Samsung's AI glasses reportedly go on sale in Korea and the US in mid-December

Samsung will begin selling its first AI glasses in mid-December in South Korea and the US, according to Chosunbiz. The Korean business outlet published the report on Oct. 30 and attributes the timing to "the electronics industry," meaning unnamed industry sources. It doesn't quote a named Samsung official.

We didn't find a Samsung release that confirms a sale date. Samsung's July 22 announcement introduced the glasses, which it calls "intelligent eyewear," at Galaxy Unpacked in London. That release gives no sale date and no price. Everything below about December rests on Chosunbiz.

What Chosunbiz reports

The quotes below come from Chosunbiz's English-language page, which the outlet labels a machine translation of its Korean report, so the exact wording may differ from the original.

Chosunbiz says the glasses, which it calls "Intelligent Eyewear," will go on sale first in Korea and the US. It says "major markets such as Europe, China and Japan were excluded from the initial launch."

The outlet quotes an industry official as saying that "we will expand the sales regions after checking initial demand and user reactions in Korea and the United States." No timeline for the wider rollout is given.

On pricing, Chosunbiz writes that the price "has not yet been set and is currently under discussion." Samsung hasn't announced a price in any source we read.

Chosunbiz also says the glasses were unveiled as four designs in total: two at Google I/O in May and two at Galaxy Unpacked in London on July 22. The report doesn't say which design, or which brand's frames, would be in the first sale.

A conflicting date from October

The December report doesn't match what was reported a month earlier. On Oct. 1, The Korea Herald wrote that "a Samsung Electronics official has since confirmed the November launch" and that pricing had yet to be announced.

We can't tell from the sources which date holds. The two reports might describe the same launch with a slipped date, or they might describe different steps, such as an announcement and a retail sale. Neither outlet says. Until Samsung announces a date itself, treat both as reports.

What Samsung has said about the product

From Samsung's own July release:

• The eyewear is built in partnership with Google and brings Gemini into a familiar wearable form factor.
• It has a built-in camera that gives the AI visual context.
• It runs on the Snapdragon AR1 Gen1 platform.
• Samsung claims up to nine hours on a single charge, with up to seven additional full charges from the charging case.
• It was developed with Gentle Monster and Warby Parker. The Gentle Monster edition is a slim black frame, and the Warby Parker style is a brown hue with a subtly upswept brow line.
• A footnote says the features require signing in to a Samsung and a Google account, and a connection to a compatible Samsung Galaxy AI phone with data.

The Korea Herald adds that the glasses have no visual display.

What it means if you want a pair

If Chosunbiz is right, people in Korea and the US could buy the glasses in the second half of December. Buyers elsewhere would wait, and the report says nothing about when. It names Europe, China and Japan as excluded and doesn't mention other countries.

Anyone planning around the glasses should also note the phone requirement in Samsung's footnote. The company ties the features to a Galaxy AI phone, which matters if you use another Android phone or an iPhone. Our Samsung smart glasses guide covers that question and what else is known so far. It currently says November, following The Korea Herald, so read it alongside this report.

What we still don't know

• The exact date. Samsung hasn't said whether it's mid-December, November or something else, or on what day sales would begin in either country.
• The price, in dollars or won. Chosunbiz says it's still under discussion.
• The name. Samsung's release gives no model name beyond "intelligent eyewear."
• Where they'll be sold. We found nothing on whether the US sale would be on Samsung's site, through carriers, or at Warby Parker and Gentle Monster stores.
• Which designs launch first, and whether both brands' frames are in the first sale.
• Final weight. The Korea Herald says Samsung has not disclosed one.

For a wider view of what's coming from other brands, see our list of upcoming smart glasses release dates, and for the event where Samsung showed the glasses, our Galaxy Unpacked July 2026 wearables recap.