China's AI glasses army dominates CES. 27 companies team up to show their strength, firing the first shot in the "100-glasses battle" in 2026.

According to a report by Zhidongxi on January 9th, the world's largest consumer electronics show, CES, kicked off in Las Vegas, the United States on January 7th.

In the exhibition area, all the leading players in the smart glasses market were present, and there were so many domestic manufacturers that it was hard to take them all in. Almost every booth for AI glasses and VR devices was crowded with visitors trying out the products, and there were even long queues in some experience areas.

The scene of people queuing up

Data from international data tracking agency IDC shows that in the third quarter of 2025, the shipment volume of China's smart glasses market reached 623,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 62.3%; the shipment volume of audio - video shooting glasses reached 454,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 79.2%; and the shipment volume of the AR/VR market reached 169,000 units, a year-on-year increase of 29.4%.

This set of data intuitively reflects the growth momentum of China's smart glasses market and also confirms that consumer demand for such products is being rapidly released.

In China's huge market, domestic smart glasses, VR, and AR headset manufacturers are all racking their brains to improve product technology. This year's CES is an important stage for Chinese manufacturers to showcase their technological achievements.

According to incomplete statistics by Zhidongxi, at least 27 Chinese companies exhibited "AI smart glasses, VR, and AR" products at this year's CES. Let's take a look at what products they brought to the audience on site.

01. Gathering of Leading Manufacturers: Rokid's Giant Glasses Catch Attention, and Thunderbird's eSIM Glasses Let You "Wear a Phone" on Your Head

Rokid placed a huge pair of glasses at its booth, which could be seen from afar and attracted a lot of attention from the audience.

Rokid's giant glasses

In addition to the giant glasses, Rokid also launched its screen - less AI glasses, Rokid Style, on site yesterday. It features "ultra - light and convenient" design, with a single - unit weight of only 38.5 grams. It is claimed to be "the lightest full - function AI glasses on the market", supporting multiple models including ChatGPT, DeepSeek, and Qwen, and starting at $299.

Rokid Style

INMO turned the CES exhibition area into the North American debut stage for its two "killer" products, INMO Go3 and INMO AIR3.

INMO Go3 focuses on two - way and real - time translation. It can directly translate what the user says and simulate the user's voice for playback, supporting up to 261 languages for translation.

INMO Go3

INMO AIR3 is the world's first mass - produced 1080P wireless all - in - one AR glasses. It sold out as soon as it went on sale during the 618 shopping festival in 2025, topping the list of single - item products in the JD.com XR and AI glasses category.

INMO AIR3

XREAL launched the ROG Xreal R1, a smart glasses co - branded with ASUS and targeting the e - sports scenario, at the venue. It is the industry's first Micro OLED gaming glasses with a high refresh rate of 240Hz.

ROG Xreal R1 (Source: The Verge)

In addition, XREAL also brought its flagship product, XREAL 1S, launched at the end of 2025. It is equipped with the self - developed X1 spatial computing chip, which can convert 2D content into 3D effects in real - time.

XREAL 1S (Source: The Verge)

Thunderbird, the "big brother" in the smart glasses field, launched its first eSIM smart glasses. This product is like wearing a phone on your face. Even if your phone malfunctions or you forget to bring it, you can make calls directly with the glasses. The whole product weighs only 78g and can directly connect to the mobile cloud to play 3D games.

RayNeo X3 Pro - Project eSIM

StarMeizu brought the AI shooting glasses StarV Snap and the AI + AR smart glasses StarV Air2. Liangliang Vision showcased its AR translation glasses Leion Hey2.

StarMeizu StarV Snap (Source: VRAR Planet)

At this year's CES, two leading Chinese XR companies, INAIR and VITURE, announced a comprehensive cooperation. INAIR's star product, the INAIR Pod spatial magic box, has been perfectly adapted to all VITURE AR glasses.

INAIR and VITURE announce comprehensive cooperation

02. Cross - border Players Stand Out: Quark Glasses Can Interact with a Single Sentence, and XGIMI Puts Projection into Glasses

Alibaba brought its first Quark AI glasses S1 equipped with the Qianwen AI assistant. You can interact with the glasses directly with a single sentence, and it has a comprehensive battery life of 7 hours. In terms of performance, it is equipped with two flagship chips, Qualcomm AR1 and Hengxuan BES2800, and can switch between Android and RTOS systems.

Quark AI glasses S1

XGIMI Technology, a leading domestic projection company, launched its AI glasses brand, MemoMind, at CES. Currently, two series have been launched: the MemoMind One and MemoMind Air series.

XGIMI MemoMind

03. Gathering of Domestic Small Manufacturers: From AI Rings to the World's Thinnest AR Glasses, Small Manufacturers Show Their Best

Lianou Technology brought what is said to be the world's thinnest and lightest AR glasses and a domestic ultra - light VR all - in - one machine to the scene. Yijing Virtual Reality exhibited its SW5010 binocular full - color display glasses, SW5011 monocular full - color display glasses, and SW5012 single - optical - engine binocular single - green display glasses.

Lianou Technology Visual - X VR glasses

Yijing Virtual Reality AI glasses product matrix

Gyges Labs, a dark - horse enterprise in the AI glasses market, brought a pleasant surprise: the star of its exhibition was not an upgraded glasses product, but the world's first AI note - taking ring. This new product does not focus on health monitoring but specializes in note - taking functions. It can even be worn while washing hands and became another new hit at the CES site, attracting the attention of many overseas media.

VOCCI RING (Source: Forbes)

Weiguang Technology's Xuanjing MLVision launched the world's first AR glasses M6 series with sustainable hardware upgrades. It consists of the M6 Air, which features AI shooting functions, and two modular magnetic light - guide displays. The core hardware can be upgraded without replacing the whole machine.

Xuanjing MLVision AR glasses M6 series (Source: Gadget Flow)

Among the VR - related exhibits, there were Virtuix's VR treadmill, a new PCVR product from Xiaopai Technology equipped with a Micro - OLED optical engine, and Wanchu Dream exhibited the world's first Android - based spatial computer.

Right: Virtuix's VR treadmill; Left: Xiaopai Technology PCVR new product

Brelyon's holographic display, XEO's entertainment cockpit POD, and the MR headset Big, as well as some holographic display and naked - eye 3D display exhibits, were all very popular in the exhibition area.