Earlier this week, Snap has unveiled SPECS, its standalone augmented reality glasses. The device is available for pre-order now at SPECS.com for $2,195 with a $200 refundable deposit and is expected to ship this fall in the United States, United Kingdom, and France.
Design and display
SPECS is built from Swiss TR90 polymer and comes in two sizes: a 47mm model weighing 132 grams and a 52mm model weighing 136 grams. Removable inserts support prescription lenses.
The glasses use Snap’s proprietary liquid crystal on silicon display with a 51-degree field of view and 16 million colors. Snap says the field of view is equivalent to a 24-inch desktop display up close or a 115-inch screen viewed from about 10 feet away.
Snap redesigned its waveguide for the device, using nanostructures small enough that more than 10,000 fit on the tip of a single hair, according to the company. Electrochromic lenses shift from clear to tinted in 10 seconds, which is said to be inspired by the same advanced technology found in Boeing 787 Dreamliner windows.
Performance and battery
SPECS run on two Snapdragon processors, one dedicated to computer vision and one to running Lenses. Snap says the device delivers 7-millisecond motion-to-photon latency, verified through robotic measurement systems.
Battery life is rated at up to 4 hours of mixed use, covering audio and video playback, Lenses, AI assistance, and Bluetooth notifications. The included charging case adds four more charges, extending total mixed use to 20 hours.
Privacy
Snap said SPECS asks before accessing sensitive information, includes an LED indicator that lights up when recording, prioritizes on-device processing, and gives users control over stored, synced, and shared data.
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