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Prices may varyThis product ranks #7 of 29 in Dash Cam.Three above it ↓
Last reviewed June 22, 2026
TL;DR Daytime plate legibility unconfirmed, no independent community footage comparison found at time of review; Rexing specs dual 4K with a Sony STARVIS 2 front sensor. Night vision: independent footage comparison not available at time of review (the STARVIS 2 implies strong low-light, but no community footage confirms it). Parking mode is collision-trigger with no buffered pre-record; the Smart Hardwire Kit is included in the box. Supercapacitor design (no lithium battery), rated -5°F to 149°F. FCC assumed; no UL/ETL electrical safety certification confirmed.
The R88 is Rexing's flagship 2-channel dash cam, recording the road ahead and the road behind, both marketed at 4K. The front camera uses a Sony STARVIS 2 sensor, a newer generation than the STARVIS Gen 1 in Rexing's cheaper models, behind a 170° seven-layer glass lens. No independent community footage comparison confirming daytime plate legibility or night-vision result was available at time of review, so those are manufacturer claims, not corroborated results. Parking mode is collision-trigger, powered by the Smart Hardwire Kit included in the box; there is no documented buffered pre-event recording. The supercapacitor design carries no lithium battery and is rated -5°F to 149°F, removing the hot-car battery-degradation failure mode. 5.8GHz Wi-Fi handles wireless clip transfer faster than the 2.4GHz on cheaper Rexing cameras, though the Rexing Connect app has documented connection complaints across the line. A 128GB card ships in the box.
Best match for drivers who want front-plus-rear-of-road 4K coverage in one kit and value the included hardwire kit and card, no add-on purchase to enable parking mode, and the supercapacitor handles hot-climate parking without battery worry. Skip it if proven footage on a budget is the goal: the R88 is a new flagship-priced model with no independent community footage validation yet. The cheaper Rexing V3 covers front-plus-cabin for rideshare use, and dual-STARVIS-2 competitors have community footage track records the R88 has not built.
No PPE is required for installation or normal use. The supercapacitor design contains no lithium battery, removing the thermal-runaway disposal concern. The device qualifies for standard e-waste drop-off (Best Buy, Call2Recycle); no manufacturer take-back program is documented. No independent UL or ETL electrical safety certification was located for the R88; FCC radio-emissions compliance is assumed for a US-market wireless device. No California Prop 65 warning is documented on the manufacturer listing.
Yes. The R88 is a 2-channel dash cam with a front camera and an external rear-of-vehicle camera, both marketed at 4K. This is different from Rexing's V3, whose second camera faces the cabin interior rather than the road behind. The R88 is for drivers who want road-ahead and road-behind coverage.
No. The R88 uses a supercapacitor rather than a lithium-ion battery. Rexing states it is powered without a lithium-ion battery and withstands -5°F to 149°F, which removes the battery-degradation and thermal-runaway risk that affects lithium dash cams parked in hot cars.
Yes. Unlike Rexing's cheaper models, the R88 includes the Smart Hardwire Kit and a 128GB microSD card in the box. The hardwire kit powers the collision-trigger parking monitor while the engine is off. No separate purchase is needed to enable parking mode.
The front camera uses a Sony STARVIS 2 sensor, a newer generation than the STARVIS in cheaper Rexing cameras, which implies stronger low-light capture. The R88 was released in late 2025, and no independent community footage comparison confirming its real-world night-vision result was available at time of review · the night-vision signal is based on the sensor specification, not on corroborated footage.
The R88 is Rexing's most expensive cam. The price buys dual 4K, the Sony STARVIS 2 front sensor, 5.8GHz Wi-Fi, a 4-inch touchscreen, and the hardwire kit plus card bundled in · all genuine upgrades over the rest of the Rexing line. At this price it competes with dual-STARVIS-2 cameras that have extensive independent footage validation the R88 does not yet have, so a buyer wanting proven footage on a budget may prefer a cheaper, community-tested model.
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