RealWear Arc 3 179g See-Through 1080p Micro-OLED, 48MP Dual-Camera & 100dBA Voice Enterprise AI Glasses
179-gram untethered industrial assisted-reality smart glasses featuring a see-through full-color 1920×1080 Micro-OLED display (22° FOV), dual fixed inspection cameras (48MP Sony IMX882 main + 8MP 120° wide + LED flashlight), 4-microphone 100 dBA active noise cancellation, Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 running Ari OS 2.0 (Android 13), and IP54 ruggedization.
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Key Engineering Highlights
- Replaces bulky 270g+ industrial boom arms with a 179-gram see-through 1920×1080 Micro-OLED eyewear form factor while preserving full unobstructed peripheral safety awareness
- Combines a high-resolution 48MP Sony IMX882 telephoto-clarity sensor (82° FOV) for reading micro-printed serial plates with an 8MP 120° ultrawide camera and built-in work LED
- Executes 100% hands-free voice navigation on Ari OS 2.0 (Android 13) inside turbine halls, substations, and factories up to 100 dBA via a 4-microphone beamforming array
Full Hardware Specifications
| Processor / Edge SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 Octa-Core Enterprise SoC Running RealWear Ari OS 2.0 (Android 13 Enterprise MDM Ready) |
|---|---|
| AI Model Stack | 100% Hands-Free On-Device Noise-Immune Voice Recognition (Up to 100 dBA) + Cloud Remote-Mentor & Visual Inspection AI |
| Display & Optics | Monocular See-Through Full-Color 1920×1080 SPR Micro-OLED Combiner (22° Diagonal FOV, Unobstructed Peripheral Sight) |
| Camera & Vision | Dual Inspection Array: 48MP Sony IMX882 Main (82° FOV) + 8MP OmniVision OV8856 Ultrawide (120° FOV) + Integrated LED Torch |
| Measured Weight | 179.0g (IP54 Dust & Water Resistant / 1-Meter Drop-Tested Balanced Eyewear Chassis Compatible w/ PPE) |
| Battery & Runtime | Internal 2,000mAh (3.8V) Rechargeable Lithium-Polymer Battery for Untethered Frontline Shift Inspections |
| Connectivity & I/O | Dual-Band Wi-Fi + Bluetooth 5.x + USB Type-C Charging/Data + Native Microsoft Teams, Zoom & TeamViewer Frontline |
| Sensors & Acoustics | 4× Active Noise-Canceling Digital Microphones (Rated to 100 dBA Machinery Noise) + Dual Integrated Speakers + IMU |
⚖️ Side-by-Side Comparison: RealWear Arc 3 179g See-Through 1080p Micro-OLED, 48MP Dual-Camera & 100dBA Voice Enterprise AI Glasses vs. AI Smart Glasses Peers
Direct specification comparison against leading competing devices in the AI Smart Glasses category.
| Specification | RealWear Arc 3 179g See-Through 1080p Micro-OLED, 48MP Dual-Camera & 100dBA Voice Enterprise AI Glasses (Current) | Ray-Ban Meta Gen 3 AI Glasses → | Even Realities G2 Air Invisible HUD Glasses → | Rokid AR Spatial AI Glasses → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | RealWear | Meta × EssilorLuxottica | Even Realities | Rokid |
| Retail Price | $2,950 | $349 | $599 | $549 |
| Editorial Rating | ||||
| Edge SoC | Qualcomm Snapdragon 662 Octa-Core Enterprise SoC Running RealWear Ari OS 2.0 (Android 13 Enterprise MDM Ready) | Snapdragon AR1+ Gen 2 | Dual-Core Ultra-Low-Power MCU + Acoustic NPU | Snapdragon XR2+ Gen 2 (Station Puck) |
| AI Model Stack | 100% Hands-Free On-Device Noise-Immune Voice Recognition (Up to 100 dBA) + Cloud Remote-Mentor & Visual Inspection AI | Llama 4 Multimodal (Hybrid Edge-Cloud) | Multi-LLM Router (GPT-4o / Claude / DeepSeek) | Qwen-Omni Hybrid Multimodal Engine |
| Display / Optics | Monocular See-Through Full-Color 1920×1080 SPR Micro-OLED Combiner (22° Diagonal FOV, Unobstructed Peripheral Sight) | Screenless (Audio + First-Person Vision) | Binocular Green MicroLED (1,500 nits eye-box) | Sony Binocular Full-Color MicroOLED (1920×1200, 120Hz) |
| Camera | Dual Inspection Array: 48MP Sony IMX882 Main (82° FOV) + 8MP OmniVision OV8856 Ultrawide (120° FOV) + Integrated LED Torch | 12MP Ultrawide w/ Optical Stabilization | None (Privacy-first design) | Dual 16MP Stereoscopic Spatial Cameras |
| Weight | 179.0g (IP54 Dust & Water Resistant / 1-Meter Drop-Tested Balanced Eyewear Chassis Compatible w/ PPE) | 44.5g | 41.8g | 72.0g |
| Battery | Internal 2,000mAh (3.8V) Rechargeable Lithium-Polymer Battery for Untethered Frontline Shift Inspections | 7.5h single charge / 38h w/ charging case | 14.5h continuous / 52h w/ case | 5,500mAh Station Puck (4.5h active display) |
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