Meta is seriously weighing a camera-free version limited to audio, AI, and calls. Dropping the camera would mean a lower price and new frame styles. It's under active consideration, with no announcement or release date.
Meta is weighing a version of its glasses with no camera at all. Mercury News and PetaPixel both report the company is considering an audio-only model built around phone calls, media playback, and talking to Meta AI. Dropping the camera would mean a lower price and, Meta suggests, room for frame styles that do not have to house a lens. It is under active consideration, with no announcement or release date. For anyone who wants AI glasses but not a camera pointed at the people around them, this is the version to wait for.
What cameras do smart glasses have?
Across the category · your product highlighted · each value tagged by confidence.
| Product | Cameras | Type | Resolution | Video |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meta GlassesExpectedcapture (photo/video) | 1 | RGB | 12MP | 3K Ultra HD @ 30fps |
| Apple GlassesExpected1 capture (photo/video/Visual Intelligence) + 1 wide-angle (Siri/spatial sensing) | 2 | — | — | — |
| Meta Ray-Ban Gen 3Highly expectedcapture (photo/video) | 2 (reported) | — | iPhone 13-equivalent (reported) | — |
| Meta Ray-Ban Gen 2Confirmedcapture (photo/video) | 1 | RGB | 12MP | 3K at 30fps |
| Samsung Galaxy GlassesHighly expectedcapture (photo/video) | 1 | RGB | 12MP | — |
| Snap SpecsExpected2 RGB (photo/video) + 2 IR (computer vision, hand tracking, environment mapping) | 4 | 2 RGB + 2 IR | — | — |
| Xreal AuraWidely reported2 hand-tracking + 1 capture (photo/video, Gemini visual context) | 3 | — | — | — |