Samsung’s smart glasses are coming… At least in the first prototype to appear at the Unpacked event that the South Korean giant will celebrate the launch of its new generation of mobile phones Galaxy S25 in January. That’s what Yonhap News, a Seoul-based media outlet with direct ties to Samsung, says.

The device from Samsung will be very different in design from the one chosen by Apple or Meta. And compared to their large audiences, the company would bet on devices with normal sunglasses look. With this design and a weight of only 50 grams, they seem to be focusing on everyday practicality rather than flashier immersion.

He worked on the development of the Samsung product for almost two years Google and Qualcomm. The other would place the main hardware engine with the AR1 chipset as the main components, accompanied by a 12MP Sony IMX681 ultra-wide camera and a 155mAh battery. It will have payment features, gesture recognition features and facial recognition features using artificial intelligence.

Google would support the operating system and we assume with its own experience in developing this type of device. Samsung’s smart glasses are expected to work with augmented reality technologies, although the company wants to launch its own XR (Extended Reality) ecosystem. Samsung’s ambition is to tap into the “space computing” market, which will exceed $4.5 billion and grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 18% to $10 billion in 2029.

“Major technology vendors such as Google, Microsoft, Apple, Meta, and Qualcomm are looking to bring spatial computing to a variety of high-end devices, including smartphones, head-mounted displays, AR glasses, and robots.”Omdia analysts explain. To achieve this growth and not become a fiasco like VRThere is a need to improve the efficiency of chipsets, adopt generative artificial intelligence for spatial computing, build a complete ecosystem and promote open standards that support seamless interoperability and integration, the consultancy explains.

Samsung’s smart glasses could launch in the third quarter of 2025, but the XR software platform that powers them could launch earlier, possibly later this year and before Unpacked in January.