Overview
- Snap unveiled Specs at the Augmented World Expo and opened preorders on June 16 with a refundable deposit and an expected ship window this fall to the US, UK and France.
- The glasses are fully standalone with two on-board Snapdragon processors, a proprietary liquid‑crystal‑on‑silicon display that covers about a 51° field of view, electrochromic lenses, and visible recording LEDs for privacy.
- Snap rates battery at roughly four hours of mixed use per charge and includes a charging case that the company says will provide four additional full charges for about 20 hours total.
- The company is targeting developers first, offering Lens Studio integrations and previews that connect to AI tools such as Anthropic’s Claude Code, OpenAI’s Codex and Cursor to build agent‑style AR experiences.
- Analysts and reporters warned the $2,195 price, limited initial production (reported near 100,000 units), chunky form factor and short native battery life could limit mainstream adoption while an activist investor has pressed Snap over heavy AR spending.