A new report suggests that Snap’s long-in-development AR glasses “Glasses” will finally go on sale later this year, but for a while steep price tag.
Sourcesnewsletter by reporter Alex Heath, reported in April Snap (Snapchat’s parent company) will soon be looking at updated Glasses AR glasses, which will be available to consumers in the “fall”. The report has been brought to attention by DownloadVR this weekwhich highlighted another precedent report The target price for these glasses is 2500 dollars.
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There is a snap confirmed A keynote at the Augmented World Expo (AWE) in June would be an ideal time to talk about the updated hardware, based on the Heath report.
If the fall 2026 launch timeline is met, it will see Spectacles beat the first Android XR glasses to hit the market. In I/O, Google reviewed the first audio glasses confirms that a screen-equipped model using the platform is planned for 2027. XREAL’s Android XR glasses too It should be finished by the end of 2026however, they are a bit closer to traditional VR headsets than smart glasses. It is equipped with a meta display Ray-Ban Display glasses are now on sale for $800.
What will make Snap’s glasses different is that Glasses are specifically designed for augmented reality, including the ability to “place” objects in physical space, while Meta and Google are currently focused on glasses.
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