RayNeo Air 3s
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| RayNeo Air 3s | |
|---|---|
| Basic Info | |
| VR/AR | Augmented Reality |
| Type | AR Glasses |
| Subtype | Display Glasses |
| Developer | RayNeo |
| Manufacturer | RayNeo |
| Announcement Date | 3 March 2025 (MWC 2025, Barcelona) |
| Release Date | 2025 |
| Price | US$269 (MSRP, United States) |
| Website | https://www.rayneo.com/products/rayneo-air-3s-xr-glasses |
| Predecessor | RayNeo Air 2s |
| Display | |
| Display | HueView Micro-OLED, 650 nits to-eye brightness (manufacturer figure) |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 per eye |
| Refresh Rate | 120 Hz, switchable to 60 Hz |
| Image | |
| Field of View | 46 degrees (RayNeo); 47 degrees (Tom's Hardware, Tech Advisor) |
| Optics | |
| Optics | Birdbath optics |
| Ocularity | Binocular |
| Audio | |
| Audio | Four speakers in dual opposing acoustic chambers; Whisper Mode 2.0 |
| Connectivity | |
| Connectivity | USB-C (video from DisplayPort Alt Mode hosts); HDMI via adapter |
| Ports | 1 x USB-C (right arm) |
| Device | |
| Weight | 76 g |
| Input | Menu button and volume rocker on the left arm; brightness rocker on the right arm |
The RayNeo Air 3s is a pair of tethered display AR glasses made by RayNeo, the augmented reality brand incubated by TCL. The glasses plug into a phone, tablet, computer, handheld PC or game console over USB-C and show that device's picture on a virtual screen that RayNeo describes as equivalent to 201 inches.[1][2] Tom's Guide noted that they have no spatial computing features.[3]
RayNeo unveiled the Air 3s at MWC 2025 in Barcelona on 3 March 2025.[4] It uses Micro-OLED displays at 1920 x 1080 per eye with birdbath optics, a 120 Hz mode, and four speakers.[5][4] The US price was set at US$269, well below the US$399 that TechRadar gave as the price of the RayNeo Air 2s.[6] Reviewers at Tom's Hardware, Tom's Guide and Android Central described it as a strong low-cost choice in the display glasses category.[5][3][2]
Announcement and release
RayNeo presented the Air 3s at its MWC 2025 booth (Hall 2, Fira Gran Via) during the show's run from 3 to 6 March 2025. The company showed it alongside two other glasses: the RayNeo X3 Pro, which has full-color micro-LED waveguide displays, and the RayNeo V3 camera glasses.[4] TechRadar reported at the show that the Air 3s would go on sale in April 2025 for US$269, with UK pricing still to be confirmed, and that it was the first of three glasses TCL and RayNeo planned to launch that year.[6] Tech Advisor's hands-on report, published on 17 March 2025, also gave an April 2025 launch but listed the price as US$259.[7] Tom's Hardware wrote in April 2025 that, according to RayNeo, the glasses would go on sale at US$269.[5]
Android Central gave the launch date as 15 March 2025 and said the glasses were available globally. In its May 2025 review it also noted a bundle with RayNeo's Pocket TV, a portable Google TV device with its own battery that lets the glasses play content without a phone.[2] As of September 2026, RayNeo's US store listed the Air 3s at US$269.[1]
China-market launch
In mainland China, RayNeo launched an Air 3s series (the Air 3s and Air 3s Pro) on 27 May 2025. IT Home, as republished by Sina Technology, reported prices of 1,499 yuan for the Air 3s and 1,599 yuan for the Air 3s Pro, with both on sale through JD.com.[8] Chinese reports describe that series with a "Peacock Optical Engine 2.0", 5.5th-generation Micro-OLED panels and 1,200 nits of peak brightness, a different specification from the 650-nit Air 3s sold internationally. According to GeekPark, the Chinese Air 3s has a four-speaker system, while the Air 3s Pro adds a 3D surround sound system.[8][9]
Design and hardware
Display and optics
The Air 3s uses what RayNeo calls a HueView Micro-OLED display.[1] Tech Advisor reported that the panels come from Sony.[7] Each eye gets a 1920 x 1080 image.[5] RayNeo lists 650 nits of to-eye brightness, a 200,000:1 contrast ratio, 98% DCI-P3 color, a color accuracy of Delta E below 2, and a response time under 1 ms.[1] Tom's Hardware compared these figures with the Air 2s, whose contrast ratio was 100,000:1 and brightness 600 nits.[5] RayNeo's own figures for sRGB coverage differ between documents: its MWC press release gave 154% sRGB, while its product page and the figures reported by Tom's Hardware give 145%.[4][1][5] RayNeo says the Air 3s has IMAX Enhanced certification, and Tom's Hardware wrote that it complies with the IMAX Enhanced standard.[5][10]
RayNeo's MWC announcement presented the Air 3s as a birdbath display design.[4] Tech Advisor explained that the micro-OLED panels sit behind the tinted front lens and work with a beam splitter and a concave mirror to direct the image to the wearer's eyes.[7] RayNeo's product page gives the field of view as 46 degrees.[1] Tom's Hardware and Tech Advisor both reported 47 degrees; Tom's Hardware wrote that this was slightly up from 46 degrees on the Air 2s.[5][7] The virtual screen is equivalent to 201 inches at a distance of 6 m.[5] RayNeo says the eyebox covers more than 90% of interpupillary distances with no blurry edges.[1] Tom's Hardware found that the edge blur it had seen on the Air 2s was gone, even over several hours of writing and editing.[5]
The refresh rate is 120 Hz in a gaming mode and can be switched to 60 Hz.[1] Android Central listed four picture modes in the on-glasses menu: Standard, Game, Movie and Eye Protection.[2] For eye comfort, RayNeo uses what it calls OptiCare, a 3840 Hz hybrid DC and PWM dimming system, and says the glasses hold TÜV Rheinland and TÜV SÜD certifications for low blue light and flicker-free operation.[1][5]
Frame, fit and controls
Tom's Hardware said the Air 3s looks almost identical to the Air 2s from the outside. The glasses have a shaded one-piece front lens without electrochromic dimming, and no separate light blocker comes in the box.[5] Android Central said the frame is plastic with a silver finish and has three arm angles to choose from, and Tom's Hardware likewise described three-position arms.[2][5] Android Central gave the weight as 76 g, compared with 78 g for the Air 2s.[2] Tom's Guide instead counted nine adjustable arm angles, and RayNeo describes the fit system as "9-Point FlexiFit".[3][1]
The left arm holds a menu button and a volume rocker. The right arm holds a brightness rocker and, at its end, the USB-C port for the included USB-C to USB-C cable.[5] The box includes the glasses, a hard carrying case, a USB-C cable, two nose pads (one fitted), a sample frame for prescription lenses and a cleaning cloth.[5][1] For users who need vision correction, RayNeo's optical partner Lensology makes prescription lens inserts for myopia from 0 to -10.00 D and astigmatism from 0 to -2.00 D.[1]
Audio
RayNeo's announcement described a "four-speaker structure".[4] The product page lists quad speakers in "dual opposing acoustic chambers", and a Whisper Mode 2.0 that reduces sound leakage in public places.[1] Tech Advisor described the layout as two speakers in each arm.[7] RayNeo claimed a 200% improvement in audio performance for the new speaker setup.[6][5]
Connectivity
The glasses take a video signal over USB-C from hosts that support DisplayPort Alt Mode, and RayNeo sells an HDMI adapter for sources such as game consoles.[1][7] Reviewers used them with a Steam Deck, a Vivo X200 Pro phone, an iPhone 16 Pro, a MacBook Pro, a Mac Mini, an iPad Pro and the Lenovo Legion Go and Legion Go S handhelds.[2][5] Tom's Hardware could not use them with an Asus ZenFone 10 because that phone does not output video over USB-C.[5] Tech Advisor tested them with a Nintendo Switch and a PlayStation 5.[7] RayNeo says the glasses can play spatial video recorded on iPhone 15 and 16 models.[1]
Specifications
| Specification | RayNeo Air 3s | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Display | HueView Micro-OLED | RayNeo[1] |
| Resolution | 1920 x 1080 per eye | Tom's Hardware[5] |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz (switchable to 60 Hz) | RayNeo[1] |
| Brightness | 650 nits (to-eye) | RayNeo[1] |
| Contrast ratio | 200,000:1 | RayNeo[1] |
| Color gamut | 98% DCI-P3; 145% sRGB (product page) or 154% sRGB (press release) | RayNeo[1][4] |
| Field of view | 46 degrees (RayNeo); 47 degrees (Tom's Hardware, Tech Advisor) | [1][5][7] |
| Virtual screen | 201 inches at 6 m | Tom's Hardware[5] |
| Dimming | 3840 Hz hybrid DC and PWM (OptiCare) | RayNeo[1] |
| Audio | Four speakers; Whisper Mode 2.0 | RayNeo[1] |
| Connectivity | USB-C (DisplayPort Alt Mode) | RayNeo[1] |
| Weight | 76 g | RayNeo[1] |
| Launch price | US$269 | TechRadar[6] |
Reception
Tom's Hardware's Brandon Hill called the Air 3s "a winner" for RayNeo. He listed sharper edges, a "vastly improved" four-speaker system and the US$269 price as strengths, and the lack of a light blocker and a chassis that "still feels cheap" as weaknesses. He wrote that the audio no longer had the buzzing and distortion he had heard on the Air 2s.[5]
Jason England of Tom's Guide, who used the glasses on flights, called them "the best budget pair of smart glasses you can buy right now". He praised the picture, the audio and the comfort, but noted that there is no way to block outside light and no spatial computing features.[3]
Android Central's Harish Jonnalagadda praised the value, the colors, the flicker-free dimming and the loud sound. He found fit to be the main problem: he had to adjust the nose bridge and frame several times, and a colleague, Nick Sutrich, could not get a comfortable fit and felt strain after 30 minutes. He also noted that light leaks in through the front shade outdoors or in bright rooms.[2] At MWC, Tech Advisor's Alex Walker-Todd wrote that the image quality "does genuinely astound" given the light weight, and that he noticed no latency when gaming on a Nintendo Switch and a PlayStation 5.[7]
Reviewers compared the Air 3s with pricier display glasses such as the Xreal One and Viture Pro. Tom's Guide said it struggled to tell the picture apart from those models.[3] Android Central said the Xreal One has a better panel and a more elegant design but costs about twice as much.[2]
Later models
RayNeo launched the RayNeo Air 3s Pro internationally on 26 August 2025.[11] It uses a HueView 2.0 optical engine that RayNeo says reduces distortion and improves edge clarity, a tandem OLED structure, and 1,200 nits of to-eye brightness, compared with 650 nits on the Air 3s.[10][12] RayNeo's store lists the Air 3s Pro at a regular price of US$299.[11][12] At CES 2026 in January, RayNeo took the Air 4 Pro global; GSMArena reported a US$299 price. The Air 4 Pro has HDR10 support, a Pixelworks chip for SDR-to-HDR and 2D-to-3D conversion, and speakers tuned by Bang & Olufsen.[13]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.00 1.01 1.02 1.03 1.04 1.05 1.06 1.07 1.08 1.09 1.10 1.11 1.12 1.13 1.14 1.15 1.16 1.17 1.18 1.19 1.20 1.21 1.22 1.23 1.24 "RayNeo Air 3s AR Glasses". RayNeo. RayNeo. https://www.rayneo.com/products/rayneo-air-3s-xr-glasses. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.8 Harish Jonnalagadda (2025-05-15). "RayNeo Air 3S review: These XR glasses are an unbeatable value". Android Central. https://www.androidcentral.com/gaming/virtual-reality/rayneo-air-3s-review. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jason England (2025-04-14). "I flew 5,000 miles with RayNeo Air 3s XR Glasses - here's why they're my new favorite budget smart glasses". Tom's Guide. https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/smart-glasses/rayneo-air-3s-xr-glasses-review. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "RayNeo Unveils Next-Gen XR Glasses RayNeo Air 3s at MWC 2025". PR Newswire. RayNeo. 2025-03-03. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/rayneo-unveils-next-gen-xr-glasses-rayneo-air-3s-at-mwc-2025-302389792.html. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 Brandon Hill (2025-04-12). "RayNeo Air 3s AR glasses review: Cheaper and better in every way". Tom's Hardware. https://www.tomshardware.com/peripherals/wearable-tech/rayneo-air-3s-ar-glasses-review. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 Hamish Hector (2025-03-03). "RayNeo's cheap smart glasses announcement is what I've been waiting for". TechRadar. https://www.techradar.com/computing/virtual-reality-augmented-reality/rayneos-cheap-smart-glasses-announcement-is-what-ive-been-waiting-for. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 7.6 7.7 7.8 Alex Walker-Todd (2025-03-17). "TCL RayNeo Air 3S: Hands-on at MWC 2025". Tech Advisor. https://www.techadvisor.com/article/2626242/tcl-rayneo-air-3s-hands-on-impressions.html. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 "雷鸟 Air 3s / 3s Pro AR 眼镜发布：苹果 iPad Pro 同源双层 OLED，定价 1499 元起". Sina Technology (IT Home). 2025-05-27. https://finance.sina.com.cn/tech/digi/2025-05-27/doc-inexzhrz1464976.shtml. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ "画质全方位提升！雷鸟 Air3s 系列首发全新孔雀光学引擎 2.0". GeekPark. 2025-05-29. https://www.geekpark.net/news/349907. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "RayNeo Air 3s Pro and Air 3s: What's New and Why It Matters". RayNeo. RayNeo. 2025-08-11. https://www.rayneo.com/blogs/news/rayneo-air-3s-pro-and-air-3s-what-s-new-and-why-it-matters. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Max Manausa (2025-08-26). "RayNeo Air 3s Pro Now Available Globally!". RayNeo. RayNeo. https://www.rayneo.com/blogs/news/rayneo-air-3s-pro-now-available-globally. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "RayNeo Air 3s Pro AR Glasses". RayNeo. RayNeo. https://www.rayneo.com/pages/ar-glasses-rayneo-air-3s-pro-1200nits. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Siddharth (2026-01-08). "RayNeo Air 4 Pro AR glasses with HDR10 support go global". GSMArena. https://www.gsmarena.com/rayneo_air_4_pro_ar_glasses_with_hdr10_support_go_global-news-71007.php. Retrieved 2026-09-29.