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Apple Vision Pro vs Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
Specs, price and the one trade-off that actually decides it — Apple Vision Pro against Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses, side by side.
Cheaper to start
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
Starts about $3,200 lower.
Rated higher
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
9.5 vs 9.2 on our design scale.
Standout
Apple Vision Pro
Mind-blowing display resolution
Apple Vision Pro
Apple's spatial computer with a dual-chip design (M2 for compute, R1 for sensor processing), 23 million pixels across micro-OLED displays and 12ms photon-to-photon latency.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Mind-blowing display resolution
- Flawless eye-tracking interface
- Seamless Apple ecosystem integration
Cons
- Exorbitant price point
- Heavy front-weighted design
- External battery pack is cumbersome
Specifications
- AccessibilityVoiceOver, Zoom, Color Filters, Hearing Device Support, Closed Captioning, Voice Control, Switch Control, Dwell Control, Pointer Control, Support for Made for iPhone hearing devices, Support for Made for iPhone switch controllers
- Audio capability—
- Built-in AppsApp Store, Encounter Dinosaurs, Files, Freeform, Keynote, Mail, Messages, Mindfulness, Music, Notes, Passwords, Photos, Safari, Settings, Spatial Gallery, Tips, TV, Widgets, Books, Calendar, Clock, Home, Maps, News, Podcasts, Reminders, Shortcuts, Stocks, Voice Memos
- Button customization—
- CameraStereoscopic 3D main camera system, Spatial photo and video capture, 18 mm, ƒ/2.00 aperture, 6.5 stereo megapixels
- Capacity256GB, 512GB, 1TB
- ChipsApple M5 chip, 10-core CPU with 4 super cores and 6 efficiency cores, 10-core GPU, 16-core Neural Engine, 153GB/s memory bandwidth, 16GB unified memory, Apple R1 chip, 12-millisecond photon-to-photon latency, 256GB/s memory bandwidth
- Device Weight26.4–28.2 ounces (750–800 grams)
- Display23 million pixels, 3D display system, Micro-OLED, 7.5-micron pixel pitch, 92% DCI-P3, Supported refresh rates: 90Hz, 96Hz, 100Hz, 120Hz, Supports playback multiples of 24 fps and 30 fps for judder-free video, Video Mirroring Up to 720p AirPlay for mirroring your view in Apple Vision Pro to any AirPlay-enabled device
- Fit—
- Interpupillary Distance (IPD)51–75 mm
- key_featuresDual Micro-OLED 4K displays, M2 & R1 dual-chip, advanced eye and hand tracking
- Operating SystemvisionOS 26
- SensorsTwo high-resolution main cameras, Six world-facing tracking cameras, Four eye-tracking cameras, TrueDepth camera, LiDAR Scanner, Four inertial measurement units (IMUs), Flicker sensor
- Storage—
- Styles—
- Supported Input AccessoriesKeyboards, Trackpads and mouse devices, Game controllers
- Supported Spatial AccessoriesLogitech Muse, PlayStation VR2 Sense controller
- Up to battery life—
- Video resolution—
- WirelessWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Bluetooth 5.3
Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
Stylish smart glasses with integrated Meta AI, cameras, and open-ear audio.
Where it wins, where it doesn't
Pros
- Looks like normal sunglasses
- Excellent audio quality
- Multimodal AI features
Cons
- Battery life could be better
- AI features geo-restricted in some regions
Specifications
- Accessibility—
- Audio capabilityAudio only
- Built-in Apps—
- Button customizationCustomizable action button
- Camera—
- Capacity—
- Chips—
- Device Weight—
- Display—
- FitStandard fit
- Interpupillary Distance (IPD)—
- key_features—
- Operating System—
- Sensors—
- Storage32GB of internal storage
- StylesWayfarer, Aviator, Zena
- Supported Input Accessories—
- Supported Spatial Accessories—
- Up to battery life9 hours
- Video resolutionUp to 3k video resolution at 30 frames per second
- Wireless—