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Prime Day is June 23 to 26, and Lifehacker is sharing the best sales based on product reviews, comparisons, and price-tracking tools before it’s over.
It’s Prime Day, so let’s talk smart glasses. The sale is bringing down the prices on all kinds of intelligent spectacles, from display style smart glasses to AI-powered audio glasses, and some of the bargains are ridiculous, including a 74% price drop on Amazon’s Carrera smart glasses, and a hefty discount on Rokid Max 2 AR display glasses.
The best Prime Day deals on display-style smart glasses
The XReal One Pro are my favorite display style glasses. They’re basically a high-def monitor that you can slip in your pocket and wear on your face, but unlike many display-style glasses, these have an X1 processing chip onboard to handle head-tracking and let you “anchor” your screen in virtual space—basically a small dose of augmented reality. They’re perfect for gaming and airplanes, and you could even try to wear them all day, if you’re brave. The downside has always been the price, but it’s mitigated somewhat with a Prime Day discount of $100; the glasses’ usual $649 price is down to $549.
RayNeo is making a name for itself with bargain-priced smart glasses like the RayNeo Air 4, a solid pair of display specs at a low price. They’re missing some of the features of more expensive tech like the XReals mentioned above, but the display is actually quite good, and they are about half of the cost. If you need a pair of glasses for long plane trips or to watch TV while someone next to your sleeps, these will do the job exceptionally. They’re down 20% to $255 for Prime Day. Plus they’re branded with an official bat symbol, because that will make you look cool.
The Rokid Max2 AR Glasses separate themselves from the rest of the display-glasses pack with a pair of built-in diopters, one for each lens, that let you correct for nearsightedness with a dial turn. Great in theory, but in practice, how well it works depends on your prescription. Still, once you get your prescription dialed in, these glasses project a 215-inch virtual theater screen using Sony Micro-OLED tech. Currently down to $299 for Prime Day (a 43% cut from their $529.00 MSRP), these are a solid bargain.
The best Prime Day deals on audio-style smart glasses
I haven’t tried these official Amazon Carrera Smart Glasses, but they’re such a huge bargain, they’re worth looking at. Regularly priced at $389.99, Amazon marked them down 74% to $99.99. Carrera is a respected Italian eyewear company that’s been making high-quality, fashionable sunglasses and racing goggles since 1956, so these would be a bargain even if they didn’t feature audio, AI integration, and Alexa controls. Under the hood, these are basically a high-fashion reskin of Amazon’s 3rd-Gen Echo Frames—not a bad thing at all.
Meanwhile, these OHO Audio Glasses are marked down from $44 to $9.49. A 10-dollar pair of glasses that you can use to play audio, make telephone calls, and protect your eyes from the sun is a good deal, especially if you like the look. I can’t vouch for the quality of any aspect of these glasses, but if you need a cheap pair of water-resistant sunglasses to listen to podcasts on while running or cycling, try these out; there’s little monetary risk.
What do you think so far?
The best Prime Day deals on camera smart glasses
When it comes to camera-style smart glasses on sale for Prime Day, there’s not a ton to recommend. The 800-pound-gorilla in the space, Meta, is not marking down their Meta Ray-Bans or Oakleys, leaving the bargain space to one manufacturer I’ve heard of —and literally hundreds I haven’t.
The Rokid AI glasses are slashed down to $249.00 for Prime Day ($100 off its standard MSRP), and they’re an interesting Ray-Ban Meta alternative. I haven’t used them yet, but the technical sheets and real-world reviewer consensus suggest Rokid AI glasses are a viable non-Meta alternative. Unlike options locked into a single assistant, Rokid glasses feature a platform-agnostic voice setup powered by ChatGPT-5 and Google’s Gemini. They’re lightweight, too. The frames weigh in at 38.5 grams, despite packing in open-ear audio and a 12MP Sony sensor camera. On the negative side, some users in Amazon’s comment section point to a hard-to-frame, left-aligned camera, hollow sound, and a plastic-y frame.
As for every other pair of camera glasses: There are hundreds of “AI camera glasses” for sale on Amazon from brands like Plunthorn, Warchody, and BooaBei. Some cost $150; some cost $50. They all tend to feature low-quality, 8MP cameras and AI that’s basically accessed from your phone. I’d stick with Rokid.
Looking for something else? Retailers like Walmart and Best Buy run Prime Day-style sales that are especially useful if you don’t have Amazon Prime.
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