Samsung’s Android Smart Glasses Open for Preorder From $395
Google and Samsung opened preorders on November 12 for Android XR smart glasses sold through Warby Parker and Gentle Monster, from $395 to $595 and up, with shipping from December 10. Only certain Pixel, Galaxy and iPhone models will work with them.
Google and Samsung opened preorders on November 12, 2026, for Samsung's Android smart glasses, with official sales starting December 10 through eyewear brands Warby Parker and Gentle Monster. Warby Parker frames start at $395, and Gentle Monster frames start at $449.
Some models are estimated to ship about a week after the December 10 start date. Across the two brands there are 30 designs, but the hardware is the same in all of them. The choice comes down to style and price.
Prices and lenses
Warby Parker sells three styles, called Alden, Reid and Wren, in black, brown and green. A pair with single-vision or reading lenses costs $595. Progressive lenses cost $825.
Gentle Monster offers six designs, with frame prices from $449 to $489. Non-prescription, light-adaptive lenses add $50. Prescription lenses add $100 or more.
What the glasses do
The glasses run on a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip and carry a 12-megapixel camera on the front of the frame. They weigh about 41 grams, and the built-in battery lasts nine hours. The charging case adds seven more charges.
A button captures photos and 90-second videos at up to 3K resolution. A touch-sensitive temple piece activates the Gemini assistant. Samsung says Gemini can answer questions about your surroundings, give Google Maps directions, translate languages in real time and take notes on what it reads.
These are the first devices to respond to "Hey Gemini," though "Hey Google" still works. "We felt that these are a Gemini-forward device," said Juston Payne, Google's senior director of product management for XR.
Privacy safeguards
An LED around the camera lights up when the wearer is filming or taking photos, and a sound plays to alert people nearby. Google's new smart glasses privacy policy says sensors can detect when the light has been "covered or tampered with."
Smart glasses have drawn criticism for letting wearers record people without their knowledge. Some public places have banned them.
Phone compatibility is limited
The glasses pair only with certain phones. Supported devices include the Pixel 7 and newer, running the September 2026 Android 17 software, and Galaxy S and Z series phones on One UI 9 or higher. Select iPhones work too, with iOS 26.6 or later.
Cheaper Galaxy A phones will not connect. Motorola and OnePlus phones are not supported. A Google spokesperson said the company will share plans to expand phone support in 2027.
Display glasses, which could show navigation or live captions, are still being tested by people outside Google. Payne gave no release window. Warby Parker co-CEO Dave Gilboa said the company has "a pretty robust pipeline of additional products."
Gilboa said earlier this month that Warby Parker expects production and sales to "scale meaningfully in 2027." The company plans demos in 65 US stores, expanding to 360 locations in the coming weeks.
