Samsung is close to launching its first mixed reality glasses in the first quarter of next year, and it is expected that they will rely on a completely new Qualcomm processor and the Android system dedicated to smart glasses.
These glasses will likely be revealed during the launch ceremony of the new Samsung phones from the Galaxy S24 series, which are expected to be launched in the first months of next year.
According to a report by the Korean website ET News, Hugo Swart, General Manager of Qualcomm Communications and direct supervisor of the mixed reality glasses chipset sector, announced that the company will introduce a new chip during the first quarter of 2024.
It is noteworthy that Qualcomm recently revealed its Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 chip, which Meta used to power its latest “Quest 3” mixed reality headset.
Different experience
The new chip from Qualcomm is expected to bring a different experience to Samsung’s mixed reality glasses, and it also returns the Korean company to the smart glasses market after a long absence, since the production of Galaxy Gear VR glasses for virtual reality was stopped in November 2020.
It is possible that the company will rely on cores developed by Nuvia, which Qualcomm acquired in 2019, in its processor architecture, and these are the same technologies that the company used in its latest processor for Snapdragon X Elite personal computers. It is known that this processor offers superior capabilities, including the use of artificial intelligence in data processing and graphics.
There are also negotiations between LG and Qualcomm to use the upcoming Qualcomm chip in LG smart glasses.
The expected price of Samsung and LG glasses with the upcoming Qualcomm processor is about $2,000, and despite their high price, they remain less than the price of Apple’s “Vision Pro” smart glasses, which amount to $3,499.
