Snap Specs Hands-On: First Standalone True AR Glasses at $2195

Snap held a launch event in Los Angeles for its $2195 standalone true AR glasses, Specs, featuring transparent optics, 6DoF tracking and a built-in agentic AI assistant. The 134g device has a 51° diagonal field of view, optical artifacts and low refresh rate, but solid computer vision and scene meshing.

• Specs are standalone true AR glasses at $2195 with no tether or external compute
• 51° diagonal field of view, 134g weight, rendering around 30 FPS
• Optical artifacts include rainbow patterns, poor color uniformity and blue streaks
• Rock-solid 6DoF tracking and scene meshing with occlusion even in low light