We’re approaching 2022, almost 9 years since Google made its first and last Google Glass. One might think that the smart glass industry may not be worth venturing, however, Huawei wants to prove otherwise.
In addition to announcing the rumored Huawei Matebook X Pro on the Huawei Winter Flagship Keynote on 23 December 2021, Huawei is also planning to release its first true smart glasses, the Huawei Smart Glass.
The pair of glasses is said to be powered by HarmonyOS, the in-house operating system developed by Huawei. Huawei is calling the glasses “your next smart personal assistant” and from the teaser video that Huawei shared, the glasses feature swappable lenses as well as left and right firing speakers on each arm of the glasses.
This announcement comes in piping hot right after Oppo announcing its first Oppo Air Glass at its Oppo INNO Day 2021 event on 14 December 2021. The glass features futuristic styling with a single lens design and weighs less than 30 grams. The Air Glass is also designed to snap onto custom frames offered by OPPO using magnetic components housed inside the Air Glass frame.
Huawei previously released two glasses under its name, however, both were in collaboration with spectacles maker Gentle Monster. The upcoming Huawei Smart Glass does not feature any collaboration branding and is rumored to be a brand new series in the Huawei family.
The current Gentle Monster X Huawei Eyewear II is currently still in stores for RMB 2499 to 2699 (393 to 424 USD). It comes in 4 sunglasses design options and 6 optical glasses design options. It also supports music playback and voice assistant reminders.
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