9to5Google and Road to VR reported four cameras at AWE 2026: two full-color RGB cameras for photo and video, and two infrared cameras for computer vision, hand tracking, and environment mapping. The camera configuration was confirmed from the AWE keynote materials and Snap's product listing.
Snap Specs carry four cameras, and only half are for taking pictures. MacRumors and Snap's own listing describe two full-color, high-resolution cameras for photo and video, plus two infrared cameras dedicated to computer vision. The infrared pair does the AR work: head tracking, hand tracking, and mapping the room so digital objects sit convincingly in it. That split is what separates true AR glasses from camera glasses. Two cameras for you, two for the machine.
What cameras do smart glasses have?
Across the category · your product highlighted · each value tagged by confidence.
| Product | Cameras | Type | Resolution | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snap SpecsConfirmed2 RGB (photo/video) + 2 IR (computer vision, hand tracking, environment mapping) | 4 | 2 RGB + 2 IR | — | — |
| Apple GlassesExpected1 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 | — |
| Xreal AuraWidely reported2 hand-tracking + 1 capture (photo/video, Gemini visual context) | 3 | — | — | — |