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Jason England

Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 vs Gen 1: What's the difference?

Ray-Ban Meta AI glasses.

While everyone is busy getting hyped about the Meta Ray-Ban Display glasses, the company also quietly announced the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 at Meta Connect. So now that we have a new generation of my personal favorite AI glasses, are they worth the upgrade?

It’s a good question, because there are several spec upgrades here, taking the tech found in the more recent Oakley Meta HSTN glasses and putting it in Ray-Ban frames. But a lot of the software and AI capabilities are coming to the Gen 1 glasses, too. So let’s get into what you get with both the $299 Gen 1 and and $379 Gen 2, and see whether that $80 extra cost is really worth it.

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