Samsung Intelligent Eyewear pre-orders open in the US today — from $395 at Warby Parker, $449 at Gentle Monster

By Merry

Pre-orders for Samsung’s first smart glasses open today, Thursday, November 12, 2026, in the United States and South Korea. The glasses, called Intelligent Eyewear, are built by Samsung with Google on Android XR, with Gemini as the assistant, and sold through two eyewear brands — Warby Parker and Gentle Monster — rather than through Samsung’s own store.

Warby Parker’s collection starts at $395. It comes in three styles — Alden, Reid and Wren — in Pine, Saddle and Jet Black, as optical frames or sunglasses, with prescription, width and lens options through Warby Parker’s own optical labs. The full collection is on warbyparker.com, and guided demos are available at more than 360 Warby Parker stores.

Gentle Monster’s collection runs from $449 to $489, with six designs in bold colours and tinted, clear, blue or brown lenses; prescription options are available for most frames.

The glasses go on sale in stores and online on December 10. Pre-orders are live online and in store at both brands from today, and hands-on demos are available at select Gentle Monster, Warby Parker and Google Store locations.

There is no display in the lenses. The glasses are audio-first: Gemini answers by voice, a 12-megapixel ultra-wide camera takes photos and video at a press of a button or a word to Gemini, and open-ear speakers handle music, calls and messages while leaving the wearer able to hear the street. They weigh around 41 grams, run for up to nine hours on a charge, and the charging case refills them up to seven times. They work with Pixel and Samsung phones and with iPhones.

The date itself came from Warby Parker, not Samsung. Co-founder and co-CEO Dave Gilboa put it on the record in the company’s third-quarter earnings release, filed with the SEC on November 5: pre-orders from November 12, with deliveries during the holiday season. Samsung has said little on paper — most of the detail so far comes from Google and the two retail partners.

What to know before pre-ordering: the price depends on the frame, the prescription path runs through Warby Parker’s labs, and if you want a screen in the lens, this is not that product — the glasses show you nothing and tell you everything by voice.

Sources

• Google — “Intelligent eyewear collections with Gemini features” (blog.google, 12 Nov 2026)
• Warby Parker — Intelligent Eyewear collection (warbyparker.com)
• Gentle Monster — Intelligent Eyewear Collection (gentlemonster.com)

Last updated: 12 November 2026