Are These Smart Glasses The Future? (EvenRealities G1 UNSPONSORED Review)

I tested the EvenRealities G1 smart glasses and honestly, there is a lot about them that feels like the future, but there are also a few hiccups that need to be improved. Here is my full review.

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So these are my newest smart glasses and they're actually pretty good. Of the dozens of smart glasses I tested, I have never seen any like this. Every now and then, you try a new piece of tech and say “wow, this is the future” or at least some part of this.

When I first saw these, I had so many questions like what can the displays show you? Can it see the outside world and act like iron man glasses? How do you control them? Can other people see what you see on the glasses? The list goes on and on.

So these are the Even Realities G1 glasses

Now I want to go over these in the list of questions I had when I first got them.

Questions:
What are these?
Small unsuspecting glasses
Small green micro LED display
Can adjust the distance

Oh, I almost forgot. Disclosure: NOT SPONSORED!!

Can other people see it?
Not really, but at the right angle, they can get a glimpse of the text
What about when it is off?

What do they do? There are really 7 things they can do
Dashboard

Notifications
Works well, easy to dismiss with touch bar
Easy to customize in the app. I only have messages and calls
Look up to see them, so they are less distracting

Navigation
On foot or cycling only - no driving
Cycling or scootering without the danger of lifting your wrist or opening your phone
More discrete when walking in a new city
Great if your hands are full
Shows turn by turn directions
Look up to see the whole map
Shows speed
Bright daylight can make this tricky - more on that later

Translate
Super cool implementation - look straight for translation, look up for original
Shows time, language, and three lines of translation
Sometimes it does not show the text on screen for long
Shows you the transcript on your phone screen
Need to open the app to engage with this

AI
Perplexity or ChatGPT

Teleprompter
I never really use this

Note taking & organization
Touch and hold right side for quick note

How do you control them?
Look up
Touch bar
Definitely can be finicky
Hair can interfere with capacitive touch bars
I touch with two fingers for more consistency

Do they have a microphone and speaker?

Can the display show images?
It is a 640 x 200 display in each eye with a 25 deg FOV
Claimed 100 nits and 20Hz refresh rate
Think of it as a TI84 calculator - you can read easily, and some icons or charts look great, but I wouldn’t expect too much detail. It feels right though

Can they see your surroundings or take photos?

Can you reply to notifications?
I don’t think so. At least not from what I was able to do

What if it’s bright out?
Can be prescription
Can get sunglasses cover
Blue filtering by default

Are they comfortable?

How long do they last?
Claimed 1.5 days - I easily get a day
I know josh vergara was telling me his last all day and he’s been using them for a couple months already

How do they charge?
Wireless charing
Easy to align in the case

Are they good?
The good
Display
Form factor
Versatility - prescription, sunglasses, blue light glasses. Different styles someday would be nice
Notifications without needing to take your phone out = nice!
Summary: they do very little but they do it really well

The bad
Connectivity issues - maybe my phone just shuts the app down too often though. Pixel loves doing that
Bluetooth 5.2 though, so not quite the latest but this should be good enough!
Sometimes annoying when you look up to drink water or something
The big question will be what can this do that a smartwatch or phone cannot?

MISSING
Find my glasses
Control options - you can really do very little with the controls
AI needs to be faster
Controls could be improved - both with speed and intuitive controlling
Hair can interfere with capacitive touch sensors - I think they are in a poor location

[YadamanTV]

I so much with the notification point if that isn't improved then yea nah

[MarioVela]

Will you be continuing to use the glasses?

[zombos]

dont forget the painful red marks thanks to the sticky silicone nosepads and all the disconnections, errors and stuff besides this its well made and has a impressive 2 day battery atleast in my normal usage.

[ridwanmulyana]

The best in simplicity of navigation scrolling or click for smart glasses is using ring on finger

[johnm]

Excellent non bias review Mike. I can imagine myself walking with my glasses on, with my phone in my pocket, smart watch in my wrist and smart ring on my finger 😅. Would that be to much?😂

[irlanda]

Hey we already have a Clark Kent in Superman just kidding they look good they look good Mike😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

[PikachuAntonio]

No camera, no speakers? That’s like 90% of what I use my smart glasses for

[Peterstarzynskitech]

Smart glasses that make you look....smart.

[Amarshan.r]

galaxy watch 4 let update not received

[mariusmarius]

Really like the look of them but might need a few more years to really get there. If the price point is very reasonable I might consider it but really just as a toy or gimmick at this stage. Otherwise pretty cool and nice video.

[mariusmarius]

Jesus...neary £700, i don't think so. 😂😂

[rainman]

I want smart glasses to read books on a walk! 🙂‍↕️

[mmills]

Not oppenheimer. You actually look cool. More Matrix

[ashtonsprunger]

What is the technology used to be able to see a screen that close? I mean, your eyes can't focus that close... How does it work?

[jebaker]

They kind of make you look like a crazy person when you use them if others dont know they are smart glasses. The tech is definitely improving but they still arent there yet. I hope they keep working on them!

[srdjagunjic]

It is astonishing to me (as european) that walking with a Google map open on the phone targets you for crime and that smart glasses are a necessity not to get robbed.
Anyway, amazing review! 👏🏼

[unclesam]

I would like it if it did navigation while driving. I don't see how it's any more dangerous than looking at your phone.

[dannyorozco]

Your criticism is meaningless tbh. These glasses do everything that are essential. Not like worthless Rayban.

[xxxzzz]

i hate the fact that it doesnt have colours and is only that green text. after watching your review, no buy.

[CPBoxsetPlaylists]

Smart glasses need to have prescription lenses.

God help us! 🫰🏽