Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 Review: Dual-Chip Architecture, 4K Imaging and Micro-Gesture Interaction

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On October 27, at the Rokid Jungle 2026 Rokid AI Glasses new product launch event, Rokid officially unveiled three new products: Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2, Rokid Color, and Rokid Ring. From full-color display to micro-gesture interaction, Rokid is attempting to expand the interaction boundaries of AI glasses, making the acquisition and operation of digital information more natural.

Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 continues the previous generation's simple and restrained design language, while optimizing details such as the frame, temples, and nose pads. The new generation features a rounded-square frame design and comes in two colorways, black and tortoiseshell; the unit we tested this time was the black version.

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Compared with the previous generation, the frame lines are more rounded, the raised touch area has been removed, and the overall surface is smoother. It does not look out of place when worn out in daily life. In terms of the wearing structure, the new model adopts a flexible temple design that better adapts to different users' head contours.

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At the same time, the nose pads use medical-grade silicone, which is skin-friendly and less likely to cause allergies. The contact area has also been further increased, allowing the pressure on the bridge of the nose to be distributed more evenly, reducing localized pressure and improving comfort during prolonged wear.

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To achieve all-day wear, it is also necessary to take into account usage needs in different scenarios. The device supports IPX4 water resistance, can handle daily sweat and rain splashes, and offers the Rokid Care protection service, further reducing concerns about daily use. Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 supports magnetic prescription lens frames and sunglasses clip-ons, which can both meet the vision correction needs of nearsighted users and adapt to strong outdoor light environments, reducing the hassle of frequently changing glasses.

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While integrating display, photography, and AI interaction functions, Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 also maintains a lightweight design. Its continued "one-to-two" optical architecture uses a single green Micro-LED light engine paired with binocular waveguides, freeing up more space for components such as the camera and battery. At the same time, the optical engine protrusion at the bridge of the nose is about 30% smaller than on the previous generation and about 1 mm shorter in length, making the overall structure more compact.

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Another key to Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 blending naturally into daily wear is the improved lens transparency. According to the official introduction, the new model, through process optimizations such as full-area ultra-low-reflection coating and nanoscale groove texture, reduces reflectance by 70% and improves in-coupling grating efficiency by 30%. In actual experience, grating traces are almost imperceptible at normal social distances; they can only be observed from a specific angle when the lens is tilted about 45°.

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Thanks to the optimization of the coating process and nanoscale groove texture design, the rainbow pattern problem common in diffractive waveguides is also well controlled. Whether under complex indoor light sources, strong outdoor midday sunlight, or nighttime lighting environments, the lenses showed no obvious rainbow patterns or stray light that affected the line of sight. The overall visual experience is relatively natural and can meet daily wearing needs across multiple scenarios.

In terms of display, Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 has a maximum in-eye brightness of 1500 nits, with the display area located slightly below the center of the lens, so information can be obtained without deliberately adjusting one's line of sight. At the same time, the built-in ambient light sensor supports adaptive brightness adjustment. In actual testing, even under strong daytime outdoor light, text edges remained clear, pixel graininess was not obvious, and information such as navigation and translation had good readability.

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First, in terms of the chip, Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 is equipped with the new-generation Snapdragon AR1+ platform and the Bestechnic BES2800BP dual chip, running Android and RTOS dual systems respectively. Through an underlying interoperability mechanism, both systems can access core peripherals such as interaction, Bluetooth, and display, and flexibly schedule according to task requirements, balancing performance and power consumption.

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A major advantage of the dual-chip architecture lies in power management, reducing unnecessary energy consumption by allocating tasks on demand, which can effectively extend device battery life. At the same time, Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 uses a silicon anode battery and stacking process, increasing capacity by 25% to 263 mAh compared with the previous generation. To verify actual battery life, we conducted tests of continuous video recording, photo taking, audio playback, and daily mixed use. The specific power consumption is as follows:

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Based on comprehensive testing, under light daily mixed use, the battery life of Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 is about 9 hours, basically enough to cover a full day. In terms of charging, the new model continues the magnetic charging design; in testing, charging from 0% to 75% took about 20 minutes. If there is still battery anxiety, the official offering also includes a 335 mAh capsule battery, with charging efficiency improved by 14%. According to the official introduction, the charging case paired with a fully charged capsule can replenish the glasses about 6 times, further alleviating battery pressure.

In addition to power management, the dual-chip architecture also supports voice interaction. When the user says the wake word "Rokid," keyword recognition can be completed by the low-power chip, and computing power is then scheduled on demand after entering AI Q&A. In actual testing, under good network conditions, we made 10 consecutive voice questions; the average wake response time was about 0.3 seconds, and the response time for questions was about 3.2 seconds, making the overall interaction relatively smooth.

Of course, voice interaction not only needs to respond quickly, but also must be able to accurately hear the user's commands. To this end, the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 adopts a through-type microphone wind-noise-resistant structure, paired with 4 omnidirectional microphones and 1 bone conduction microphone, focusing on improving voice pickup in outdoor wind noise and soft-spoken conversations.

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On the audio side, the new model upgrades the AAC speaker unit and has passed Dolby certification, with optimizations for low-frequency and mid-to-high-frequency performance. In a relatively quiet indoor environment, about 10% volume provides a good listening experience; even in noisier outdoor environments, speech content can be heard clearly at about 50% volume.

Flagship-grade optical lens assembly + 4K imaging: Rokid has brought new tricks to first-person shooting

On the hardware side, the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 directly packs a flagship-smartphone-grade optical lens assembly into the glasses. According to the official introduction, the new model is the first to use a 1GM5P glass-plastic hybrid lens assembly and is equipped with a 12-megapixel OV12M HDR CMOS sensor, supporting RAW14 output. The higher-spec optical configuration provides more room for light intake, image resolution, and noise control, and also makes night and low-light shooting more promising.

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In the past, shooting with AI glasses was a bit like film photography: before checking the final image, it was hard to judge the final composition, and issues such as subject offset and image cropping were common. The newly added "pre-shot preview" feature of the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 precisely addresses this pain point. With the lens display system, users can confirm the subject position and shooting range in advance and adjust the composition in time. In actual experience, the preview image is basically synchronized with the camera framing, with almost no perceptible delay, and users can also choose to display only the framing outline to avoid obstructing the field of view.

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In addition to more controllable composition, capture speed has also improved. The shutter response speed of the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 is 100% faster than the previous generation, allowing it to capture fleeting moments more promptly. In terms of shooting specifications, the new model supports 4K portrait and 3K landscape shooting, accommodating recording and sharing needs in different scenarios.

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In actual experience, the imaging performance of the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 is indeed impressive. In outdoor environments with ample light, the image is clear, architectural details are distinct, and colors are vivid; even in indoor scenes with insufficient light and mixed bright and dark areas, it balances exposure and detail retention well.

At the same time, thanks to the self-developed imaging algorithm, the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 has been optimized for different lighting environments and portraits, with particular attention to highlight suppression and dark-detail retention in backlit scenes. In addition, the super night scene algorithm can perform frame-by-frame noise reduction on video images, improving the noise and detail loss that easily occur in night shooting.

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Judging from the actual sample photos, the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 performs excellently in complex light sources and night environments. In daytime backlit scenes, bright and dark details are retained relatively completely; at night, overall exposure control is stable, color reproduction is natural, and highlight suppression and dark-detail performance are relatively balanced, with only a small amount of noise in extremely dark areas.

For video, the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 offers richer recording specifications, supporting 4K 30fps and 2K 60fps; the former focuses on image detail, while the latter is more suitable for dynamic scenes such as sports. In addition, it plans to open 720p 120fps slow-motion shooting through a later OTA, so that moments such as jumping, swinging a racket, and pets running can be presented in a more expressive way.

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Judging from the video samples, when there is ample light during the day, the colors are vivid, details of buildings and the surrounding environment are well retained, and the overall look is relatively natural. In night environments, some bright signs and light sources inevitably appear overexposed, but overall exposure and image stability still perform well. In particular, in the nighttime cycling scene in sample 2, even with continuous road bumps and head shaking, image shake remains within a reasonable range, demonstrating good first-person stabilization capability.

From pre-shot preview and faster shutter to night scene and stabilization optimization, Rokid's imaging upgrade this time pays more attention to the actual shooting experience, and also made me feel that AI glasses are gradually shifting from simply pursuing "snap-and-shoot" to improving final image quality and shooting controllability.

On the commute, navigation information is displayed directly in front of the eyes, eliminating the need to frequently look down at the phone; during presentations, the glasses can also serve as a teleprompter, making expression more composed; when encountering temporary to-dos or suddenly thinking of something, users only need to say a word and leave it to AI to record.

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The Rokid Ring released at the same time also brings a new interaction method to the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2. Paired with the Rokid Ring, users only need to gently slide their thumb on the index finger to complete operations such as switching apps and turning pages; a single click or double click can be used to confirm and go back, and volume can also be adjusted through a rotating gesture, with support for custom gesture commands.

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Compared with voice and temple touch controls, this micro-gesture interaction appears more natural in public places. For example, during subway commutes, users can switch songs and turn pages without raising a hand, and in meetings they can control the glasses through subtle movements, reducing the disturbance caused by voice commands. In addition, functions such as finger-snap photo capture, video recording, and audio recording also add an interesting way to operate first-person recording.

In office scenarios, the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 can combine first-person video capture with audio recording, casually capturing key information such as PPT slides and charts during meetings, and then have AI generate illustrated text summaries, extract key points and to-do items, saving a lot of the hassle of later organizing.

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For users working or traveling across borders, the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 support real-time translation of 89 languages, with subtitles displayed directly on the lenses, making it convenient to order food, ask for directions and communicate across languages. In addition, it plans to gradually roll out AI call translation and voice cloning through OTA updates, further expanding cross-language communication capabilities.

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Rokid plans to roll out "AI All-Day Recall" and "AI Timely Recall" through subsequent OTA updates, which can organize information such as daily conversations and important matters. When users forget content discussed earlier, or want to review details from a certain conversation, they can directly ask the AI. In addition, users can customize wake words, AI shortcut commands and more, making interactions better fit personal habits.

Beyond the AI capabilities themselves, the open ecosystem of the Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 is also worth mentioning. In terms of model selection, users can switch between large models such as Tongyi Qianwen, Doubao, DeepSeek and Zhipu according to their needs, and the agent store further expands the glasses' applications in office, entertainment, travel and other fields.

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In terms of office work, Rokid has partnered with agents such as Tencent WorkBuddy and Alibaba Qoder, allowing users to remotely initiate tasks such as document processing, data organization and programming through the glasses, and view execution progress. At the same time, Qianwen Office has further expanded document writing capabilities and is exploring collaboration with office platforms such as DingTalk.

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In terms of life services, Rokid continues to expand its third-party ecosystem. It already supports Alipay's "Look and Pay" and WeChat scan-to-pay, and has cooperated with platforms such as Meituan, Xiaohongshu and Tencent Travel, covering scenarios such as food delivery reminders, scan-to-pick-up meals, content browsing and AI ride-hailing. In addition, the "SMZDM" Aunt Zhang agent can assist with shopping decisions, and it is also exploring more applications with ecosystem partners such as EverMind and Fun Pizsa, and through sports agents such as Running Master and Cycling Master, it provides users with information prompts and auxiliary guidance during exercise.

It is worth mentioning that Rokid has also launched the Rokid Prism desktop agent connector, allowing the glasses to link with desktop agents such as Codex and Hermes to view task progress, receive feedback and handle key confirmation matters without always having to stay in front of the computer.

Final thoughts

After this period of experience, this question seems to have a more concrete answer. The Rokid AI Glasses Gen 2 are no longer limited to demonstrating the possibilities of technology. A navigation session during the commute, a casual record during a trip, information organization in a meeting—these seemingly trivial moments are gradually making AI glasses a habit of use.

Of course, capabilities such as long-term memory and proactive assistance still need to be improved, and Rokid still has a long way to go before reaching the ideal personal AI terminal. But with the addition of Rokid Color and Rokid Ring, we have also seen the possibility of further integration of display, perception and interaction.

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