Snap’s just launched AR specs, beating Meta to the punch – here’s what to know

They’re chunkier than the Ray-Ban Meta glasses, but they do a lot more too - (AP)

Snap has been working on augmented reality glasses for years, and they’re finally ready for prime time. At Augmented World Expo 2026, the company showed off the Snap specs, a £1,999 pair of AR glasses to rival Meta’s unreleased Orion glasses.

While Meta's AR glasses are still locked away in prototype form, Snap's specs will launch later this year, making what Snap claims are the world's first consumer-grade standalone AR glasses available to consumers for the very first time.