Samsung may be about to enter the smart glasses race by doing what it does best these days: making something that looks a lot like the current leader’s homework. A new Samsung Galaxy Glasses leak suggests its Galaxy Glasses will borrow heavily from Meta’s Ray-Ban AI glasses, with one model built around cameras, speakers, a mic, and Gemini support, plus a second version that sounds more ambitious and much farther off.
The first pair is reportedly codenamed Jinju, meaning ”pearl” in Korean, and it appears aimed squarely at the camera-first, audio-assisted wearable category Meta helped define. Samsung may be trying to launch before Apple gets a meaningful foothold in smart glasses, which leaves the company competing in a market where form factor has already started to ossify around one familiar shape.
What the Samsung Galaxy Glasses leak shows
The leaked images are the first look at Samsung’s alleged smart glasses, and they don’t scream reinvention. According to the report, the Jinju model has two 12-megapixel cameras near the corners of the lenses, along with speakers and a microphone for talking to Gemini. Android Authority also found references to the glasses in One UI 9 source code, which gives the leak a bit more weight than a random sketch posted into the void.
- Codename: Jinju
- Two 12-megapixel cameras
- Speakers and microphone
- Built for Gemini AI
What’s missing is almost as telling as what’s present. There’s no clear sign of touch controls on the arms, and no confirmed AI features beyond the broad Gemini connection. That leaves Samsung in the awkward but familiar position of being early enough to matter, yet still vague enough to feel like a prototype wearing a press release.
Haean points to a more expensive second act
Samsung is also said to be working on a second pair, codenamed Haean, which translates to ”seacoast” in English. That model is expected in 2027 and is reportedly the one with a micro LED display, putting it closer to the display-equipped Meta Ray-Ban Display, which uses a single screen in the right lens.
That split strategy makes sense. Camera-first glasses can be pitched as the everyday product, while display glasses become the pricier, more complex sequel. It’s the same playbook the broader wearable market keeps drifting toward: launch the simpler device first, then promise the futuristic one once the ecosystem and battery life stop being embarrassing.
Google, Meta and the eyewear-brand arms race
Samsung is not doing this alone. Google is co-developing Project Aura with Xreal and is also expected to push other Android XR glasses this year. Both Samsung and Google have already lined up eyewear partners, with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker in the mix, while Google is reportedly working with Gucci for upcoming XR glasses. That brand layer matters because smart glasses are still fashion items pretending to be computers.
The competitive picture is getting crowded fast. Meta already owns the most recognizable smart-glasses formula, and Apple’s looming entry only raises the stakes. The real headache for Samsung and Google is that they are not just fighting over specs; they are fighting over trust, privacy, and whether people want a camera on their face from a company whose business model is built on data.
Google I/O starts on May 19, so the next round of details should arrive soon enough. The bigger question is whether Samsung’s glasses will feel like a smart wearable with a future, or just another well-styled way to ask Gemini what the room looks like.