• TCL unveiled three new smart glasses at CES 2025
• Two have AR capabilities, the other is for AI and video recording
• No exact details on price or release date have been shared yet

As someone who has tested a lot of smart glasses, I know firsthand how much variation there is in this technology sector – despite being under the same umbrella, there is just as much similarity between the Halliday specs, Ray-Ban The Meta glasses, Xreal One Pro AR glasses, which are between electric cars, bicycles and scooters as ‘electric cars’ – so usually companies focus on one type at a time. However, TCL isn’t afraid to tackle smart glasses from all angles, as it announces three very different smart specs at CES to suit every type of smart glasses wearer.

The most impressive is the RayNeo X3 Pro. It boasts the same Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chipset as the Ray-Ban specs, but goes a step beyond its rival in other areas. The X3 Pro has a dual-camera setup—one for taking photos and for AI vision, while the other helps deliver AR features like hand tracking—and full-color micro-LED displays built into the lenses.

This allows you to see apps and notifications in your field of vision, and in my demo I got to see how the RayNeo X3 Pros could help on my next trip thanks to their real-time translation. My demo with them was short, but they seriously impressed me, putting the standard Ray-Ban Meta specs to shame.

Even if you want a simplistic, screen-less approach, you’ll want the RayNeo V3. They ditch the screens but feature a 12MP Sony IMX681 sensor to facilitate first-person content capture and voice-controlled insights – with those relayed by on-device speakers and three built-in microphones.