Samsung Announces December Release for Intelligent Eyewear, Bringing a Smarter Way to See the World

Samsung Electronics America today announced the upcoming launch of the full lineup of intelligent eyewear, delivering a smart way to see the world with intuitive, hands-free AI assistance. Set for release in the U.S. on Dec. 10 with pre-orders beginning today, Nov. 12, the collection combines Samsung’s mobile engineering expertise with 30 distinctive designs¹ from Gentle Monster and Warby Parker for comfortable, stylish everyday wear. Developed in collaboration with Google and with Gemini built in,² the intelligent eyewear is designed to help users understand the world around them, communicate across languages, and stay connected. Responsibly designed with everyone’s comfort in mind, the intelligent eyewear prioritizes privacy and transparency of use for wearers and those around them.

Designed for Style and Everyday Comfort

Gentle Monster and Warby Parker bring their design identities to a combined lineup of 30 designs, offering customers a wide range of frame shapes, colors, sizes, and lens treatments to match their personal style. Gentle Monster brings bold, disruptive aesthetics, while Warby Parker offers timeless designs with a refined appeal.

The six frame designs of Gentle Monster Intelligent Eyewear with various colorways

The three frame designs of Warby Parker Intelligent Eyewear in optical and sun versions

Samsung’s engineering expertise brings together the advanced hardware required for intelligent eyewear in slim, lightweight frames, designed with durability and comfort in mind. Weighing around 41 grams,³ the eyewear is designed to balance weight, structural strength, and ease of wear, making it suitable for extended use.

Intuitive Ways to Interact with the World

With Gemini built in, the intelligent eyewear provides a new form of AI assistance, delivering intuitive, hands-free experiences. It is designed to help users stay connected while, offering a range of capabilities:

• Exploring and understanding surroundings: Users can ask questions about what they see⁴ — such as identifying an unfamiliar landmark or learning about an object— continuing the conversation naturally with follow-up questions.
• Enhancing daily productivity: The intelligent eyewear helps users turn information into action. For example, a user can capture a whiteboard during a meeting, ask Gemini to summarize the key takeaways and save directly to Samsung Notes.
• Translating and navigating on the go: Users can translate a restaurant menu or find their way around unfamiliar places with turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps.⁵
• Staying connected, hands-free: The intelligent eyewear allows users to stay connected. It can automatically prioritize, group, and summarize notifications based on context, read important updates aloud, and offer natural voice responses. Whether making calls on the go or responding to messages while their hands are occupied, users can stay connected while they’re on the go.

Where Innovation Meets Craftsmanship

Behind these intelligent experiences is purpose-built hardware to support natural, hands-free interactions. A 12MP HDR camera provides visual context for Gemini while supporting high-resolution photos and clear video recording. Open-ear speakers and a four-microphone array enable clear voice interactions, calls, and audio playback while maintaining awareness of user’s surroundings.

Powered by the Snapdragon® AR1 Gen 1 Platform,⁶ the intelligent eyewear delivers smooth performance with up to nine hours of battery life on a single charge, and up to 72 hours with a fully charged charging case.⁷ Designed to work in tandem with Galaxy phones, the intelligent eyewear utilizes a split-computing system to offload a portion of the processing load to the connected device. This approach, combined with Samsung’s careful optimization of component placement, battery design and thermal management, helps balance performance, durability, and everyday comfort in a lightweight form factor.

Designed for Everyone’s Comfort

The intelligent eyewear was designed with comfort and privacy in mind, recognizing the need to consider both the wearer and people around them. This commitment has shaped key decisions from the outset, with transparent usage and user control built into the experience.

Thoughtful design is built into the everyday experience:

• Clear recording indicators: Camera-enabled interactions can only be activated by the user. When capturing images or recording video, a highly visible external LED indicates that the camera is active, while the wearer simultaneously receives a notification, by way of light and sound. Built-in safeguards also disable camera capture if the external LED is covered or not functioning properly. Furthermore, a wear-detection feature will automatically turn off the camera when the eyewear is removed.
• Considerate audio design: Open-ear speakers are designed to minimize sound leakage so wearers can remain aware of their surroundings. In conversations with Gemini Live, surrounding sounds, including other people’s voices, are filtered to encourage privacy and safety.
• User control and data privacy: Users retain granular control over both app-specific permissions and their Gemini activity. Visuals collected by Gemini are not used for AI model training or ad targeting. When users ask Gemini about what they’re looking at, the intelligent eyewear is designed to automatically redact bystanders’ faces before responding.
• Responsible use: The intelligent eyewear is designed for users aged 18 and over, with age verification required for device activation and app downloads.

For more detailed information on privacy policies of the intelligent eyewear, please visit Google’s privacy blog post.

Availability

Pre-orders for both collections begin today.⁸ Customers will be able to purchase the intelligent eyewear through Gentle Monster’s and Warby Parker’s online and retail channels. Those who visit retail stores can experience the devices in person. Hands-on demonstrations will also be available at select Samsung retail locations from Dec. 10, when general availability begins.

Warby Parker Intelligent Eyewear will start at $395 and Gentle Monster Intelligent Eyewear will range from $449 to $489, depending on the model.

For more information on the intelligent eyewear, please visit Samsung.com.

Product Specifications

1 The Gentle Monster collection includes 16 variations based on six frame styles, while the Warby Parker collection includes 14 variations based on three frame designs with a range of width and lens options.

2 Gemini is a trademark of Google LLC. Gemini requires an internet connection and Google Account login. Service availability, supported functions, languages and accuracy may vary by country, device, operating system and subscription. Users should check responses for accuracy.

3 Based on manufacturer specifications as of July 2026 and the configuration of the GGS002 model. Weight may vary by configuration and model. The weight range is 39.6-43.9g for Gentle Monster Intelligent Eyewear and 40.4-42.6g for Warby Parker Intelligent Eyewear. Weight includes standard lenses; prescription lenses excluded.

4 Live visual sharing features may vary by app, service, market and applicable laws or consent requirements.

5 Translation and navigation-related experiences may vary by language, region, app, service provider and network environment.

6 Snapdragon is a trademark or registered trademark of Qualcomm Incorporated. Snapdragon and Snapdragon branded products are products of Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. and/or its subsidiaries.

7 Battery life is based on a mixed-use scenario that may include Gemini conversations, music playback, video capture, messages and notifications. Actual battery life varies depending on use, configuration, settings, network environment and other factors.

8 Available in select channels and locations.