do on the glasses?
Gemini handles hands-free tasks such as live translation and transcription, real-time navigation, identifying objects in front of you, and everyday voice requests — all without taking your phone out.
When will the Samsung smart glasses ship?
Deliveries are expected during the holiday season, with mid-December reported for the US and South Korea. Other markets are expected to follow in 2027.
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Sources: The Gadgeteer, PhoneArena, GCN, VR.org (Nov 6–11, 2026).
