Chinese phone maker Xiaomi unveiled prototype augmented reality (AR) glasses during today's Mobile World Congress trade show.
The Xiaomi Wireless AR Glass Discovery Edition remains a concept for now, though Xiaomi could choose to sell the glasses as a consumer product in the future.
The compact glasses use Qualcomm's Snapdragon XR2 Plus Gen 1, the same XR chipset found in Meta's Quest Pro headset.
- The glasses connect to smartphones wirelessly. They weigh 4.4 ounces and contain microOLED displays and light-guiding prisms for image re-creation.
- The device supports hand and finger tracking. For example, users could slide their thumb or their index finger to tell the device to enter or exit an application.
- While the glasses blend the real and digital worlds using AR technology, they also offer a "blackout mode" for a more immersive VR-like experience.
Xiaomi has also announced the global release of its 13 and 13 Pro flagship smartphones, which work with the AR glasses.
- Other Chinese firms with AR devices include TCL and Oppo, which showed off its Air Glass augmented reality headset last summer.
