Snap unveils 'Specs' AR glasses with bulky frames and two Snapdragon chips

Snap has unveiled its augmented-reality glasses, called Specs, pitched as an alternative to staring at phone screens and priced at $2,195. In a CNBC clip, CEO Evan Spiegel described the frames as capable and "highly wearable," even as the chunky design visibly pressed down on his ears.

The lenses are designed to feel like "a 24-inch desktop monitor when you're working, or a 115-inch home cinema screen placed about 10 feet away when you're watching a movie." Snap is positioning Specs as an all-in-one device with "no puck and no tether," and the bulk of the frames appears intended to house components and help manage heat.

Inside the frames are two Snapdragon processors—one dedicated to computer vision and the other to running Lenses. Together they aim to enable fast hand tracking, low latency, and responsive interactions, with Specs delivering 7-millisecond motion-to-photon latency, verified through advanced robotic measurement systems.

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