Snap Sticks With Qualcomm Chips for New AR Glasses Coming This Year
Snap will use Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR chips to power its new AR glasses launching this year. The companies signed a multi-year deal to continue their partnership on smart glasses technology.
Snap will stick with Qualcomm's chips for its next AR glasses, which are still planned to launch sometime this year. The companies announced a multi-year partnership that keeps Qualcomm as the chip supplier for Snap's smart glasses.
The new Spectacles will use two Snapdragon processors that split up computing tasks. This dual-chip setup helps the glasses handle complex AR features without draining the battery too quickly.
Snap has been working on smart glasses for ten years. Its first Spectacles were simple camera glasses, but the company has been building toward true AR glasses that can overlay digital images onto the real world.
Qualcomm recently announced a new AR1+ Gen1 chip designed specifically for AR glasses. The chip maker powers most of the AR and VR headsets on the market today.
Snap's upcoming glasses will run on Snap OS, the company's operating system built for AR devices. The glasses are expected to be among the first consumer AR glasses that regular people can buy, though pricing details haven't been announced.
AR glasses could change how we use phones and computers by putting digital information directly in our vision. Snap's consumer glasses might be among the first affordable AR devices regular people can actually buy.
Watch for Snap to reveal more details about pricing and features for its AR glasses later this year.
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