The RayNeo Air 2 smart glasses get the design part right to a large extent. It would ultimately boil down to personal preference whether you fancy the wayfarer look or a sporty mirror finish. The build quality is fantastic here and they are comfortable to wear. The screen is pleasingly bright and vivid. Support for a 120Hz refresh rate is good to have and head tracking is on-point, as well. RayNeo thoughtfully ships lens inserts in the box and has partnered with Lensology in the U.S. to provide prescription lenses.
Where the latest RayNeo glasses falter is the odd peripheral fuzziness issue on the screen, inadequate selection of pointer and virtual window controls, and lack of meaningful AR experiences. Xreal at least throws fitness and health-centric AR experiences into the mix, even though it doesn’t fare much better at app diversity, either.
The RayNeo Air 2 has all the material at its disposal to succeed, but the team needs to work on the software situation, especially the spatial computing situation on Windows. And hopefully, replicate the same on macOS. It’s hard to tell when, or if, that is going to happen.
In its current state, it’s tricky to recommend the RayNeo Air 2 listed at $379 on Amazon, when the Xreal Air 2 offers a noticeably more refined experience for just $20 more. But if your eyes are fixated on the RayNeo Air 2’s cool looks and all you need is a virtual screen for video watching, these glasses won’t disappoint.
