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Samsung Eyes Smart Glasses Update with Microdisplay Focus
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In Short: Samsung is reportedly developing a new generation of smart glasses with improved microdisplays, targeting a launch in 2027 or 2028.
According to reports by The Elec, Samsung is looking to enhance its smart glasses with new microdisplays, as detailed by industry sources. The tech giant has already begun working on a successor to its first smart glasses unveiled earlier this year.
Samsung has asked Samsung Display to start developing these microdisplays, and the company is currently evaluating proposals based on technologies like OLEDoS and LEDoS. The development process is expected to take several years, with a launch targeted for the second half of 2027 or the first half of 2028.
The original smart glasses lacked a display, and Samsung is reportedly aiming to address this issue in the new model. The company is also considering the product's form factor, display area, color, and price in its development process.
This development is not surprising given the growing interest in AR glasses, with companies like Rokid, Google, and Meta all set to release new products in the near future. The Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) is currently the only smart glasses product that has successfully sold at scale, but Samsung aims to improve upon this with its new design.
What's still developing
- That’s reportedly what Samsung is looking to change with its next pair, as highlighted in a new report by The Elec.
- For reference, the South Korean company showcased two designs for its upcoming smart glasses at Unpacked, though neither features a display.
- The development shouldn’t really come as a surprise.
- This guide breaks down which AR smart glasses are actually worth your money right now, plus what is coming next.
- The AR glasses market in 2026 is in a genuinely interesting place.
- Rokid's 49-gram display glasses just hit number one globally in the display-AI category.
- And Google, Samsung, and Meta are all about to fire the serious shots with Android XR and Orion.
- For smart glasses with a visible display that still look like normal glasses, the Rokid Glasses are the current global category leader at 49 grams.