Review

The second wave of AR glasses finally fits on a normal face

Weight and field of view both improved. Battery placement is now the compromise everyone is arguing about.

Rania Saab

Published 27 July 2026
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7.2 Verdict score

Every device runs the same instrumented suite: sustained load, thermal logging, power draw at the wall, and a two-week daily-use period before a score is assigned.

Every pair in this round weighed under 78 grams, which is the first time we have tested a group where nobody complained about their nose after an hour.

Where the battery goes

Three designs push the cell into a tethered puck; two keep it in the temples. The tethered pairs are more comfortable and less convenient, and there is no clever way around that trade.

Display brightness outdoors remains the honest weak point. Two of five became unreadable in direct sun, which rules out the navigation use case they advertise.

A 7.2 means genuinely wearable hardware waiting for software that justifies putting it on.