Xiaomi Launches China’s Rival to Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses with Standout Features

Sure thing, let’s dive into this rabbit hole. Bear with me, okay?

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So, Xiaomi just had this big show — ‘Human x Car x Home’. No, seriously, that’s what it’s called. And guess what they rolled out? Some snazzy new smart glasses. Yeah, they’re jumping on the bandwagon, much like Meta and those fancy-schmancy Ray-Bans. They’re calling theirs the Xiaomi AI Glasses. Not exactly poetry, but it gets the job done.

I remember hearing whispers about these glasses last year — oh, what a time. Word on the street was they teamed up with this Goertek company to whip up some competition. Kind of amusing since Ray-Bans aren’t even sold in China officially. Makes you think, right?

Cut to now — Xiaomi unveils their newest toy. Packed with all sorts of tech wizardry: Hyper XiaoAi (fancy voice dude or dudette), a 12MP camera that’s smoother than a jazz bassist (thanks, EIS!). Oh, and five microphones! Who knew we’d need that many? Plus a handful of speakers. All powered by some chip duo that sounds like a tag team I’d never want to wrestle: BES2700 and Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1. Stacked, I tell you!

Okay, detour — those Meta glasses? No screens there either. Nope, it’s all about talking to your specs or, you know, tapping them a bit. They’ll even help you translate languages, snap photos, whatever you need. That bit about toggling functions? My brain kinda does the same when I’m tired.

The thing about these glasses? They run on this 263mAh battery Xiaomi claims (🙄) lasts 8.6 hours. You could sprinkle in some video shots, photos, chats — you name it. But if you’re all about that standby life, you’re looking at 21 hours. Me? I’d probably hit that music sweet spot for 7 hours.

Quirky feature alert: Alipay QR code payments. You just look and say the magic words. Fancy tech, or just laziness? Jury’s out until September 2025 when they drop the update.

And let’s talk the elephant in the room — global availability? Sketchy. They say it’s tailored for ‘Asian face shapes’. Now that’s niche. And slightly divisive. Well, maybe they’ll think bigger?

Choices, choices. Three colors. Just one frame style, though (another subtle shrug from Xiaomi). It’s like being offered a new laptop in three colors but only one size. Annoying, right?

The price? It starts at ¥1,999 RMB, which is roughly $280 USD if you’re math-challenged like me. Fancy lenses jump higher in price because, duh, they’re fancy. Electrochromic shading that changes with a touch — kind of feels like something out of a spy novel.

Yeah, these aren’t Xiaomi’s first rodeo with glasses. Oldies like the Mijia? No cameras back then. The rare Mijia Glasses Camera with some serious megapixel action? Oh, that was limited edition. Xiaomi, you little tease.

Wrapping up (or am I just rambling?), heavy interest brews over on JD.com — not too shabby with 25,000 reservations. I wish my new blog posts got that much love at launch!

That’s a wrap. Until Xiaomi’s next gadget drop.