# Compare QIDI Vida vs its closest rivals

Canonical compare state: https://www.arcompare.com/compare/qidi-vida/
Last data update: 2026-10-21 (the newest update date across the 6 products below)
Source: AR Compare spec database (https://www.arcompare.com/data/). Unknown values are "—", never guessed.

## Specifications

| Spec | QIDI Vida | BirdiLens GV1 | ENGO 3 | Thunderbird V3 AI Shooting Glasses | Almer Arc 2 AR Glasses | Brilliant Labs Halo AI Glasses |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Price | — | $900 | $400 | — | Contact manufacturer | $399 |
| Display type | Binocular full-color AR HUD (maker-claimed; no resolution, FOV or brightness published) | Single green Micro-LED (monochrome), dual-eye diffraction optical waveguide | ActiveLook head-up micro-display (multicolor), projected into the field of view | — | Micro-OLED 0.49-inch, see-through monocular full-color | 0.2-inch full-color microOLED module (Halo Display) projecting directly toward the eye, monocular |
| Resolution | — | 640x480 | — | — | 1920x1080 | — |
| Field of view (°) | — | 30 | — | — | 22 | — |
| Brightness (nits) | — | 2000 | — | — | — | — |
| Virtual screen size (in) | 100 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Color support | Full color | Monochrome | Full color | — | Monochrome | Monochrome |
| Dimming control | — | — | — | — | ✕ No | — |
| Prescription support | — | — | — | ✕ No | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Diopter range | — | — | — | — | Designed to work with prescription/safety glasses (headband-style fit) | yes, via SmartBuyGlasses partnership; display optic itself adjusts +2 to -6 D |
| Weight (g) | — | 46 | 38.5 | 39 | 179 | 40 |
| Frame style | — | sports sunglasses | sports sunglasses (wide-lens mask) | glasses | — | — |
| Foldable | — | — | — | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| IP rating | — | IP65 | IP55 | — | — | — |
| Battery life (hours) | — | 6 | 24 | — | 8 | 14 |
| Charging method | — | magnetic USB-C | — | — | — | — |
| Charging time (min) | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
| Connectivity | — | Bluetooth 5.3, Wi-Fi 2.4GHz | Bluetooth 5.4 | — | — | — |
| Compatible devices | — | — | Garmin watches and bike computers (81+ devices), Apple Watch (Series 4+, watchOS 10.1+), iPhone, Android | — | Standalone, iOS, Android | iOS, Android |
| Operating system | — | RTOS | — | — | Almer OS (Android-compatible); Almer Companion app (iOS/Android) | Noa AI agent with agentic long-term 'narrative memory'; Vibe Mode voice-coded mini apps |
| Chipset | — | — | — | Alibaba-Tongyi AI | Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1, 4GB RAM, 64GB storage (standalone) | Alif Ensemble B1 (Cortex-M55 + Ethos NPU) for on-device AI; Liquid AI LFM2-VL-450M vision-language model on-device |
| Camera | photo + video by voice (no spec published) | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✕ No | 25MP | 640x480 (0.3MP, global shutter) |
| Microphones | — | 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Speakers | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✕ No | ✕ No | open-ear | bone-conduction |
| Tracking | — | — | — | — | 0DoF | 0DoF |

Product pages: https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/qidi-vida/ · https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/birdilens-gv1/ · https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/engo-3/ · https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/thunderbird-v3/ · https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/almer-arc-2/ · https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/brilliant-labs-halo/
Machine records: https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/qidi-vida.json · https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/birdilens-gv1.json · https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/engo-3.json · https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/thunderbird-v3.json · https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/almer-arc-2.json · https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/brilliant-labs-halo.json