Ray-Ban Meta Specs: Every Generation Compared
By AR Compare Team ·
The spec sheets for Meta’s glasses live scattered across marketing pages, retailer listings, and video reviews — nobody independent keeps the family’s numbers in one place. This page does. Every figure below comes from our recorded spec database, which logs only what Meta and EssilorLuxottica have published: where a spec was never published, we say so instead of guessing. Prices are deliberately not retyped here — each model’s product page carries its current recorded price and buy links, refreshed by our weekly price checks.
The family at a glance
Seven Meta AI glasses ship today across three brands and one clear split: six are camera-and-audio glasses with no display, and one — the Meta Ray-Ban Display — puts an actual screen in the lens.
| Model | Released | Camera | Rated battery | Weight | Water rating | Display |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray-Ban Meta Gen 1 | Oct 2023 | 12MP | 4 h | 49 g | IPX4 | none |
| Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 | Sep 2025 | 12MP | 8 h | 52 g | IPX4 | none |
| Meta Ray-Ban Display | Sep 2025 | 12MP, 1440x1920@30fps, 3X zoom | 6 h | 69 g | IPX4 | 600x600 monocular, 20°, 5,000 nits |
| Oakley Meta HSTN | Jul 2025 | 12MP | 8 h | 53 g | IPX4 | none |
| Oakley Meta Vanguard | Oct 2025 | 12MP ultra-wide 122°, 3K video | 9 h | 66 g | IP67 | none (status LED) |
| Meta Adventurer | Jun 2026 | 12MP, up to 3K video | 8 h | 53 g | — | none |
| Meta Fury | Jun 2026 | 12MP, up to 3K video | 8 h | 60 g | — | none |
Gen 1 vs Gen 2: what actually changed
The two Wayfarer-shaped generations look nearly identical on a shelf, and the camera is the same recorded 12MP single unit on both. The differences that matter sit elsewhere. Rated battery life doubles from 4 hours to 8. The Gen 2 records spatial audio through its five-microphone array where the Gen 1’s identical mic count feeds standard capture. Weight moves three grams, 49 to 52 — you will not feel it. Both keep the IPX4 splash rating, both support prescription lenses, and the Gen 2’s sheet adds Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6 plus the USB-C charging case. If you are deciding between them, our Gen 1 vs Gen 2 comparison runs the full verdict from these same recorded sheets.
The Display is a different machine
The Meta Ray-Ban Display is the only Meta pair with something to look at: a full-color monocular waveguide in the right lens, recorded at 600x600 resolution across a 20-degree field of view, driven to 5,000 nits — bright enough for daylight. That hardware costs weight (69 g against the Gen 2’s 52) and battery (6 rated hours against 8), and its camera sheet is the more detailed one: 12MP stills, 1440x1920 video at 30fps, 3X zoom. Its prescription window is also the narrowest recorded in the family, −4.00 to +4.00 including cylinder. How it stacks against dedicated display glasses is a different question — see Display vs XREAL One Pro and Display vs Even Realities G2.
The Oakley and Meta-brand siblings
The same electronics travel under two more badges. The Oakley Meta HSTN pairs the familiar 12MP camera with an 8-hour rating in a rounder sports frame. The Oakley Meta Vanguard is the capture outlier: a 12MP ultra-wide with a 122-degree field of view shooting 3K video, a 9-hour rating — the family’s longest — an IP67 dust-and-immersion rating no other model matches, and a shield-wrap frame that is the one family member recorded as offering no prescription option. The Meta Adventurer and Meta Fury bring the newest capture pipeline (12MP, up to 3K video) with folding cases their sheets credit with up to 40 extra hours, and the family’s widest recorded prescription reach: −12 to +2.25 through an optician lens swap.
Battery life, honestly
Rated hours by model, straight from the sheets: Gen 1 — 4, Display — 6, Gen 2 — 8, HSTN — 8, Adventurer — 8, Fury — 8, Vanguard — 9. Every model ships with a charging case that carries multiple full recharges, so day-long use is a case habit, not a spec. Treat the ratings as mixed-use figures: sustained video capture or long assistant sessions draw the battery down materially faster on any of them, which is why the Gen 1-to-Gen 2 doubling is the single most practical upgrade in the family.
Water resistance: one honest answer
No Ray-Ban Meta pair is waterproof. Gen 1, Gen 2, and Display all record IPX4 — rain, splashes, and sweat are fine; submersion is not covered. The exception in the wider family is the Oakley Meta Vanguard’s IP67, rated for dust-tightness and temporary immersion, which is exactly the spec its swim-adjacent sports pitch requires.
What Meta has not published
An honest spec record also lists its gaps. Meta does not publish processor details, RAM, or storage for most of the family, so our sheets carry nulls there rather than forum guesses. The Gen 1’s mic array is recorded at five like the Gen 2’s, but without spatial audio. The HSTN’s microphone count is not in our record at all. And nothing on this page covers unreleased hardware: the rumored next generation — including the camera-free pair reported ahead of Meta Connect — lives on our Ray-Ban Meta roadmap, graded claim by claim, until Meta publishes real sheets.
Where to go deeper
Each product page carries the full recorded sheet, current price, and reviewer evidence: Gen 1, Gen 2, Display, HSTN, Vanguard, Adventurer, Fury. The brand views collect them: Meta and Oakley. And the standing upgrade questions have verdict pages: Gen 1 vs Gen 2 and Oakley HSTN vs Gen 2.
Frequently asked questions
What is the battery life of Ray-Ban Meta glasses?
From our recorded spec sheets: the Gen 1 is rated at 4 hours, the Gen 2 at 8 hours, and the Meta Ray-Ban Display at 6 hours, with each pair's charging case adding multiple recharges on the go. Rated figures assume mixed use — heavy capture or long AI sessions drain faster.
Are Ray-Ban Meta glasses waterproof?
No. Every Ray-Ban Meta model we track — Gen 1, Gen 2, and the Display — carries an IPX4 rating, which means splash and sweat resistance, not immersion. The one Meta-family pair rated for dust and water immersion is the Oakley Meta Vanguard at IP67.
What camera do Ray-Ban Meta glasses have?
All three Ray-Ban Meta models record a single 12MP camera. The Display's sheet additionally records 1440x1920 video at 30fps with 3X zoom; the Oakley Meta Vanguard swaps in a 12MP ultra-wide with a 122-degree field of view and 3K video for sports capture.
Do Ray-Ban Meta glasses have a screen?
Only one model does. The Gen 1 and Gen 2 are camera-and-audio glasses with no display. The Meta Ray-Ban Display adds a full-color monocular waveguide in the right lens — 600x600 resolution, a 20-degree field of view, and 5,000 nits recorded brightness.