Overview
- Specs Inc., a Snap unit, announced a multi-year agreement Friday with Qualcomm to use Snapdragon XR chips in future AR glasses.
- The Snapdragon platforms run AI on the glasses themselves, which cuts lag, protects privacy, and supports shared AR and richer graphics.
- Snap says the consumer version of Specs will arrive later this year after several years of developer-only releases.
- Snap spun out Specs as a standalone unit in January 2026 to give the team more independence and make outside investment possible.
- Snap shares rose after the news, and the companies did not disclose financial terms of the deal.