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.

A notable aspect of this announcement is that, thanks to its collaboration with Meta, Qualcomm’s latest XR and AR processors will debut exclusively on Meta’s Quest 3 and Ray-Ban Meta smartglasses, both slated for release in October. Qualcomm has indicated that “additional devices from other manufacturers” will follow next year, suggesting that Meta will enjoy a limited period of exclusivity in harnessing these cutting-edge chips.