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The full comparison
Every model we track, every published specification, in one sortable table.
Open the table →Battery
Which last a full day?
Display-free frames dominate here. Ranked by the manufacturer's battery claim; tethered displays have no battery.
Rank by battery →Privacy
Frames with no camera
If you would rather not wear a camera, these are the pairs that do without one.
See camera-free models →Budget
Cheapest first
The whole catalogue ranked by price, so you can see what each step up actually buys.
Rank by price →Comfort
The lightest frames
Weight is what decides whether you keep wearing them. Ranked lightest first, in grams.
Rank by weight →Assistants
Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini?
Which frames let you pick your assistant, which are locked to the manufacturer's, and which work offline.
Compare assistants →Head to head
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