Manufactures a wide range of products, including telecommunications devices like phones, household appliances such as vacuum cleaners, medical instruments for therapy massages, and innovative electric vehicles. According to reports from Chinese-language media, Xiaomi is reportedly developing a product that will rival Ray-Ban’s Meta smartglasses, a direct challenge to the tech giant’s foray into the wearable technology market.
Xiaomi is poised to introduce a revolutionary AI-powered smartglass technology, reportedly collaborating with Chinese original design manufacturer (ODM) Goertek, renowned for its expertise in Extended Reality (XR) components, reference designs, and bespoke hardware solutions.
The purported Xiaomi smartglasses reportedly aim to surpass the Ray-Ban Meta by integrating AI-driven features, an in-built audio system, and camera modules. Notably, Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses are currently unavailable for formal purchase in China.
According to reliable insiders, Xiaomi’s upcoming device is expected to debut in the second quarter of 2025, potentially coinciding with the Mi Fan Pageant, typically held in April to commemorate the company’s founding anniversary.
The report additionally states that Xiaomi co-founder Lei Jun anticipates shipping more than 300,000 units.
Xiaomi has experimented with XR hardware before, but its foray into this space has been tentative rather than all-out. At the 2023 Cellular World Congress (MWC), a prominent Chinese language technology company generated widespread excitement by unveiling a cutting-edge augmented reality glasses prototype. Twelve months earlier, Xioami’s corporation successfully launched its innovative smartglasses, dubbed Mijia Glasses Camera. The wearable device bore a striking resemblance to the now discontinued Google Glass, its design centred around a solitary, augmented reality display.
While all of that appears to alter things, does it really? In the next 12 months, China’s smartglasses industry is poised for significant growth, driven by major players seeking to replicate Meta’s success with its innovative Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses.
At Baidu’s Baidu World Convention on November 12th, the company unveiled a new collaborative product with Xiaodu, introducing the Xiaodu AI glasses, set to launch in China during the first half of 2025.
Chinese tech giants OPPO, Vivo, Huawei, Tencent, and ByteDance are concurrently exploring their own smart glasses initiatives.
