Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) vs Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2)
Every published spec side by side, with today's lowest prices for the market you've chosen.
Key differences
- Announced: Sep 2025 on the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2), against Sep 2023 on the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1).
- Max resolution: 3K on the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2), against 1080p on the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1).
- Battery life: 8 hours (typical use) on the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2), against 4 hours (typical use) on the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1).
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) or Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2): which should you buy?
On published specs the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) leads the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) nowhere; buy it for its price, its handling or the lenses you already own.
Choose the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) for its max resolution and battery life.
On paper the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2) wins more rows (2 to 0); if the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1)'s strengths are the ones you shoot with, and its price is lower where you buy, it can still be the better buy.
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|---|---|---|
| Lowest price today | Not priced in US yet | $379 new $139.93 used |
| Overview | ||
| Type | Smart glasses | Smart glasses |
| Announced | Sep 2023 | Sep 2025 (best) |
| US launch priceUS list price when announced, body only. Today's prices are in the offers table. | $299 | $379 |
| Lens | Fixed lens | Fixed lens |
| Sensor & image | ||
| Sensor size | — | — |
| Sensor type | — | — |
| Resolution | 12 MP | 12 MP |
| Native ISO | — | — |
| In-body stabilisation | — | — |
| Speed & autofocus | ||
| Burst (mechanical) | — | — |
| Burst (electronic) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (mech.) | — | — |
| Fastest shutter (elec.) | — | — |
| AF pointsMakers count points differently, so this is not ranked. | — | — |
| Subject detectionMakers group subjects differently (Canon's "animal" includes birds), so only having it is ranked. | — | — |
| Video | ||
| Max resolution | 1080p | 3K (best) |
| 4K frame rate | — | — |
| 10-bit internal | — | — |
| Internal raw video | No | No |
| Mic input | No | No |
| Headphone jack | No | No |
| Viewfinder & screen | ||
| Viewfinder | None | None |
| Rear screen | None | None |
| Screen articulation | No rear screen | No rear screen |
| Touchscreen | — | — |
| Flight & wear | ||
| Battery lifeThe maker's typical-use figure for the glasses alone, without the charging case. | 4 hours (typical use) | 8 hours (typical use) (best) |
| Water resistance | IPX4 | IPX4 |
| Body & battery | ||
| Weight (with battery) | — | — |
| Dimensions (W×H×D) | — | — |
| Weather sealed | — | — |
| Battery (CIPA shots) | — | — |
| Card slots | 0 | 0 |
| USB-C | — | — |
| Built-in flash | No | No |
| Wi-Fi / Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth | Wi-Fi + Bluetooth |
Green marks the better figure where “better” is unambiguous. A dash means the maker doesn't publish it or we haven't verified it yet.
Price history: is the newer one cheaper?
Low light & noise
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1)
1.4 µm pixels
12 MP on a sensor
Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2)
1.4 µm pixels
12 MP on a sensor
Bigger pixels gather more light each, so they tend to show less noise at high ISO, but sensor design matters as much. For real noise at ISO 6400, these sites measure it:
- Photons to Photos: dynamic range vs ISO ↗Photographic dynamic range measured at every ISO, bodies on one chart
- Photons to Photos: noise vs ISO ↗Read noise at every ISO from lab tests: lower is cleaner in the shadows
- DPReview studio scene ↗The same scene shot by each camera at the ISO you pick, side by side
- DPReview reviews ↗Full reviews with high-ISO samples
- Low-light video tests ↗Real-world high-ISO footage on YouTube
Size, to scale
We don't have the maker's dimensions for the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 1) or the Ray-Ban Meta (Gen 2), so there's nothing to draw to scale.