Xiaomi's Mijia ecosystem gets AR Glasses with Snapdragon 8 chipset and $370 price
Xiaomi presented a Smart Glasses concept last year, and the prototype is already a reality, less than a year after the announcement.
The Mijia Glasses Camera are now up for pre-order at the company’s in-house crowdfunding platform. The introductory price is CNY2,499 (about $370) and customers will receive a wearable that’s 100 grams and has a custom Snapdragon 8-based chipset, as well as a dual camera setup with 5X optical zoom.
Xiaomi Mijia AR Glasses
The Snapdragon chip is assisted by 3GB RAM and 32GB storage, and apparently, there is an independent ISP. The display is a product of Sony and is a silicon-based OLED with a peak brightness of 3000 nits, 1800 nits to the eye, 3281 ppi density, and with TUV certification for blue light levels.
The dual camera has a 50MP main sensor with Quad Bayer pixel binning, while the secondary is an 8MP 5x telephoto periscope with OIS and can record up to 100 minutes of video non-stop.
Xiaomi Mijia AR Glasses
The battery capacity is 1,020 mAh and supports wireless charging at 10W. 30 minutes of charging can bring 80% from flat. Other specs and features include live translation on the screen and native support for Xiaomi’s AI assistant XiaoAI.
The product is following the classic crowdfunding recipe - gather pre-orders and then with the money accumulated it starts manufacturing the device. Once the company is ready for straightforward production, the device is said to cost CNY2,699 (around $400).
