Get Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) if you want Meta's camera glasses: its battery lasts almost twice as long as Gen 1's and it records 3K video, from $379.1 / 6
Smart glasses
Smart glasses do three different jobs: camera and AI glasses like Ray-Ban Meta, glasses with a small display in the lens, and USB-C glasses that act as a big private screen. Each guide says which kind it is and who it suits.
Get Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) if you want Meta's camera glasses: its battery lasts almost twice as long as Gen 1's and it records 3K video, from $379.
Get Oakley Meta Vanguard if you run, ride or train hard: it's Meta's IP67 wraparound with a centered 12 MP camera and Garmin and Strava support, for $499.2 / 6
Get XREAL One Pro if you want XREAL's flagship display glasses: a 57-degree view, 3DoF tracking on the glasses' own X1 chip, and Bose-tuned sound.3 / 6
Get VITURE Luma Ultra, at $599, if you want depth cameras and 6DoF: it keeps Luma Pro's 152-inch, 52-degree picture and raises brightness to 1,500 nits.4 / 6
Get RayNeo Air 4 Pro, RayNeo's flagship display glasses, for HDR10 video, 1,200 nits and Bang & Olufsen-tuned speakers at $299.5 / 6
Get VITURE The Beast, at $549, if you want VITURE's biggest picture: 174 inches at 4 meters across a 58-degree view.6 / 6
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Oakley Meta HSTN
Get Oakley Meta HSTN for an everyday Oakley frame with Meta's camera, speakers and AI built in, plus IPX4 splash resistance, from $399.
Oakley Meta Vanguard
Get Oakley Meta Vanguard if you run, ride or train hard: it's Meta's IP67 wraparound with a centered 12 MP camera and Garmin and Strava support, for $499.
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2)
Get Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) if you want Meta's camera glasses: its battery lasts almost twice as long as Gen 1's and it records 3K video, from $379.
Other models
RayNeo Air 2
Get RayNeo Air 2 for a cheap wearable screen: $149 on sale, $299 regular, for a 201-inch virtual screen at 1080p and up to 120 Hz.
RayNeo Air 2s
Get RayNeo Air 2s only at its $159 sale price, as a cheap way into 1080p, 120 Hz display glasses from RayNeo's previous generation.
RayNeo Air 3s
Get RayNeo Air 3s for $269 if you want a 120 Hz, 1080p screen for a phone, laptop or console and can do without Air 3s Pro's 1,200 nits.
RayNeo Air 3s Pro
Get RayNeo Air 3s Pro for a brighter Air 3s: 1,200 nits instead of 650, at $279 on sale or $299 regular.
RayNeo Air 4 Pro
Get RayNeo Air 4 Pro, RayNeo's flagship display glasses, for HDR10 video, 1,200 nits and Bang & Olufsen-tuned speakers at $299.
VITURE Luma
Get VITURE Luma for $399 if you want the lightest Luma, at 77 grams, or a myopia dial that reaches −6.0D, further than any other Luma.
VITURE Luma Pro
Get VITURE Luma Pro for a 152-inch, 52° picture with HARMAN AudioEFX speakers and a choice of Regular or Large frames, at $499.
VITURE Luma Ultra
Get VITURE Luma Ultra, at $599, if you want depth cameras and 6DoF: it keeps Luma Pro's 152-inch, 52-degree picture and raises brightness to 1,500 nits.
VITURE The Beast
Get VITURE The Beast, at $549, if you want VITURE's biggest picture: 174 inches at 4 meters across a 58-degree view.
XREAL 1S
Get XREAL 1S if you want the most pixels in XREAL's One series, 1920 × 1200 per eye across a 52-degree view, for $399 at XREAL's US store.
XREAL One
Get XREAL One if you want XREAL's X1 head tracking and Bose sound for less than One Pro, and a 50-degree view is enough.
XREAL One Pro
Get XREAL One Pro if you want XREAL's flagship display glasses: a 57-degree view, 3DoF tracking on the glasses' own X1 chip, and Bose-tuned sound.
Comparisons
Oakley Meta HSTN vs Oakley Meta Vanguard
Oakley Meta Vanguard ($499) adds IP67, a centered 12-megapixel camera and a wraparound sport fit; Oakley Meta HSTN ($399) is rated IPX4 for sweat and rain.
Oakley Meta HSTN vs Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2)
Oakley Meta HSTN is the $399 sport frame rated IPX4; Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) is the $379 everyday frame, with ultrawide HDR video and the same 8-hour battery.
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) vs Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2)
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) records 3K video and, Meta says, lasts almost twice as long per charge as the 2023 Gen 1, which shoots 1080p clips and is rated IPX4.
RayNeo Air 3s vs RayNeo Air 3s Pro
RayNeo Air 3s Pro is the brighter one, 1,200 nits against 650, for $279 to $299 against $269; the 46-degree, 1080p, 76-gram body is the same.
RayNeo Air 4 Pro vs XREAL One Pro
RayNeo Air 4 Pro is a $299 fixed-screen HDR10 display at 76 grams; XREAL One Pro adds native 3DoF, a 57-degree view and Bose sound from $549 on sale.
VITURE Luma Pro vs VITURE Luma Ultra
Luma Ultra adds 1,500 nits and cameras for 6DoF to Luma Pro's 152-inch screen for $100 more; that 6DoF needs a neckband or computer, and there's no Large frame.
VITURE Luma Ultra vs VITURE The Beast
The Beast gives a bigger 174-inch, 58-degree picture with built-in 3DoF for $549; Luma Ultra adds 1,500 nits, cameras for 6DoF and a myopia dial for $599.
VITURE Luma Ultra vs XREAL One Pro
XREAL One Pro is wider at 57 degrees, weighs 87 grams and comes in two sizes; Luma Ultra counters with 1200p, 1,500 nits, depth cameras and a myopia dial.
VITURE Luma vs VITURE Luma Pro
Luma costs $100 less, weighs 77 grams and corrects myopia to −6.0D; Luma Pro adds a 152-inch picture, HARMAN audio, a magnetic cable and a Large size.
XREAL One vs XREAL One Pro
XREAL One Pro widens the view from 50 to 57 degrees and adds M and L frame sizes; XREAL One has the same X1 chip, Bose sound and 1080p picture for less.