# Gentle Monster Teases December Release for Android XR Smart Glasses with Joaquin Phoenix

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Author: Scott Hayden

Published: 2026-11-09T12:18:51Z

Content type: news

Language: en

Sources: [Road to VR](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/road-to-vr.md>)

Topics: [Glasses & AR Tech](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/glasses-ar-tech.md>), [Android XR](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/android-xr.md>)

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## AI overview

Gentle Monster says its Android XR smart glasses, developed with Samsung and Google, are due in December, though no exact launch date or price has been announced. Joaquin Phoenix will lead a marketing campaign later this month, including a short film directed by Jonathan Glazer that may showcase features such as language translation. The glasses are expected to include cameras, microphones, off-ear speakers, and Google Gemini interaction. Samsung has said the first generation will use a Qualcomm Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chipset, a 12MP camera with an indicator LED, and provide up to nine hours of use per charge, with additional charging from a portable case. Similar frames from Warby Parker are also planned; the excerpt does not give further launch details.

## Source excerpt

South Korean eyewear giant Gentle Monster announced its long-awaited Android XR smart glasses are on their way this December, which are built in collaboration with Samsung and Google. And Joaquin Phoenix will be heading the marketing blitz starting later this month. Gentle Monster revealed a snippet of a soon-to-release short film starring Joaquin Phoenix, which [...] The post Gentle Monster Teases December Release for Android XR Smart Glasses with Joaquin Phoenix appeared first on Road to VR.