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Smart glasses with a display: the 2026 guide

A display in one lens or both, colour or monochrome, with or without a camera: smart glasses with a display are multiplying. We help you understand the differences.

Lunettes connectées avec écran et affichage tête haute

After camera glasses, the trend is towards smart glasses with a display (lunettes connectées avec écran). But this term covers four very different approaches.

1. A small colour display in one lens: Meta Ray-Ban Display

Meta Ray-Ban Display shows messages, directions, translations and Meta AI answers in the right lens, in colour. It keeps a 12MP camera and is controlled with a wristband that picks up hand gestures. It has been available in France, Germany and Italy since 13 October 2026, at the premium end. Switzerland is not yet included.

2. A monochrome display in both lenses, without a camera

This is the route of discretion and privacy:

  • Even Realities G2: around 36 g, green display in both lenses, neither camera nor speaker. Our full opinion: Even Realities G2, for whom?
  • MemoMind One: the newcomer from Xgimi, with two very bright micro-LED displays, built-in speakers and still no camera. Details in our round-up of new releases.

Ideal for subtitle translation, teleprompting, navigation and notifications.

3. True augmented reality in colour: RayNeo X3 Pro

RayNeo X3 Pro has two very bright colour displays, two cameras, the Snapdragon AR1 chip and Google's Gemini AI. It is the closest thing to consumer augmented reality, but in a premium price range and with short battery life under heavy use.

4. Display glasses for films and games

The Xreal One Pro and RayNeo Air 4 Pro show a large Full HD virtual screen. They plug via USB-C into a phone, a PC or a console and are not worn in the street. They are perfect for cinema or gaming on the move: see Playing PS5 with AR glasses.

The summary

Use Display type Examples
Messages and AI in colour One lens, colour Meta Ray-Ban Display
Translation, teleprompter, discretion Both lenses, monochrome Even G2, MemoMind One
Augmented reality Both lenses, colour RayNeo X3 Pro
Films and games Giant virtual screen, wired Xreal One Pro, RayNeo Air 4 Pro

Do you really need a display?

For most people, not necessarily. Glasses without a display such as Ray-Ban Meta and Oakley Meta already do the essentials: photos, videos, music, calls and voice AI. They are also lighter, last longer and cost less.

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