Xiaomi AI Glasses Review: The Consensus on China's Answer to Ray-Ban Meta

The Xiaomi AI Glasses are Xiaomi’s Ray-Ban Meta rival: a camera-and-audio AI glass with no display, aimed first at the Chinese market. This review aggregates the English-language coverage that exists — The Ghost Howls’ hands-on, Geeky Gadgets’ multi-week review, Road to VR’s launch analysis, and Android Central’s comparison — alongside Xiaomi’s published specifications. AR Compare has not performed hands-on testing of this device; every observation below is attributed to the cited sources, and the category scores are an editorial aggregate of cited reviewer sentiment. Product facts were cross-checked against AR Compare’s spec record for the glasses (a recorded 12MP camera, roughly 40 grams, a recorded 8.6-hour battery, electrochromic full-color lens options, no display, around $280).

How This Review Was Compiled

Because the glasses launched in China first, dedicated English reviews are fewer than for Western rivals, and the most detailed are hands-on writeups. Sources include The Ghost Howls’ hands-on, Geeky Gadgets’ longer-term review, Road to VR’s feature breakdown, Android Central’s Ray-Ban Meta comparison, and Smart Glass Logic’s aggregated review. Where reviewers disagree on the AI, both the promise and the frustration are reported.

The Camera: The Core Feature

With no screen, the camera is the headline. The Ghost Howls reports that the recorded 12MP sensor captures 4032x3024 stills and records 2K video at 30fps, with photos in good light looking surprisingly decent. Video is more of a mixed bag: the reviewer found the software stabilization feels a bit artificial next to Meta’s glasses, and low-light footage is rough. Reviewers still rate it a capable casual point-of-view camera for the price, and Android Central’s framing — that Xiaomi is already giving Ray-Ban Meta a serious challenge — reflects how much the hardware punches above its cost.

Battery and Comfort

Battery life is a genuine, repeatable strength. Against Ray-Ban Meta’s roughly four hours, reviewers measured the Xiaomi glasses closer to the recorded 8.6 hours of mixed use, with The Ghost Howls confirming the battery lasts slightly longer than Meta’s based on testing, plus about 45-minute USB-C charging with pass-through use while charging. Comfort is equally strong: at a recorded 40 grams the glasses are described as almost weightless, suitable for all-day wear.

The AI and Software: The Weak Point

The consistent criticism is the software. The Xiao Ai assistant and companion app are optimized for Chinese, which reviewers flag as a real barrier for international buyers, and the on-glasses AI is described as naive — The Ghost Howls recounts it confidently misidentifying a Tesla Model Y as a Xiaomi car, and notes these useful AI moments are rare in practice. Audio is the other soft spot: reviewers call the sound flat and lacking richness, comparing it to a decent phone speaker pointed at your ear, and recommend it primarily for calls and light listening rather than music.

Value

At roughly $280 the glasses undercut Ray-Ban Meta, and for existing Xiaomi phone and smart-home owners the ecosystem integration adds real convenience. But reviewers are candid that the value proposition is conditional: The Ghost Howls argues the glasses would be an instant recommendation at a lower price, and for buyers outside China — or outside the Xiaomi ecosystem — the language limits and thin audio push many back toward Ray-Ban Meta, which reviewers credit with better audio, stabilization, and a stronger AI backend.

Who Should Buy the Xiaomi AI Glasses

Per the aggregated consensus: existing Xiaomi phone and smart-home owners in China who want a lightweight, long-lasting point-of-view camera with hands-free capture and a stronger battery than Ray-Ban Meta. Who should skip: buyers who need any kind of display or HUD, international users who would fight the Chinese-first assistant and app, anyone who wants rich built-in audio or the smoothest stabilization, and shoppers outside China given the current availability limits.

Scores are aggregates of the cited reviews, not AR Compare hands-on results.

Sources

• The Ghost Howls — Xiaomi AI Glasses hands-on: a promising first-gen product
• Geeky Gadgets — Xiaomi AI Smart Glasses: Honest Review After 3 Weeks of Use
• Road to VR — Xiaomi Unveils China’s Answer to Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses
• Android Central — Xiaomi’s new AI glasses are already giving Ray-Ban Metas a serious beatdown
• Smart Glass Logic — Xiaomi AI Smart Glasses Review