Smart glasses are now in high demand. Meta and EssilorLuxottica sold over seven million AI glasses in 2025, more than triple sales for 2023 and 2024.
What used to be a camera bolted onto a pair of sunglasses can now give you turn-by-turn directions, translate a conversation as it happens, or let you reply to a WhatsApp message with a flick of your wrist. Meta has already put its Ray-Ban Display glasses in customers’ hands. Google is now moving to challenge that dominance with Google Intelligent Eyewear, its own eyewear line, built in partnership with Samsung.
If you’re trying to choose which smart glasses to get, this article is your guide. It breaks down the features of Google’s intelligent eyewear and Ray-Ban Meta glasses, and which is actually worth your money.
What is Google’s intelligent eyewear?
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