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Snap Unveils Specs, $2,195 Standalone AR Glasses

Snap launched an on-device “anticipatory” AI with enterprise deals to position the glasses as a wearable computer that can replace a phone tether.

Overview

  • Snap held a Los Angeles launch on Wednesday and opened pre-orders at $2,195 with a $200 refundable deposit and shipping set for later this fall to the U.S., U.K., and France.
  • The hardware is a fully standalone wearable with dual displays, two Snapdragon processors, a roughly 51° field of view, about four hours of battery life per charge, and a charging case that extends use to roughly 20 hours.
  • Specs Intelligence is an AI service that builds a model of users’ routines, goals, relationships, and connected apps to surface contextually relevant actions on the glasses, iPhone, and Mac.
  • Snap is selling an optional Connected Charging Case with built-in cellular through a Verizon bundle that requires a separate data plan and offers financing, and reporters say the initial production run appears capped at about 100,000 units.
  • The company is pitching both consumer content partners such as HBO Max, Spotify, NBA/WNBA, Shopify and enterprise partners including Salesforce and NVIDIA, while coverage notes criticism of the bold, chunky design, privacy questions despite visible capture indicators, and modest near‑term market skepticism.