XREAL Air AR Glasses, Smart Glasses with Massive 201
XREAL Air AR Glasses, Smart Glasses with Massive 201″ Micro-OLED Virtual Theater, Augmented Reality Glasses Video Glasses, Watch, Stream, Game on PC/Android/iOS–Consoles Cloud Gaming Compatible
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Love how nice this item works. Basically just plug the glasses in to your phone using the usb-c cord and it uses your phone as a mouse pad. Has a nice bright screen and amazes everyone at work that such a thing exists. Will buy for gifts.
Lo ms impresionante para mi es el precio las octube por 1997. Yo no savia de la existencia de un producto as. Realmente siempre quise las Oculus 3 pero me parece que la batera es horrible y son extremadamente incmodas. Acambio estas son super portables y te salbas que no tienes por que cargarlas ya que consumen batera de cualquier cosa a las que las conectes. Jams pens que este tipo de producto me hiciera tan feliz Y que conste soy super piki con la calidad de imagen puesto que mis estndares son altos puesto que estoy adaptado a buena calidad de imagen como Sony Bravia Oled… Realmente son muy buenas en general y por ese precio ni soar encontrar algo en el mercado!!!
if they had some near sighted correction they would be 5 stars for sure, for the price they fit better than other glasses i tried for twice the price.
there’s a slight “halo” effect around the primary image which usually you end up being able to ignore, but if you’re in a very bright environment it make the halo effect worse. one of my eyes is more near sighted than the other, which makes them easier to use but if they have some slight built in correction they would be awesome.
There are some noticeable blotchy points when streaming shows with a lot of blacks which I’m certain is partially the streaming quality in addition to the screen limitations, but the overall size and clarity of the image with games and high quality downloads makes that blotchy look disappear to an almost unnoticeable degree. I do find using the blackout screen to be a bit more tough on the eyes than just turning the brightness up and going without it, but it does have its uses in a brighter environment. I’ve found it very nice to walk around watching YouTube videos while cleaning, or being able to make a snack without having to stop whatever I’m watching.
I have used these glasses with the addition of the Beam device and I’ll say it’s definitely something that’s nice to have when playing games due to the amount of effort it takes to focus your eyes to the sides and center of the screen versus turning your head appropriately…but for shows, I haven’t felt it a necessary addition.
I purchased these glasses after an extensive amount of research into the competitors (Viture, Rokid, etc) and find I definitely don’t regret the end choice. Most reviewers of the three come to similar conclusions, the FoV, screen quality, sound quality, and overall aesthetic just make these glasses the winner above others. I’d say that the newer Air 2s are a slight upgrade and personally not worth the $100+, but the next iteration will likely be a worthwhile enough upgrade to go for.
I will suggest that you purchase glasses pad strips to replace the nose bridge nubs, the stock nubs leave red marks and produce a level of discomfort that the nose pad strips completely alleviates. If you travel and like watching shows and playing games anywhere, these are an absolute must have.
Arrived on time, in good condition, and as described.
Works as expected. Needs the beam addon for the Nintendo Switch. Screen not as big as expected
Same as in picture.
Packaging was good.
Positive experience.
Recommended.
This does work with iPhone 12Pro lightning port but you really need to look at your phone screen to often to get use out of them (e.g. face recognition or browsing) but you could watch streaming apps in full screen mode I guess. I used it to plug-n-play literally to Windows work laptop and detected as secondary display at 1080p resolution.
It took a couple days to get used to working like this as a developer used to 3 monitors. Visual Studio is totally usable with these. However when I am not at a desk with monitors it is the next best thing. The video quality is great, the brightness (adjustable from the glasses) is great even without the shroud. There is no lag whatsoever.
Glasses sit naturally on the nose with no complex adjustment out of the box for me (Caucasian nose). They are light weight and I have worked all day with no discomfort (skin denting is about same as wearing sunglasses). My eyes were not strained after 3-4 hrs without removing. The only viewing issue I have noticed is at the extreme peripheral corners of the display smaller fonts (approx. 6 pt.) are a little fuzzy without pushing the glasses closer to the eyes or un-natural wearing angle. Example windows OS date-time on lower right corner is a little fuzzy but readable.
Socially i have not noticed many stares (I wouldn’t care either) but sitting is meetings might be awkward. The speaker are audible from 8+ feet to others (so no privacy) but you could use ear pods for audio. I noticed people commenting that I was starring off (not looking at my screen) and this technology is new to most people. Therefore I was described, I look like a white Ray Charles (blind guy) talking to my self in public. This is like when blue tooth ear pieces initially hit our society and people seemed to go around talking to themselves but we don’t think much of it today. I think they fact these glasses can by overlooked as sunglasses in public are a positive.
As of Nov 2023 they were retail at 270$ which is comparable to a decent vesa monitor but you can pack up easily and take anywhere you go. If you work regularly away from your desk (I need a change of env to think sometimes) and feel you need a 2nd display to be productive then I would advise using these. They are comfortable glasses and portal decent display monitors. If you need more than that then definitely add the Xreal beam. Using the Xreal beam you can get 5+ hrs of use on the go also and you get more functionality than the glasses alone offer.
However, these glasses hold out great promise. In their basic configuration they present a copy of a desktop screen in the air. The screen is HUGE. The glasses were comfortable to wear. Normally I don’t need to wear glasses for close work like reading the laptop screen. However, the huge screen presented by the XReal glasses appears 3-4 metres away. At that distance my vision does need some help. Fortunately, it was possible to wear the glasses over my regular spectacles so it was possible to see the large screen clearly.
The glasses didn’t work for me, but if you have a laptop with an NVidea GPU or a high-end mobile phone (I don’t have one of these either) they may work for you. It is surprising the glasses don’t support half the GPUs out there.
Before launching into the review, I should be clear about my use case: I was looking for a small portable monitor that I could use for work an entertainment when I’m traveling instead of a small screen.
Packaging and in-the-hand – The XReal comes in a small box that contains the glasses, cable, and nose pieces in what is roughly the size of a large sunglasses case. Portability is definitely there! The packaging is classy and professional, and so are the glasses and cable in the hand. They feel (and look) solid, and well made. Buttons on the glasses are responses and the cover accessory snaps on firmly. Grade: A
Plugging in for screen mirroring – The glasses work with both my laptops, my samsung tablet and my Sony 5 iv (it is not on compatibility list, but it does work). You can use all these devices without touching Nebula to mirror your screen and it just works – plug it in and you’re away – mostly. I have noticed on my phone that netflix appears to only play downloaded titles, not titles streaming. I assume this is a DRM restriction of some type; I have not experimented with other streaming apps yet. Grade: B+
Plugging in with the app – Nebula sucks, I’m sorry to say, it just sucks. The idea of being able to control/shift the screen is great, but it promises more than it delivers because a) it has no apps beyond YouTube that you would ever use, and b) many streaming and other services will not work in the Nebula browser. I’m also a bit iffy on routing, for example, my email and especially my work office 365 through a browser from a vendor I don’t really know much about. So you can’t stream in the Nebula app, at least not with anything I tried, and I’m not comfortable doing anything else in the browser. I don’t know what the answer is here, or if there is an answer. What would be ideal is be if Nebula functioned almost like a launcher that transformed my android homescreens, but still ran the actual apps, but it just doesn’t work that way. It’s a bummer, and I think it’s something that puts a lot of people off because the advertising really promotes a different user experience. I don’t care over much, but if you were invested in that experience you would be unhappy with this device. Grade: D
Viewing experience – It’s great! At least for me. Screen is crisp and legible. I can use this for work and for play, typing emails etc is no problem after some minor adjustment. The brightness levels are good, though colors do appear to be a little over-saturated to me. I can really only compare this to my metaquest 2 – which I could never even hope to use for work and isn’t really that enjoyable for watching shows due to the pixellation and ‘screen door’ effect. There is not of that here. Screen is crisp and great to watch. Do experiment with the angles on the arms and nose piece. I have found it’s best for me if they are almost angled slightly “up” off my face. The speakers are fine, I prefer using bluetooth headphones, however. Grade: A
Comfort – Not bad. In bed, there is no discomfort and I can wear these for quite some time. Sitting up, and the nose pieces do pinch the nose after a while, they could be a little larger/softer. Also, I have quite a small head, the arms are wide enough for me, but if you have a large head I imagine you could mind them a little pinchy after a time. I had no problems with headaches or anything like that from using them. Grade B
Overall, I really like this device and it meets my needs perfectly. I do think the advertising grossly oversells what you can do with them because screen resizing, head tracking etc only works in the app – and virtually nothing useful works in the app. However if you are looking like me for a portable monitor, they are terrific. B+