Google and Samsung's Gemini Glasses Go on Preorder From $395, Shipping December 10

This is the first consumer hardware from a partnership Google announced in May 2025, when it said it would commit up to $150 million to its work with Warby Parker, including an equity investment in the eyewear company. Meta has led the AI glasses category with its Ray-Ban glasses. The new frames give Google, Samsung and Qualcomm a product in that market, and Warby Parker a new source of growth through its stores.

The partners have made 30 designs. Warby Parker's collection has three frames, called Alden, Reid and Wren, in optical and sun versions, and is available only in the US from $395. Gentle Monster has six designs priced from $449 to $489 depending on configuration, and sells them in the US and South Korea. Prescription lenses are available for the Warby Parker frames and for most Gentle Monster frames. Warby Parker expects deliveries to start in mid-December.

The glasses have no display. Users control them by voice and touch, saying "Hey Gemini" or tapping the frame to start Google's assistant. A 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera at eye level lets Gemini see the wearer's surroundings and can record 3K video at 30 frames per second. Four microphones and two open-ear speakers handle calls, music and spoken replies.

The glasses run on Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip and weigh about 41 grams. Battery life is up to nine hours, and the charging case can recharge them about seven times, for up to 72 hours of use in total. Samsung's split-computing approach sends some of the processing to the paired phone.

Google's list of features includes turn-by-turn directions from Google Maps, real-time speech translation in more than 70 languages, summaries of grouped notifications with voice replies, and the option to share the wearer's view during calls. A feature called Guided Vision describes surroundings aloud for blind and low-vision users, but at launch it requires an Android phone.

Phone support is narrower than the price may suggest. The glasses work with Samsung Galaxy S, S FE and Z series phones running One UI 9.0 or later, with Pixel 7 and later models once they have the September 2026 Android 17 update, and with the iPhone 13 Pro and newer.

Camera-equipped glasses have raised privacy concerns, and Google has placed privacy controls at the centre of the launch. An LED lights up when the camera is recording, and capture stops if the light is covered or does not work. Images that Gemini analyses are not saved to the user's Gemini history or used for model training or ad targeting, according to the companies. "Your glasses are also designed to automatically redact bystanders' faces from these visuals before Gemini processes them," Google said. Users must pass age verification showing they are 18 or older to activate the glasses, and every pair has an off switch so it can be worn as ordinary eyewear.

Warby Parker is offering guided demonstrations in more than 60 US stores and plans to extend them to its full fleet of more than 360 locations next week. Select Gentle Monster and Google Store locations are also running demos, and some Samsung stores will start on December 10, the day the glasses go on sale.