Warby Parker says preorders for the Samsung and Google Android XR glasses open Nov. 12, with mid-December delivery. The price is still a secret.
As of Nov. 7, 2026, you can set a date for Samsung's first Android XR smart glasses: preorders open Thursday, Nov. 12, and the first orders are due to arrive in mid-December. The date did not come from Samsung. It came from Warby Parker, one of the two eyewear brands that designed the frames, in its third-quarter earnings release on Nov. 5. Nobody has announced a price yet.
Here is what is confirmed, what Thursday should settle, and what to check before you put money down.
When can you preorder the Samsung Android XR glasses?
Nov. 12, at least through Warby Parker. Co-CEO Dave Gilboa said in the company's release: "One week from today, on November 12, we'll begin accepting pre-orders for our first Intelligent Eyewear collection and look forward to delivering customer orders during the holiday season." According to PCMag and The Gadgeteer, he tightened the delivery window to mid-December on the earnings call.
"Intelligent Eyewear" is the official name that Samsung, Google and the eyewear brands are using. Vision Monday reports that Warby Parker plans to show the full collection and open preorders on the same day, with in-store demos starting in 65 stores before reaching all of its roughly 360 locations. Gentle Monster, the other design partner, has not named a preorder date, according to The Gadgeteer, and Samsung has not commented on the schedule.
How much will the Samsung Android XR glasses cost?
No one has said. PCMag reports that Gilboa confirmed Warby Parker would not share pricing in advance, and that the full collection, prices included, will be revealed when preorders open. Warby Parker's own regular frames start at $95, according to The Gadgeteer, and management told investors these will cost more because of the electronics inside.
Guesses are already flying. Tech Times cited analyst estimates of $600 to $900 back in May, and Android Authority says they could land at the price of a decent phone, while other sites quote $300 to $500. Those are all speculation. Samsung has previously described the range only as "reasonably premium," per Android Police. For scale, the Galaxy XR headset launched at $1,799, according to The Gadgeteer. Android Authority says they will cost nothing like the $1,800 headset.
What can the glasses do, and what can't they?
These are audio glasses, not display glasses. There is no screen in the lens. According to Samsung's July announcement and the details gathered by The Gadgeteer, they have:
- A built-in camera that gives Google's Gemini assistant context about what you are looking at.
- Open-ear speakers, touch controls on the frame and voice control.
- A Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip from Qualcomm.
- Up to nine hours of use per charge, plus up to seven extra charges from the case.
Samsung says they handle message summaries, navigation, live translation and questions about your surroundings, with everything delivered as sound. Google says they work with both Android phones and iPhones, according to The Gadgeteer. A second kind of Android XR glasses with a display is in development, but nobody has given it a date.
The two public designs are a slim black Gentle Monster frame and a brown Warby Parker frame with a slightly upswept brow line, according to Samsung's newsroom. More styles may appear on Nov. 12.
What should you check before you preorder?
- The final price, and whether it includes prescription lenses. The Gadgeteer reports the prescription route will run through Warby Parker's own optical labs, but no cost has been published.
- Which brand's preorders you are using. Warby Parker's date is the only one confirmed.
- The exact ship date. "Mid-December" is the best anyone has said, and that may not beat the holiday shipping crunch by much.
- Your phone. Google says the glasses pair with Android phones and iPhones, but check which features each one gets once Samsung publishes a full spec sheet.
What is confirmed and what is not?
- Confirmed by Warby Parker: preorders open Nov. 12 and deliveries come in the holiday season, with mid-December given on the call.
- Confirmed by Samsung: camera, Gemini, open-ear audio, no display, Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1.
- Not confirmed: price, exact shipping date, Gentle Monster's preorder date and which markets get them first. Android Police says the U.S. and South Korea are expected first.
Our take
The price decides this launch. At a few hundred dollars, these glasses compete with other camera-and-audio glasses from established rivals. At the high end of those analyst guesses, they become a hard sell with no screen. We would wait for Thursday's number and the first hands-on reviews before preordering, since mid-December delivery leaves time to read them. That is our opinion, not a reported fact.
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