Samsung's Intelligent Eyewear glasses go on pre-order today in Korea and US

Nearly a year after confirming its plans to launch smart glasses, Samsung is finally opening pre-orders for its first wearable in this category. They are called Intelligent Eyewear, and the company is accepting pre-orders for them starting today in South Korea and the US.

Samsung's Intelligent Eyewear will be available in 30 distinctive designs from partner eyewear brands Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. Their pricing starts at $395 and goes as high as $489. You can find detailed pricing and availability information by clicking here.

Gentle Monster offers 16 variations across six frame styles, while Warby Parker provides 14 variants across three frame designs.

Gentle Monster

Warby Parker

You can pre-order the glasses through Warby Parker's online and retail stores, Gentle Monster's online store, and select Samsung retail locations.

If you want to try them before buying, you can get a hands-on experience at select stores starting December 10, 2026.

The Intelligent Eyewear features a 12MP forward-facing camera, four microphones, and two open-ear speakers. Its camera and microphones allow it to see what you see and hear what you hear to help you get tasks done.

They run Google's Android XR operating system and feature both the Gemini and Bixby AI assistants. Bixby works only when they are paired with Galaxy phones.

The glasses are equipped with Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 processor, 2GB of RAM, and 64GB of storage. Samsung says the processing load is split between the glasses and your paired smartphone. You can operate the wearable using voice commands and touch gestures.

They are compatible with Galaxy S and Galaxy Z series phones running One UI 9.0 or newer. You can also pair them with Apple iPhones (iPhone 13 and up with 6GB or more RAM) and Google Pixel phones (Pixel 7 and newer).

The 12MP camera can capture photos and record up to 3K 30fps videos in SDR, or 2K videos in HDR. The smart glasses feature Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4 connectivity.

They can last up to nine hours of mixed usage on a single charge. With the bundled charging case, their total battery life can reach up to 72 hours, which translates to roughly 10 hours of use every day for a week.

They weigh an average of 41g and have an IPX4 certification for water splash resistance. The Gentle Monster models weigh between 39.6g and 43.9g, while the Warby Parker frames range from 40.4g to 42.6g.

Samsung says its first-generation smart glasses are designed to help with navigation, translation, and visual assistance.

Thanks to deep integration with Google's Gemini AI assistant, the Intelligent Eyewear can identify landmarks or objects and answer contextual follow-up questions about them. The glasses can also answer general questions by sourcing information from the internet or your Google account.

The wearable offers live language translation and turn-by-turn navigation using Google Maps. You can also use the glasses to capture whiteboards or meeting notes and summarize them directly into Samsung Notes.

With the help of AI, the glasses can read out notifications received on your phone, automatically grouping and summarizing them in natural language based on context.