Information available instantly, network connection, video calls, photography, videos … new smart glasses have no doubt a huge potential. But users are still in doubt. Since its premiere in 2023, The Meta Ray Ban have sold about 2 million units, but a competitor has come out: Xiaomi.
The new artificial intelligence glasses of the Chinese technology giant are expected Xiaomi reach annual sales of more than 5 million units. The figures are based on the reaction of the consumers to the glasses with AI, presented by the founder and executive director of the company, Lei Jun, in a corporate event in Beijing last month, was “enthusiastic and unexpected,” according to Li Chuangqi, executive in charge of the product, to the local news portal Sohu.com.
Without revealing exact figures, Li said that sales were several times higher than the most pessimistic estimates and now provides annual sales of more than 5 million in three years. Xiaomi entered the increasingly busy market for glasses with AI In June with mounts with a price of about 250 euros, almost 100 less than the Ray Ban.
The Glasses use the same Qualcomm chip, in addition to an ultra -wide 12 megapixel camera to record first -person videos and a range of functions based on AIs that include simultaneous translation and the ability to control other intelligent devices and electric vehicles of Xiaomi.
IDC (International Data Corporation) data showed that, in the first quarter, the Chinese intelligent glasses and camera market recorded total sales of 359,000 units, which It represents an interannual increase of 197.4 %, indicating the market growth potential.
Li too He related the difficulties in throwing the glasses with Xiaomipersonally approved by Lei Jun in June last year. Since then, Li has led a team of several dozen people dedicated to the project, achieving the final product in a year.
“The most difficult thing during the research and development process was to achieve tuning among all: that the different parts recognized and accept an idea”LI said in the interview with Sohu.
While Xiaomi has entered a very competitive market, with rivals such as Bytedance and Huawei Technologies, Li was optimistic about the perspectives of glasses with AIwhich, according to him, will eventually become a larger market than standard glasses.