The N50, as the glasses are known internally, is expected to carry two vertically oriented oval lenses: one for photos, video, and Visual Intelligence, and a wide-angle one for Siri and spatial sensing. Bloomberg's Gurman confirmed the oval form factor in May 2026, a deliberate departure from Meta Ray-Ban's circular camera.
Apple's rumored glasses, codenamed N50, are shaping up to look a lot like Meta's Ray-Ban smart glasses, no display, just cameras, audio, and an AI assistant. One camera handles photos and videos you'd actually want to share; a second wide-angle camera watches your hand gestures and feeds visual context to Siri. The twist Apple's banking on is a smarter Siri, the version reportedly coming with iOS 27, doing more with what those cameras see than Meta's assistant currently can. A launch sometime in 2027 means Apple's watching how Meta's glasses sell before committing to anything with a screen.
What cameras do smart glasses have?
Across the category · your product highlighted · each value tagged by confidence.
| Product | Cameras | Type | Resolution | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple GlassesHighly expected1 capture (photo/video/Visual Intelligence) + 1 wide-angle (Siri/spatial sensing) | 2 | — | — | — |
| Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3Highly expectedcapture (photo/video) | 2 (reported) | — | iPhone 13-equivalent (reported) | — |
| Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2Confirmedcapture (photo/video) | 1 | RGB | 12MP | 3K at 30fps |
| Meta GlassesConfirmedcapture (photo/video) | 1 | RGB | 12MP | 3K Ultra HD @ 30fps |
| Samsung Galaxy GlassesHighly expectedcapture (photo/video) | 1 | RGB | 12MP | — |
| Snap SpecsExpected2 RGB (photo/video) + 2 IR (computer vision, hand tracking, environment mapping) | 4 | 2 RGB + 2 IR | — | — |
| Xreal AuraWidely reported2 hand-tracking + 1 capture (photo/video, Gemini visual context) | 3 | — | — | — |