Both the Oakley Meta Vanguard and the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 are available for purchase via Amazon and Flipkart starting today.
Both smart glasses come with support for Meta AI voice interactions
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The Oakley Meta Vanguard and Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 are now available for purchase in India via the leading e-commerce platforms. The smart glasses have been developed by Meta, in collaboration with the sports equipment manufacturer Oakley and EssilorLuxottica, respectively. While the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 is the successor to the Ray-Ban Meta Glasses, the Oakley Meta Vanguard is aimed at athletes engaging in outdoor activities. Both smart glasses have Meta AI integration, enabling users to listen to or speak with Meta AI or on calls.
Pricing for the Oakley Meta Vanguard in India starts at Rs. 52,300. Customers can choose from four different variants of the smart glasses:
Meanwhile, the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 price begins at Rs. 39,900. The AI-powered smart glasses are available in three styles — Headliner, Skyler, and Wayfarer. Customers can choose from seasonal colours such as Shiny Cosmic Blue, Shiny Mystic Violet, and Shiny Asteroid Grey.
Both the Oakley Meta Vanguard and the Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 are available for purchase via Amazon and Flipkart starting today (Thursday).
The Oakley Meta Vanguard is marketed as a performance-oriented alternative. Unlike the Wayfarer-style Ray-Ban model, the Vanguard has a wraparound design inspired by Oakley's signature frame, weighs 66g, and has an IP67 rating for dust and water resistance. It also comes with Oakley's Prizm Lens technology, which is intended to block sunlight, wind, and dust.
The glasses come with a 12-megapixel camera that has a 122-degree field of view for first-person recording. Users can record 1080p video at 30fps for up to five minutes, 1080p at 60fps for three minutes, or 3K at 30fps for three minutes. They come with open-ear speakers, a five-microphone system, and introduce an Action button specifically for camera functions, along with a secondary customizable button. The Vanguard comes with Bluetooth 5.3 and Wi-Fi 6E connectivity, 32GB of storage, and lasts up to nine hours of normal use. The charging case extends battery life by up to 36 hours.
Meta has also partnered with Garmin, allowing users to view health and fitness data through voice commands when connected to compatible smartwatches.
The Ray-Ban Meta Gen 2 Glasses, meanwhile, come with the same Wayfarer design as the previous model, with a 12-megapixel camera and LED indicator placed inside circular cutouts on the frame. Although the hardware design is the same, the camera is now capable of video recording at a resolution of up to 3K at 30fps, in addition to photo capture at 3,024 x 4,032 pixels. Meta has promised the addition of slow-motion and hyperlapse modes in a future software update.
The smart glasses come with open-ear speakers and an optimised five-microphone design for better noise cancellation and call quality. Battery life has been significantly improved, with a maximum of eight hours of use on a single charge, along with an additional 48 hours of battery life from the charging case. The glasses use Meta AI for hands-free control through “Hey Meta AI” voice commands.
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