Magic Leap 2 vs Snap Specs (Consumer Edition)
Side-by-side comparison of specs, features, and pricing
Why Magic Leap 2 is better
- Field of View: 19 degrees wider FOV (70 vs 51)
Why Snap Specs is better
- Weight: 128g lighter (132 vs 260)
- Battery Life: 0.5 hours longer battery (4 vs 3.5)
Specs Comparison
| Specification |  Magic Leap 2 Contact manufacturer |  Snap Specs $2,195 |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ||
| Price | Contact manufacturer | $2,195 |
| Display | ||
| Display type | Diffractive waveguide with dynamic dimming, binocular see-through | proprietary LCoS light engines into see-through waveguides, binocular full color (16M colors) |
| Resolution | 1440x1760 | — |
| Field of view (°) | 70 | 51 |
| Refresh rate (Hz) | 120 | — |
| Brightness (nits) | 2000 | — |
| HDR support | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Color support | Full color | Full color |
| Optics | ||
| Optics type | waveguide | waveguide |
| Dimming control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Transparency level | dynamic dimming (0-100%) | see-through |
| Prescription support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Diopter range | Prescription inserts available | yes, prescription insert support |
| Physical | ||
| Weight (g) | 260 | 132 |
| Frame style | visor with headband | glasses |
| Color options | Black | — |
| Foldable | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Battery & power | ||
| Battery life (hours) | 3.5 | 4 |
| Charging method | USB-C | — |
| Connectivity | ||
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.0, WiFi 6, WiFi 6E, USB-C | Bluetooth, WiFi |
| Tethered | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Compatible devices | Standalone | iOS, Android |
| Computing | ||
| Processing type | on-device | on-device |
| Operating system | Android AOSP-based (ML OS); OpenXR, Unity, Unreal support | Snap OS (Android-based); Lens Studio ecosystem with Claude Code/Codex/Cursor agentic dev tools and new Native Development Kit |
| Chipset | Tethered Compute Pack (425 g): AMD quad-core Zen 2 x86, 16GB RAM, 256GB storage | dual Qualcomm Snapdragon processors (one dedicated to computer vision, one for Lenses) |
| Sensors & input | ||
| Camera | 12.6MP (9×) | ✓ Yes (2×) |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
| Speakers | directional · spatial audio | open-ear · spatial audio |
| Tracking | 6DoF, head, eye, hand, SLAM | 6DoF, hand, head |
| Gesture control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Voice control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |