iFixit Finds Rokid Smart Glasses Repairable With 32GB Storage as EU Exempts Many Wearables
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Updated · Hackaday · Aug 9
iFixit Finds Rokid Smart Glasses Repairable With 32GB Storage as EU Exempts Many Wearables
1 articles · Updated · Hackaday · Aug 9
Summary
iFixit’s teardown found Rokid smart glasses unusually easy to open, with light adhesive, accessible internals and a service-friendly battery layout.
Both Chinese smart-glasses models tested pair an external clip-on battery with an internal one and use Qualcomm’s Snapdragon AR1 Gen 1 chip plus 32GB of eMMC storage.
The contrast was sharp: the Quark model needed destructive heat and prying—more like Meta and Ray-Ban glasses—while Rokid’s design made battery and module servicing far simpler.
The findings undercut claims that compact, waterproof wearables cannot be repairable and revive criticism of the EU’s recent decision to exempt many wearables from user-replaceable battery rules.