Rokid Glasses 2 Ships Today: 4K Video, Dolby Audio, $554

Rokid Glasses 2 ships in China today, November 11, and it is the most complete version of Rokid's display glasses so far. The price starts at CNY 3,699, about $554, for a pair of AI glasses with a built-in display, a 12-megapixel camera that records 4K video, Dolby Audio speakers and a battery Rokid says lasts 25% longer than the first generation. The catch is geography: today is a China-only launch, and buyers in the US, UK and Canada have no price and no date yet. Rokid says global versions will debut at CES 2027 in January.

That makes the Glasses 2 an odd product to judge right now. On paper it undercuts Meta's display glasses by about $245 while adding the one thing Meta's pair cannot do, record 4K first-person video. But the monochrome green display is unchanged from the first generation, the memory is unchanged too, and nobody outside Rokid has tested a pair yet. Here is what the launch actually offers, what it costs in dollars, pounds and Canadian dollars, and where the claims run ahead of the evidence.

What changed from the first Rokid Glasses

Rokid launched the first Rokid Glasses, its display model, in 2025. That pair weighed 49 grams, ran on Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1 with 2GB of RAM and 32GB of storage, carried a 210mAh battery and a 12-megapixel camera, and showed notifications and translations on a monochrome green microLED waveguide display. It sold on Rokid's global store for $699, or $629 on sale.

The Glasses 2 keeps the display and rebuilds almost everything around it. The frame is a new rounded-square, or squircle, shape with temples that open 22% wider and skin-friendly nose pads, and the lenses are reported to be 70% less reflective than the first generation. The battery grows from 210mAh to 263mAh, which Rokid describes as 25% more battery life. The camera keeps its 12-megapixel sensor but now records 4K video at 30 frames per second, 2K at 60 frames per second and 1080p at 60 frames per second, with what Rokid calls a super night video algorithm for low light. Audio gets the biggest rework: new speakers with Dolby Audio support, four omnidirectional microphones and a bone-conduction microphone that Rokid says keeps voice pickup clear in windy conditions.

Underneath, the glasses move to a dual-processor design, Qualcomm's Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 1 paired with a BES2800BP co-processor, running Android and a real-time operating system side by side. Connectivity moves to Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.3. Two things do not move at all: RAM stays at 2GB and storage stays at 32GB, the same configuration as the first generation. Rokid's own product page adds two details the launch coverage mostly skipped: the camera uses what Rokid calls the first 1GM5P glass-plastic hybrid lens in China, with an HDR sensor and RAW14 support, and the glasses carry an IPX4 water-resistance rating for splashes, sweat and light rain.

The price in dollars, pounds and Canadian dollars

Rokid announced the Glasses 2 at its Rokid Jungle event in Hangzhou on October 27, 2026, and opened preorders the same day on JD.com, Tmall and Douyin. The list prices are in yuan, and the conversions below use November 10, 2026 market rates, verified at publication (1 USD = 6.6775 CNY, 0.7493 GBP and 1.4131 CAD). Treat every converted figure as an approximation: the yuan price is the real price, and the dollar figure is only a guide until Rokid sets a price outside China.

Two details are worth noting. First, Rokid's own China store lists the exact prices as RMB 3,695.97 and RMB 3,845.97, so the rounded CNY 3,699 and CNY 3,849 figures in English-language coverage are the same prices, not different ones. Second, Chinese outlets lead with the subsidised price: buyers who qualify for China's national consumer subsidy pay CNY 3,199 for the black model, about $479, which is the number most Chinese shoppers will actually see. That subsidy does not apply outside China, so a US or UK buyer should plan around the full list price, not the subsidised one.

There is no subscription in the price. Rokid has not announced any monthly fee for the glasses' AI features, and the launch materials describe translation, transcription and the display as part of the hardware. That is a real difference from some AI wearables that charge for their assistant, though it is worth remembering that Rokid can still change that later, and the company has said nothing about which features, if any, might become paid.

The specs that matter

The table hides one small reporting disagreement. Notebookcheck and Beijing Business Today name the co-processor as the BES2800BP, while Ifeng calls it a 6nm BES2900BP. The difference is minor and does not change what the glasses do, but it shows how thin the independent record still is: every English-language report of this launch traces back to the same October 27 event, and no reviewer has opened a retail pair yet.

The other gap is battery life in hours. Rokid says the battery is 25% larger and claims 25% longer battery life, but the company has published no hours figure for a full charge, and neither has any reviewer measured one. An optional Power Capsule 2 accessory can recharge the glasses roughly six times on a full charge, according to launch coverage. Until someone wears a pair for a full day, the honest statement is that the battery is bigger, not that it lasts a specific number of hours.

What the AI actually does

The glasses run Rokid's own assistant, with live translation, meeting transcription, call translation and what Rokid calls all-day recall, plus object identification that names what the wearer is looking at. Rokid's product page lists AI meeting notes, call translation, all-day recall, 4K first-person video, Dolby sound and Rokid Ring controls as the headline features, and adds a custom wake word, AI shortcuts and a look-up gesture that opens the assistant when the wearer looks up.

The most unusual feature is desktop AI agent support. According to launch coverage, the Glasses 2 can work with desktop AI agents including Codex, OpenClaw, Hermes, Alibaba's Qoder, Tencent's WorkBuddy and OpenCode, which means the glasses can act as the face and voice for an agent running on the wearer's computer. That is a different pitch from Meta's glasses, which are built around Meta AI, and it is the feature most likely to matter to developers. Readers who want the background on one of those agents can start with our OpenClaw review, which covers the free assistant you control from WhatsApp.

Control comes three ways: gestures, voice commands and the Rokid Ring, a finger-worn remote. The assistant itself runs on the phone and the glasses together, and like every AI glasses product, it needs a compatible phone, the companion app and a wireless connection. Rokid has not published which large language models power the assistant, or whether any processing happens on the glasses themselves, so the safe assumption is that the heavy work happens on the phone or in the cloud.

Rokid Color and Rokid Ring: the rest of the launch

The Glasses 2 was not the only product at the October 27 event. Rokid also announced Rokid Color, a full-color version with a custom 0.16cc full-color microLED optical engine rated for 100% sRGB coverage and a 167% sRGB gamut volume, in a 55-gram frame. Its display is 500 x 380 with a 25-degree field of view and a maximum brightness of 1,000 nits, dimmer than the Glasses 2's 1,500 nits, which is the usual trade for a color waveguide. The Color model starts at CNY 4,999, about $749, with a second configuration at CNY 5,499, about $824.

Two things about Color are unsettled. First, the reporting disagrees on what the two prices buy: Wareable describes them as two memory configurations, 2GB with 64GB of storage versus 4GB with 64GB, while The Gadgeteer ties them to the two colorways. Second, the shipping date is a target, not a promise. Rokid's reported target is April 2027 for deliveries in China, explicitly contingent on finishing the product's surrounding ecosystem, so buyers should treat April 2027 as the plan rather than a locked date.

The Rokid Ring is a gesture-control smart ring that also tracks health: heart rate, temperature, blood oxygen, calories and sleep, according to Rokid's product page. It controls the glasses with a finger movement, including swipe, tap and rotate gestures and a customisable snap gesture. Android Headlines reports the ring will cost an extra $250, which would put a glasses-plus-ring bundle near $804 at the black model's converted price. That $250 figure comes from a single report, so treat it as unconfirmed until Rokid lists the ring price itself. The ring angle is familiar ground for this site: our Aina Ring review covers a $399 AI ring that tries to predict what its wearer needs next.

Rokid Glasses 2 vs Meta Ray-Ban Display

Meta's Ray-Ban Display is the obvious comparison, and the only other display glasses from a major company that most readers can actually buy. It went on sale in the US on September 30, 2025 at $799, with the Meta Neural Band wristband included, and online ordering in the US, UK and Canada opened on September 23, 2026. The UK price is £749, the Canadian price is CA$1,149 and the French and German price is €899. Prescription lenses add $200, taking the US price to $999.

On price alone, Rokid wins by about $245 at the converted Chinese price, and by more once the subsidy is counted. On the display, Meta wins: a color screen, even one limited to the right lens, shows photos, maps and video in a way a green monochrome display cannot. On video, Rokid wins: 4K at 30fps is the headline camera upgrade, and Meta has not made the same claim for its display glasses. On availability, Meta wins by a wide margin, since the Ray-Ban Display is already on sale in six countries while the Glasses 2 is a China-only product until at least January.

The honest summary is that these are two different bets. Meta is selling a finished, widely available product built around its own assistant, with a color display and a wristband in the box. Rokid is selling a cheaper, better camera with a monochrome display and an open agent story, to a market that can buy it today and a global audience that must wait. Neither pair is a finished answer to what AI glasses should be.

The catches

First, availability. The Glasses 2 ships in China today and nowhere else. Rokid has confirmed only that global versions will debut at CES 2027, which is a product showing, not a retail launch. There is no US price, no UK price and no release date outside China, so the $554 figure is a conversion, not a price any reader outside China can pay.

Second, the display. The Glasses 2 keeps the same monochrome green microLED display as the first generation, 480 x 380 at 1,500 nits. That is fine for text, translations and notifications, and it is the reason the glasses look like ordinary eyewear, but it cannot show a photo in color. The color version exists, but it is five months away at best and its date depends on work Rokid has not finished.

Third, the memory. RAM and storage are unchanged at 2GB and 32GB. That is enough for a glasses companion, and it matches the first generation, but it is the one specification that did not improve, and it sits oddly next to a new chip and Wi-Fi 7.

Fourth, the battery. Rokid claims 25% longer life from a 25% larger battery, but no hours figure has been published and no independent test exists. Battery claims from a launch event are the least reliable numbers in this article, and they should stay that way until a reviewer wears the glasses for a full day.

Fifth, the evidence. There are no independent hands-on reviews yet, no teardowns and no long-term wear reports. Everything in this article comes from Rokid's own materials and launch coverage of the same October 27 event. That is normal for a launch-day article, and it is the reason this article flags vendor claims rather than repeating them as fact.

Who should buy it, and who should wait

Buy it if you live in China, want a display in your glasses, and care most about first-person video and translation. The 4K camera, the Dolby Audio speakers and the $554 converted price make it a strong value among display glasses right now, and the desktop agent support gives it a use case Meta's glasses do not offer. The subsidy price of about $479 makes the case stronger still for buyers who qualify.

Wait if you live outside China, because there is nothing to buy yet and no price to plan around. Wait if you want a color display, because the Rokid Color is the product for you and its date is uncertain. And wait if battery life or all-day comfort decides the purchase for you, because neither has been measured by anyone outside Rokid. The right move for most readers is to watch what happens at CES 2027, when the global version gets a price, and to check the first independent reviews before spending anything.

How much do Rokid Glasses 2 cost?

The black model costs CNY 3,699, about $554, £415 or C$783 at November 10, 2026 market rates, and the tortoiseshell model costs CNY 3,849, about $576. Buyers who qualify for China's national consumer subsidy pay CNY 3,199, about $479. There is no announced price outside China yet.

When do Rokid Glasses 2 ship?

They ship in China on November 11, 2026, after preorders opened on October 27 on JD.com, Tmall and Douyin. Rokid has not announced a shipping date outside China, and global versions are due to debut at CES 2027 in January.

Do Rokid Glasses 2 have a color display?

No. The Glasses 2 uses a monochrome green microLED waveguide display, 480 x 380, with a 25-degree field of view and 1,500 nits of brightness. The full-color Rokid Color, with a 500 x 380 display and 100% sRGB coverage, is targeting April 2027 in China.

How long does the battery last?

Rokid has not published a battery-life figure in hours. The battery is 263mAh, up from 210mAh in the first generation, and Rokid claims about 25% longer battery life. An optional Power Capsule 2 accessory can recharge the glasses roughly six times, according to launch coverage.

Can I buy Rokid Glasses 2 in the US or UK?

Not yet. The launch is China-only, and Rokid has announced no US or UK price or release date. Global versions are scheduled to debut at CES 2027, which is a product showing rather than a confirmed retail launch.

Rokid Glasses 2 is a strong value on the day it ships, and the least available. The camera, the audio and the price are all real improvements, the monochrome display and the unchanged memory are real limits, and the China-only launch means most readers will be watching from the sidelines until CES 2027. If Rokid holds the price when the global version arrives, and if the battery lives up to the 25% claim, Meta will have a genuine rival. Until then, the Glasses 2 is a strong product with a short reach. Check back in January, when the global pricing lands, before deciding whether to buy.

Sources

• Rokid Glasses 2, official product page (Rokid)
• Rokid's Two New AI Glasses Take Very Different Approaches (The Gadgeteer, October 29, 2026)
• Rokid debuts second-gen smart glasses and full-color Meta Ray-Ban rival (Wareable, October 29, 2026)
• Rokid Glasses 2 launch with upgraded design, bigger battery, and Dolby Audio support (Notebookcheck, October 28, 2026)
• Rokid Glasses 2 Debuts With 4K Camera Audio (Android Headlines, October 29, 2026)
• Rokid Glasses 2 Ship Nov 11 With 25% More Battery and Dolby (Smart Glasses Geek, November 2, 2026)
• Meta Ray-Ban Display: Price, Specs and Neural Band (OXIVUE)
• Rokid Glasses, first generation, global store listing (Rokid)

Currency conversions use November 10, 2026 market rates, verified at publication (1 USD = 6.6775 CNY, 0.7493 GBP and 1.4131 CAD). Converted prices are approximations; the yuan list prices are the official figures.