Dymesty AI glasses are the worst smart glasses yet

At a glance:

• $399 price (promo $299) for Dymesty AI Glasses
• Voice assistant needs a Siri shortcut and often fails to respond
• Battery lasts about 9‑10 hours, far short of the advertised 48‑hour claim

What happened

Raymond Wong put the Dymesty AI Glasses through a hands‑on review and found that almost every advertised feature either malfunctions or is outright missing. The glasses, priced at $399 (discounted to $299 at the time of publishing), are marketed as AI‑driven wearables that rely on a companion app powered by ChatGPT. In practice, the voice assistant, translation, transcription, calendar integration, and even the “Phone Loss Alert” fall short of expectations.

Voice‑assistant and app workflow

To use the glasses on iOS, users must download the Dymesty app, create a Siri shortcut (default name “glasses”), and then double‑press the right‑arm button on the frames. The intended flow is:

1. Press the button → Siri activates the shortcut → Dymesty app forwards the request to ChatGPT.
2. Speak the command (e.g., “glasses, translate Spanish”). In testing, the shortcut only worked when the user first said “Hey Siri” on the phone. Pressing the glasses’ button alone either triggered unrelated web results or was ignored. By contrast, Meta’s AI glasses respond to a single “Hey Meta” command.

Core feature failures

• AI recorder: Supposed to capture and transcribe audio via ChatGPT, but recordings ended up under three seconds long, with nothing saved.
• Schedule Assistant: Events entered in the Dymesty calendar were inaccessible to the Intelligent Assistant and even disappeared from the app.
• Gmail/Outlook integration: Google blocked the integration, citing safety concerns that required developer verification.
• Phone Loss Alert: The glasses only notified the user when Bluetooth disconnected, not when the phone was merely 8 m away as advertised.

Hardware and design

The glasses weigh 41 g (listed as 35 g) and are built from titanium, making them lightweight but also giving them a cheap feel. Nose pads are hard plastic, and the only controls are small buttons on the underside of each arm—no touchpad, no volume control. The design is described as “dorky‑looking” and prescription‑compatible, but the overall ergonomics are uncomfortable for extended wear.

Audio and battery life

Speakers on each arm deliver mediocre sound—comparable to a low‑end Bluetooth speaker—requiring the volume to be cranked to the max, which introduces distortion and clipping. Call audio performed better, scoring 8/10 from a test participant, though ambient noise cancellation is lacking.

Battery life is the one area where the glasses approach the claim. After an hour of music at maximum volume, the charge dropped from 100 % to 90 %, suggesting roughly 9‑10 hours of use, far below the advertised 48 hours. Charging is unconventional: each arm houses its own battery and connects to a split magnetic charger that must be aligned upside‑down. The dual‑arm design can cause one speaker to stop working, a problem resolved only after a hard reset.

Conclusion

Despite a few redeeming qualities—lightweight construction, decent call audio, and a functional AI translation feature—the Dymesty AI Glasses suffer from unreliable software, poor ergonomics, subpar audio, and misleading battery claims. At a $399 price point they feel like an unfinished prototype rather than a market‑ready product, especially when compared with more polished options like Ray‑Ban Meta AI glasses.