The new 5th Gen Snap Spectacles have been announced at the Snap Partner Summit 2024. This new generation of Spectacles is seeking to one day replace people's smartphones with their built-in AR capabilities and portability.

The Snap Spectacles look stylish and compact, weighing only 226 gms. The glasses are visibly chunkier than normal glasses but they still weigh a lot less than the other AR headgears available in the market. Spectacles are equipped with four cameras with high-resolution, full colour and infrared computer vision. The brightness of the glasses also adjusts itself automatically depending on the brightness of the users' environments.

Qualcomm Snapdragon powers the new Snap glasses ensuring a fully immersive experience for the viewer. It also consumes less power and has improved heat dissipation from the previous generations. Once the Snap Spectacles have been fully charged, they can go up to around 45 minutes of runtime.

Snap Spectacles: Availability and more features

The Snap Spectacles are currently only available in the US region. Developers interested in purchasing the glasses will have to purchase a monthly $88 fee and a 1-year commitment. The Spectacles are compatible with iPhones that run iOS 16 or newer. It is also compatible with Android devices that run Android 12 or newer. The AR glasses also come with several accessories including a protective glasses cover as well as a carrying pouch to put the glasses in. A USB-C cable is also bundled in the mix for charging purposes.

Several input modalities come with the new Spectacles. Users can make use of the mobile app controller which lets them control all apps on their smartphones while they wear the Spectacles. There is also a voice recognition feature and hand tracking.

In terms of audio, there are 6 microphones as well as several stereo speakers for spatial audio. The smart glasses also offer echo cancellation and the background is also suppressed to give users an excellent hearing experience.

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