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Google recently announced working with Qualcomm and Samsung to bring Android XR devices like glasses and headsets. Samsung's first XR headset will launch later this year, but it hasn't offered any information about AR glasses. Just like its XR headset, its AR glasses will likely use a Qualcomm chip, and it could be the Snapdragon AR1+.
Qualcomm has just announced a new Snapdragon chip for AR glasses. It is called the Snapdragon AR1+ and it is 26% smaller, making it possible to design AR glasses that have 20% reduced temple height. The chip has four Kryo CPU cores running at 1.9GHz and an Adreno GPU. It is compatible with LPDDR4x RAM.
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It better power management and efficiency, so things like Bluetooth audio playback, computer vision, video streaming, and voice commands for wakeup are 7% less battery intensive. Its connectivity features include Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3.
The chip also supports displaying content on one or two heads-up displays (HUDs) with 1,280 x 1,280 pixels resolution per eye at 60fps. So, AR glasses powered by this chip could have miniature screens to display important information as an overlay on top of real-life visuals.
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The Snapdragon AR1+ also features a better dual 14-bit image signal processor (ISP) that simultaneously supports two 12MP cameras and EIS. It can capture 12MP images and 6MP videos, which translates to better image and video quality. It can capture HDRT10 and HDR10+ images and videos. The chip also supports face detection and facial landmark detection.
The company says this chip can run small language models (SLM) on-device. So, some AI-powered tasks can be performed even if the device isn't connected to the internet. The company displayed an AI assistant powered by Meta's Llama 1B model running on glasses without any internet connection.
Qualcomm says AR glasses powered by its new chip can work with other wearables such as smartwatches and smart rings for things like motion gestures and 3DoF (three degrees of freedom) controls. So, it is possible that, in the future, you could use Samsung's AR glasses and a Galaxy Watch or a Galaxy Ring for advanced gesture controls.
Since the company also has a higher-end chip for AR glasses, the Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1, it isn't clear which of those two chips will Samsung use for its first AR glasses. However, Qualcomm reiterated that it is working with Google and Samsung on Android XR.
This chip could be used in Meta's upcoming high-end AR glasses with a monocular HUD display. It is reportedly codenamed Hypernova and could be launched later this year.
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Snapdragon AR1+ is a faster and more efficient chip for AR glasses
Qualcomm has just announced a new Snapdragon chip for AR glasses. It is called the Snapdragon AR1+ and it is 26% smaller, making it possible to design AR glasses that have 20% reduced temple height. The chip has four Kryo CPU cores running at 1.9GHz and an Adreno GPU. It is compatible with LPDDR4x RAM.
https://www.imeisource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-AR1-Chip.jpeg
It better power management and efficiency, so things like Bluetooth audio playback, computer vision, video streaming, and voice commands for wakeup are 7% less battery intensive. Its connectivity features include Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3.
The chip also supports displaying content on one or two heads-up displays (HUDs) with 1,280 x 1,280 pixels resolution per eye at 60fps. So, AR glasses powered by this chip could have miniature screens to display important information as an overlay on top of real-life visuals.
https://www.imeisource.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/06/Qualcomm-Snapdragon-AR1-Chip-Features.jpeg
The Snapdragon AR1+ also features a better dual 14-bit image signal processor (ISP) that simultaneously supports two 12MP cameras and EIS. It can capture 12MP images and 6MP videos, which translates to better image and video quality. It can capture HDRT10 and HDR10+ images and videos. The chip also supports face detection and facial landmark detection.
The company says this chip can run small language models (SLM) on-device. So, some AI-powered tasks can be performed even if the device isn't connected to the internet. The company displayed an AI assistant powered by Meta's Llama 1B model running on glasses without any internet connection.
Qualcomm says AR glasses powered by its new chip can work with other wearables such as smartwatches and smart rings for things like motion gestures and 3DoF (three degrees of freedom) controls. So, it is possible that, in the future, you could use Samsung's AR glasses and a Galaxy Watch or a Galaxy Ring for advanced gesture controls.
Since the company also has a higher-end chip for AR glasses, the Snapdragon AR2 Gen 1, it isn't clear which of those two chips will Samsung use for its first AR glasses. However, Qualcomm reiterated that it is working with Google and Samsung on Android XR.
This chip could be used in Meta's upcoming high-end AR glasses with a monocular HUD display. It is reportedly codenamed Hypernova and could be launched later this year.
The post Samsung could use Qualcomm’s faster chip for AR glasses appeared first on imeisource.