Snap opened preorders for its first consumer standalone AR glasses, Specs, on 16 June 2026. The $2,195 price point requires a $200 refundable deposit to reserve a unit, with shipments scheduled to begin in fall 2026. Initial availability is limited to three markets: the United States, United Kingdom, and France Snap’s announcement. (newsroom.snap.com)
TL;DR – Snap opened preorders on 16 June 2026 for Specs, its first fully standalone consumer AR glasses. The $2,195 price includes dual Snapdragon processors, a 51° diagonal LCOS display, and up to 20 hours of total battery life via an included charging case. Units ship this fall in the United States, United Kingdom, and France Snap’s announcement.
Snap Specs: Launch details
Snap announced the preorder program on 16 June 2026. Buyers reserve a pair with a $200 refundable deposit at specs.com. The company says units will begin shipping this fall in three markets: the United States, United Kingdom, and France Snap’s announcement.
CEO Evan Spiegel framed the launch as the fulfillment of a 2026 promise to bring consumer AR glasses to market. Snap’s AR team has been spun out as a separate business unit to accelerate development for the product line Snap’s announcement.
Hardware specifications
Specs use a fully standalone architecture, with all compute, sensors, and power housed directly in the frames. No external puck or tether is required for operation Snap’s announcement.
The device includes two dedicated Snapdragon processors, with one dedicated to rendering AR content for the glasses’ displays Snap’s announcement.
The dual-lens LCOS display delivers a 51° diagonal field of view with support for 16 million colors. Electrochromic tinting adjusts the lenses from clear to dark in approximately 10 seconds Snap’s announcement.
Removable prescription inserts cover a wide range of user prescriptions, per Snap’s specifications. Each full charge of the glasses provides 4 hours of active use. The included charging case supplies four additional full charges, for a claimed total of 20 hours of battery life Snap’s announcement.
A single magnetic cable attaches to the temple of the glasses. The opposite end of the cable plugs into a phone, PC, or console to mirror video output onto the glasses’ displays Snap’s announcement.
Privacy context
Privacy concerns around always-on recording hardware are a noted issue for smart glasses. To address this, Specs include a visible LED bar that glows continuously while the device’s cameras are recording. This design choice is intended to signal capture to people nearby Snap’s announcement.
