Tecno Unveils AI Glasses with Advanced Camera and AR Features at MWC 2025

3 things I learned from an hour with Tecno's AI glasses

Tecno, the Chinese phone company that recently gained attention for its budget foldables, is venturing into AI wearables. The company unveiled a concept for its first pair of AI glasses at Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2025. Tecno aims for its AI glasses to "transform the wearable AI space," promising to do so through imaging capabilities, smart assistant functionality, and immersive AR features. Related Tecno shows Samsung and Apple how to do slim phones right Tecno unveils its slim phone at MWC 2025 Posts The wearable concept will reportedly launch as a two-product series: Tecno AI Glasses and the AI Glasses Pro. Both are slated to be available in two styles (Eyebrow Frame and Aviator). According to the company, the glasses use a magnesium alloy and other "ultra-light composite materials" to minimize weight. The glasses will be powered by voice commands or a gentle tap on the temples, activating Tecno Ella, an AI assistant. Ella promises to manage daily tasks, including accessing to-do lists, providing recommendations, offering real-time navigation, summarizing information, and more. I had a brief hands-on experience with a prototype of these glasses and gained some insights. These insights primarily revolved around thoughts on AI wearables that I hadn't considered until trying them on. 3 Wearables should be inconspicuous Close Huge, bulky, and inconvenient tech puts me off. While the pricey $3,500 Apple Vision Pro offers compelling features, wearing 650 grams of aluminum and glass on my head is impractical. Similarly, the 385-gram AirPods Max and its odd, diaper-looking carry case are awkward to carry or stow away. Related Apple Vision Pro: Everything you need to know about Apple's headset Learn more about the Vision Pro, Apple's spatial computer -- how it works, how to use it, why it costs so much, and low-cost alternatives Posts Wearable tech should be inconspicuous. Full stop. As with all accessories, less is more. I came to this conclusion when I tried Ray-Ban's Meta Smart Glasses. Although they weigh a feather-light 49 grams, the spectacles were clumsy and unwieldy. Tecno hasn't figured out the secret sauce with its AI glasses prototypes. If anything, it's more pronounced. Although the Pro model comes in at 48 grams and the base model is 37 grams, both felt bulky and unseemly. While sitting awkwardly at the bridge of my nose, the glasses were unforgettable. However, not in the way I, and presumably Tecono, hoped they'd be. Wearable tech should be invisible. I wish more companies had considered this when Ray-Ban and Meta collaborated on the Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. Those 49-gram spectacles are huge and look unwieldy. 2 If I'm spending $300 on a pair of glasses, I, at least, want a display I echo the complaints of many underwhelmed users and reviewers when I say that the lack of a display on a $300 pair of glasses is an omission too big to ignore. Smart glasses are something I imagine I'd wear for most, if not all, of the day. It needs to handle everything my phone can, and then some. For most of that stuff, a display is non-negotiable. Audio output isn't enough, especially in spaces that are loud or don't allow audio. Having multiple forms of output also gives a gadget accessibility points. Not to make this a Tecno versus Meta/Ray-Bans piece, but I appreciated the inclusion of a display on Tecno's AI Glasses Pro. A single tap on the temple area powered it on, and swiping along the side cycled through options like Settings, Camera, Navigation, Teleprompter, Music, and To-do lists. Selecting an option required another tap, and a double tap returned to the previous menu. There's something about visual feedback and manual control that audio-only output can't match. Even after a little shameless digging about the rough price of these glasses, Tecno didn't give me an estimate. Instead, Tecno said "they'll be considerably cheaper than the Metas." If this promise is true, offering a display that handles several tasks for a "considerably less" price than the Metas is impressive. The Tecno AI Glasses' base model doesn't sport a display, but I can forgive a budget model for lacking all the bells and whistles of its more expensive sibling. After all, that's how they're often marketed. 1 An all-day battery life is not a lot to expect from a gadget I don't know when or why we became convinced that it's okay for gadgets worth hundreds of dollars to last a few hours, especially when the gadget is marketed as an all-day companion. I found the four-hour battery life on the AirPods Pro low, as well as the four-hour life on the Ray-Ban Meta Glasses. If I'm investing $300 in a pair of glasses that promises to make my day easier, it must make it through the day without a top off. Related How to pair and use AirPods on your Android phone Yep, you can use AirPods with your Android phone, but there are plenty of compromises you should know about Posts When I say "all-day battery life," I don't mean a full 24 hours. All-day means the number of hours you'd normally interact with a device (12 hours is a good score). This is why the promised 11-hour battery life on Tecno's AI Glasses impressed me. What's better is that the base model lasts as long. The same 250mAh battery embedded inside both models handles their long lives. Glasses that need to be recharged throughout the day defeat the purpose of always-on wearables like smart glasses. Still, there's often a wide bridge between the battery life listed on a spec sheet vs. real-world use, and I'd expect the same with Tecno's AI Glasses. Even if the battery life doesn't quite live up to Tecno's claim, it will still outpace Ray-Ban Meta Smart Glasses. Tecno's keeping mum on pricing and availability Tecno was extremely tight-lipped about its glasses' price and availability. All we know about their price is that it'll be "considerably less" than Meta's. Availability-wise, I was told "likely in Q3 of 2025". Functionality-wise, nothing has officially launched that I could get hands-on experience with. All the aforementioned features are currently unusable, and the most I could do was cycle between them. Apart from how the glasses look and feel, there isn't much to comment on. Still, the slated specs, such as a generous battery life and a full-screen display, are reasons enough to look forward to the release, but is it enough to compete with Big Tech's grip on this emerging market?

Tecno AI Glasses Pro are Meta Ray-Bans with an AR screen

Mobile World Congress Read our complete coverage of Mobile World Congress Updated less than 6 minutes ago Table of Contents Table of Contents 1. The screen sits front and center 2. Tecno AI Glasses Pro functionalities 3. There's one more model A key aspect is still missing I'm on board the AI glasses hype train after using the Meta Ray-Bans ($300) and Even Realities G1 ($600) in the past few months. Tecno has made the segment more exciting with the launch of two new AI glasses at the Mobile World Congress 2025. These combine the capabilities of AR glasses with the Meta Ray-Bans' hardware, including a camera and speaker. I got a brief hands-on session with the Tecno AI Glasses Pro, and there's plenty to like. Compared to the Even Realities G1, Tecno's smartglasses are better in some aspects -- at least on paper. Here are three things you need to know about the Tecno AI Glasses series. Recommended Videos 1. The screen sits front and center The Tecno AI Glasses Pro feature a MicroLED screen on both sides with a 30-degree field of view and "over 1,500 nits of brightness." For context, the Even Realities G1 offers a 25-degree field of view, but these numbers don't tell the whole story. On the G1s, I found the AR dashboard to be further away from me, ensuring it didn't interfere with reality. All functionalities, like the dashboard, navigation, teleprompter, and more, are positioned at a comfortable distance from your eyes. As a result, when I use the navigation function, my attention is still on the road but I'm afraid that might not be the case with the Tecno smart glasses By contrast, the Tecno AI Glasses Pro opt for a more front-and-center view. Everything -- from the dashboard to functionalities -- sits right in front of your eyes. They are bigger but not necessarily better. I prefer AI to be ambient on my smart glasses so that I can see the real world around me instead of being pulled away from reality, like with a smartphone. I'm not a fan of this AR experience. 2. Tecno AI Glasses Pro functionalities During my hands-on session, I could see eight functionalities on the dashboard: Teleprompter, Camera, Contacts, Music, Navigation, Translate, Ella (AI assistant), and Reminders. The ninth option was Settings. I couldn't explore these in-depth, but some of the issues from the Even Realities G1 persist. For instance, the navigation feature works with a proprietary service rather than Google Maps. It won't be a seamless experience unless these smart glasses find a way to integrate Google Maps. I'm also skeptical about the usability of navigation with the full-screen kind of view on these glasses. Unlike the Even Realities G1, the Tecno AI Glasses Pro has a built-in camera, that too a 50MP one. Tecno claims it is the "highest-resolution camera of any AI glasses," which is true, but the quality remains to be seen. More megapixels don't necessarily translate to better pictures, but I have high hopes. You can capture photos and videos, like with the Meta Ray-Bans, using the 50MP camera, which offers a 100-degree field of view. The company didn't provide a look at the app, but it's supposed to offer a "SmartSnap" function that "intelligently recognizes scenes, assists in shooting, and automatically generates attractive captions for easily recording life's special moments." It wouldn't be a 2025 tech gadget launch without AI, and Tecno's announcement is no different. The built-in Ella AI is your smart assistant that can help plan activities, recommend restaurants, and more. It is claimed to compile "notifications and data from multiple apps, distilling vast amounts of information into concise reports." Like the Meta glasses, these can identify objects and locations when asked. Tecno says its AI Glasses Pro can deliver "over 11 hours of music playback and 8 hours of mixed use after just 30 minutes of charging." Those are bold claims, and I'll test them once the product launches. These AI glasses also feature a speaker for listening to music. There's Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 for wireless connectivity. 3. There's one more model The Tecno AI Glasses Pro are accompanied by a lower-end model called the Tecno AI Glasses. The non-Pro variant lacks a screen, leaving you with a speaker and camera combination, similar to the Meta Ray-Bans. These lack most of the Pro's features. Without an AR display, the Tecno AI Glasses miss out on functionalities like navigation, translation, and the teleprompter. However, both new Tecno smart glasses offer object recognition, information summarization, and more. Both these new smart glasses are made from aluminum alloy and ultra-light composite materials and come with IPX4 protection for sweat resistance. However, they don't look as good as the Meta Raby-Bans or the Even Realities G1. I wore the AI Glasses Pro for around 10 minutes, and they were comfortable -- almost as light as my regular glasses. The controls were responsive, but they didn't feel as polished as products currently on the market. Both models come in two designs: Eyebrow Frame and Aviator Style. A key aspect is still missing Tecno hasn't announced the price or availability of its new AI smart glasses yet. But there's more to a wearable than just the product itself. Most are lifestyle devices that need to be present ambiently. How a wearable charges is an essential factor to consider before purchasing, and Tecno hasn't showcased the case for its AI Glasses yet. I like the Meta Ray-Bans because their case looks like a lifestyle product rather than a tech gadget. If the AI Glasses Pro are to succeed, they need a well-designed case. I love the fact that I can get 8 hours of use from just 30 minutes of charging, but that charging needs to happen inside a case that blends seamlessly into a user's lifestyle. The Tecno AI Glasses Pro might offer a glimpse into the future of AI-AR glasses. I hope the company launches these soon. While we don't have exact pricing and availability details yet, Tecno's AI Glasses series is said to be "considerably less" expensive than the Meta Ray-Bans.

Smart camera glasses come packing serious photo-taking chops

The AI Glasses were launched at MWC 2025, and mark Tecno's entry into the smart glasses market Shenzhen multinational Tecno is taking the wearable camera fight to Meta Ray-Bans with a pair of AI-driven glasses that borrow imaging tech from the company's flagship smartphone to offer mobile life-loggers "industry-leading" resolution plus augmented-reality. The Tecno AI Glass Series was announced at the Mobile World Congress expo in Barcelona last week, and is made up of two models - a standard version and a Pro flavor. They're each built around the same photographic heart - which sees custom lens modules and an OV50D imaging sensor join hands with signal processing and "advanced imaging algorithms" that have trickled their way to the wearable from the company's flagship Camon 40 Premier smartphone. As such, Tecno boasts that the Series offers the industry's highest pixel count for an AI glasses photography system in the world, at 50 megapixels. Tecno has cooked in exclusive filters to help make photos pop, though it's not clear how these are activated. A SmartSnap feature is also reported capable of intelligently recognizing scenes, offering assistance during shooting and automatically coming up with "attractive captions" to enable super-quick sharing of on-the-go imagery on socials. The Pro model can augment the world in front of your eyes via "advanced WaveGuide technology" co-developed with Meta-Bounds and a MicroLED screen. Whether used for turn-by-turn navigation, real-time translations or on-the-spot info, the AR display puts out more than 1,500 nits of brightness - which should keep the AR content visible in most lighting conditions - and offers a 30-degree field of view. Physical controls are available on the arms, where a tap can activate Tecno's Ella AI assistant for smart help when you need it via voice commands. The AI can also summarize information, plan activities and to-do lists, take memos and set reminders, and offer real-time translations of more than 100 languages. It can even join forces with the imagery engine and use object recognition to identify and detail a restaurant or make food recommendations, for example. All such functionality is controlled and managed through a mobile app for Android. Each wearable is fashioned using magnesium-alloy and composites. The standard variant flies with aviator styling and the camera module to the side, while the Pro model rolls with a "browline" style and central camera. The 250-mAh battery is reckoned good for 11 hours of music playback through the frame-integrated 180-mm speakers for 30 minutes on quick charge, or 8 hours of mixed use. And rounding out the known specs are Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.4 wireless connectivity. The Tecno AI Glasses mark an impressive debut in the space for the company, but we don't have any info on pricing or availability at this time. MWC reps merely hinted that the wearables should land at a much lower price point than the current version of the Meta Ray-Bans.