Samsung bets on lighter AI glasses to challenge Meta

LONDON — Samsung Electronics is betting that a lighter design and all-day comfort will help its first Galaxy AI glasses challenge Meta in the fast-growing smart eyewear market.

“Meta and other competitors already have glasses on the market, but Samsung is taking a different approach,” Choi Jae-in, head of the extended reality research and development team at Samsung Electronics’ Mobile eXperience division, said at a product briefing at Old Billingsgate in London on Thursday.

“We believe Samsung ...