Meta’s Ray-Ban smart glasses could get a display next year

Meta AI-powered Ray-Ban smart glasses and similar products are becoming increasingly popular. This particular tech segment could soon experience a boom after the announcement of Android XR and with the arrival of future smart glasses from Samsung and Google. That said, Meta’s next step to improve its smart glasses could be to integrate a small display.

Meta’s first Ray-Ban smart glasses with display tipped to arrive during Q2 2025

Meta designed its Ray-Ban glasses to function without a screen. All functions are within reach of a tap or a voice command. However, the company might want to make them even more useful by providing additional graphical feedback. According to the Financial Times, the first glasses with a screen from Meta could arrive during the second half of 2025. However, we might see something about it at the beginning of next year, according to the source.

Meta already has an AR glasses project called Orion. Therefore, they do not plan to get rid of the concept of simplicity and minimalism in the current Ray-Ban. In other words, don’t expect the alleged display of future generations of these products to offer large, detailed, full-color images. The integration of the display could mainly serve to show you notifications and visual feedback for Meta AI’s responses.

Ease of use is one of the main factors that has determined the success of Ray-Ban smart glasses. The product makes it simple for you to do things like take quick photos and ask Meta AI questions on the go. They also have an attractive design and a not-too-high price. The integration of a full AR experience could break with this while increasing the price of the glasses. So, the company will probably prefer to maintain different product lines for simple smart glasses and XR glasses.

Orion project development reportedly accelerated

Regarding Orion, Meta showed it as a concept that they are still working on. However, the interest in the product was so overwhelming that the company has accelerated the development process, the report states. Meta is currently working on optimizing the hardware, form factor, image quality, and even the price. They probably don’t want to repeat Apple’s mistakes with the Vision Pro.