Meta might have the most popular smart glasses out there, but not everyone is convinced its Ray-Ban formula is the way. Even Realities, for example, makes smart glasses without some of the core features of the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses, such as cameras or speakers—just a screen and AI in a very glasses-like form factor—and apparently, it’s not the only company out there following that trend.
A new competitor in the space, Nimo, just announced its own contribution to the speakerless/cameraless smart glasses space that looks similar to Even Realities, but are somehow lighter than the Even G2, which are already some of the lightest glasses out there. According to a teaser, Nimo’s eponymous display smart glasses weigh just 29g, which is a full 7g lighter than the Even G2. And like Even Realities’ G2, the Nimo also make similar compromises in an effort to bring the weight down.
Unlike the Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses and the Meta Ray-Ban Display, the Nimo have neither speakers nor a camera, though they do have a monochrome green display that’s binocular (in both eyes) like the Even G2. Similar to basically every pair of smart glasses (Meta or not), they also center around AI for a lot of core features like translation and web search. As you might expect at this point, there’s navigation, notifications, and reminders, which are, again, basically a one-to-one with the core feature set on the Even G2.
Hardware-wise, Nimo’s smart glasses look similar to the Even G2, too. They are slightly brighter at 1,500 nits of peak brightness (the Even G2 max out at 1,200 nits) and have the same rated battery life of about 48 hours. Heck, they even have the same marketing—Nimo is pitching its pair as an alternative to chunkier smart glasses that look more like tech and less like a pair of regular glasses.
If there’s one glaring difference from the Even G2 that I can discern from Nimo’s description of its glasses, it’s the fact that the smart glasses do not come with a smart ring. Even Realities’ offering is sold with an optional touch-sensitive ring that’s meant to be used as a controller for navigating the in-display UI as well as providing additional features like sleep and health metrics.
That lack of ring probably also helps account for the price difference between the two pairs. While Nimo’s glasses are available for preorder at 2,499 Chinese yuan (about $363), Even Realities’ Even G2 MSRP for $599. There’s no word on whether the Nimo will launch in the U.S., but on paper, the battle for the anti-Meta smart glasses market seems to be heating up.
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