By 2019, more than a billion AR-enabled devices were in existence.
In 2017, alongside tablet devices, Apple, and Android device manufacturers, began competing to create large edge-to-edge displays on mobile devices, making AR content more immersive. And in 2020, they will be introducing 3D sensing technology to their cameras.
Apple, Google, Microsoft and Magic Leap are close to releasing affordable AR glasses products, with rumours that Apple is to release their first commercial product by 2021.