- 0-20%: Unlikely - Lacks credible sources
- 21-40%: Questionable - Some concerns remain
- 41-60%: Plausible - Reasonable evidence
- 61-80%: Probable - Strong evidence
- 81-100%: Highly Likely - Multiple reliable sources
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Samsung is reportedly following Apple's lead in giving Meta some much-needed competition in the AI-enabled smart glasses sphere, with two successive versions set to come out in 2026 and 2027, respectively.
Samsung's AI-enabled smart glasses versions due in 2026 and 2027
According to the rumor aggregation site, Yeux1122's blog, Samsung is working on two distinct AI-enabled smart glasses projects:
- The version releasing in 2026 bears the codename SM-O200P, and features auto-dimming capabilities in sunlight. This version will not support a dedicated AR display and will rely primarily on voice commands to perform AI-enabled tasks.
- The 2027 version of Samsung's smart glasses will bear a dedicated AR display akin to the Meta Ray-Ban Display, with support for AI-enabled "photography, video recording, music listening, and phone call functions."
Meanwhile, Apple has apparently delayed its plans to launch the Vision Pro Air to focus on AI-enabled smart glasses. The Vision Pro Air also faced another setback recently when it emerged that Samsung has canceled its plans to develop a glass-based micro-display for mixed-reality devices, called G-VR, which would have allowed Apple to launch the device at a substantial discount to the $3,499 Vision Pro.
Apple is reportedly gunning for a 2026 release of its new AI-enabled smart glasses, replete with integrated cameras, microphones, and speakers, enabling the wearer to interact via an improved version of its bespoke AI assistant, Siri.
Apple's new AI smart glasses will support key features, including hands-free notifications, real-time AI assistance, and AI-powered translations. Nonetheless, these glasses are not expected to support an in-built AR display, similar to what Samsung is planning for its smart glasses expected in 2026.
In doing so, Apple is apparently trying to compete with Meta's now-iconic Ray-Ban smart glasses that offer up to eight hours of mixed use, 2 hours of continuous 'live AI' support, ultra HD 3K video recording ability, and an upcoming optimized noise cancellation system, called conversation focus.
As we reported recently, Meta has also now launched its all-new Ray-Ban Display smart glasses, featuring:
- An in-built display that is large enough to read text, watch a small video, view directions, and see live translations.
- At 42 pixels per degree (ppd), the display offers higher resolution than any of Meta's other consumer VR headsets.
- With a custom light engine and waveguide that delivers brightness of up to 5,000 nits, Meta claims the glasses work well both indoors and outdoors.
- The Meta Neural Band acts as a control interface for these glasses, enabling users to navigate apps using hand gestures by leveraging electromyography (EMG) to detect signals sent between the brain and the hand.
- The Ray-Ban Display glasses are now available for purchase for $799.
Do note that any competitor to Meta's Ray-Ban Display from Apple and Samsung would only materialize in 2027, if at all, which gives Meta a two-year leeway to further entrench its AR-based smart glasses.
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