Qualcomm Unveils Powerful Snapdragon XR2 Gen 2 and Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 Chips for Next-Gen Headsets and Smart Glasses in Collaboration with Meta

New Snapdragon Chips Offer Enhanced GPU Performance, AI Speeds, and On-Device AI Processing, Set to Debut in Meta's Quest 3 and Ray-Ban Meta Smartglasses.

Alternatively, the Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip caters to more lightweight devices like smart glasses. It brings advancements in on-device AI processing, superior noise and echo cancellation, and the inclusion of dual ISPs for improved image quality. With support for devices featuring up to 12-megapixel cameras (with 6-megapixel capability for video) and as many as eight microphones, Qualcomm’s AR1 Gen 1 chip enables spatial sound capture for enriched audio recording.