Gen 2 of the displayless Ray-Ban Meta glasses brings them up to parity with the Oakley Meta HSTN glasses.
The first generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses shipped after Connect 2023, and last month the Oakley Meta HSTN glasses shipped with higher resolution recording and longer battery life.
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Now, at Connect 2025, Meta has opened preorders for Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2. Like Oakley Meta HSTN, Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 can record 3K video, and has up to eight hours of battery in typical use.
That compares to 1080p and four hours for the first generation Ray-Ban Meta glasses.
There are three recording modes to choose from:
- 1200p at 60FPS
- 1440p at 30FPS
- 3K at 30FPS
For all three modes, the glasses can record for up to three minutes.
David Heaney
Other than this, Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 functions the same way as the original. They're screenless smart glasses with a camera, microphones, and speakers. You can use them to capture photos and videos, listen to music/podcasts/audiobooks, make and receive calls, share your first-person view on WhatsApp & Messenger video calls, translate speech, scan QR codes, and query Meta AI, the company's LLM-based assistant that can see via the camera when you ask about something in view. It'll also read out some phone notifications, if you want.
Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 is available right now, priced from $380.
The first generation will remain available as a more affordable option, for now, priced from $300.
Meta Ray-Ban Display
At Connect 2025, Meta also unveiled Meta Ray-Ban Display, its first smart glasses with a display.
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It's priced at $800, initially only available in select US retailers, and includes Meta Neural Band in the box. You can read more about it here.
