Samsung and Google's Gemini glasses open for preorder, ship Dec. 10 from $395

Samsung said on Nov. 12, 2026, that its Gemini-powered intelligent eyewear, made with Google, Gentle Monster and Warby Parker, is open for preorder in the U.S. and goes on sale Dec. 10.

Meta has had the smart-glasses aisle mostly to itself; now Google and Samsung show up with two fashion brands, Gemini and a price that starts below a decent pair of designer frames plus a phone accessory. The face-blurring and covered-LED lockout are the smartest part, because the thing that sinks camera glasses isn't the tech, it's the person across the table. The catch: the best experience is tied to Galaxy phones.

Preorders in the United States opened on Nov. 12, 2026. General availability is Dec. 10. The glasses are sold through Gentle Monster's and Warby Parker's online stores and retail shops. Hands-on demos start at select Samsung retail locations on Dec. 10. Those lines are Samsung's, in the Nov. 12 newsroom release, and Google's launch post the same day.

Warby Parker models start at $395. Gentle Monster models are $449 to $489, depending on the model. There are 30 designs across the two brands. Gentle Monster has six frame designs in various colorways. Warby Parker has three frame designs, in optical and sun versions. The glasses were developed with Google, and Gemini, Google's assistant, is built in. Those prices and counts are Samsung's and Google's.

The frames weigh about 41 grams. Gentle Monster's run from 39.6 to 43.9 grams, and Warby Parker's from 40.4 to 42.6 grams. That is close to a golf ball, and closer to ordinary glasses than to a headset. The camera is 12 megapixels and shoots HDR, which means it keeps detail in bright and dark parts of the same frame. Video is 3K at 30 frames a second, or a 2K setting. Each pair has two open-ear speakers, so the sound is aimed at the ear without plugging it, and four microphones. The chip is a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1, a processor built for glasses. Memory is 2GB, with 64GB of storage. Battery life is up to 9 hours on the frames and up to 72 hours with the charging case. The splash rating is IPX4, which means they are built for sweat and light rain, not a swim. Wireless is Wi-Fi 6E and Bluetooth 5.4. Controls are touch and voice. Bixby, Samsung's own assistant, works only with Galaxy phones. Those specs are Samsung's.

The glasses work in tandem with Galaxy phones. Split computing means some of the processing is handed to the phone. Those lines are Samsung's.

What a wearer can ask them to do, as Samsung and Google describe it: ask Gemini about what you are looking at, capture a whiteboard and send a summary to Samsung Notes, translate a menu, hear Google Maps turn-by-turn directions, have summarized notifications read aloud, and take calls and messages without using your hands. Those features are the companies'.

The privacy rules are specific. The camera turns on only when the wearer activates it. A visible light on the outside of the frame comes on while it is recording, and capture is disabled if that light is covered or not working. The camera turns off when the glasses come off. Gemini automatically blurs out bystanders' faces before it answers a question about what the wearer sees. Samsung says the visuals Gemini collects are not used to train models or to target ads. The glasses are for people 18 and older, with an age check at activation. Those lines are Samsung's.

The picture is the Gentle Monster lineup from the Samsung newsroom: six frames in two rows, in black, white, and burgundy, with clear, blue, grey, and brown lenses. Each one is labeled Gentle Monster, Google, and Samsung. The credit is Samsung.

In plain terms, Samsung and Google opened U.S. preorders on Nov. 12 for glasses that go on sale Dec. 10, from $395 at Warby Parker and $449 to $489 at Gentle Monster. Gemini is in the frame, the camera has a light that has to stay visible, and the phone they are built around is a Galaxy.