Samsung Says Its Smart Glasses Will One-Up Meta's On Battery Life

Samsung has unveiled new smart glasses developed in partnership with Google that aim to outperform Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses in battery life. The device offers nine hours of active use per charge and includes a charging case with higher capacity than its competitor.
Why it matters
This competition signals an intensifying battle between tech giants for dominance in the wearable augmented reality market.
Samsung So far, Ray-Ban Meta has been something of a default answer in the smart glasses category, and nothing really has threatened its position. There's a new entrant now — Samsung, which, in partnership with Google, has developed a new pair of glasses. One of the highlights of these glasses is their battery life. Currently, Ray-Ban Gen 2 Meta smart glasses are rated for up to eight hours of runtime with typical use. Samsung's upcoming glasses, which debuted at Galaxy Unpacked on July 22, will last up to nine hours per charge, giving them an extra hour of battery life.
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