Xreal Air 2 + Air 2 Pro + Beam Review - Everything You Need To Know About These New XR Glasses!

Today I am comparing the new Xreal Air 2 and Air 2 Pro XR glasses plus their Beam Accesory and I want to again thank Xreal for providing this hardware! If you would like to learn more about these XR glasses or the Beam you can through the link below. Thanks for watching!
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#xreal #air2s #xr
00:00 Introduction
00:32 Build Quality
03:44 Comfort and Style
05:07 Video and Audio Quality
08:13 Air 2 vs Air 2 Pro... What's the Difference?
09:41 To Beam or not to Beam?
11:50 Final Thoughts
14:42 VR-Rock Prescription Lenses Promo
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[@MobileDecay]

Nice to see someone who gets the product from Xreal and doesn't start screaming that it's the best thing in the entire world and you never take them off because you wanna have an intimate relationship with them. Lol.

[@vrgamerdude]

Yeah you know me man I don't do that kind of stuff and always call it like I see it... Don't get me wrong they're nice glasses and all but I definitely don't want to have an intimate relationship with! 🤣

[@scuffedposeidon]

The way all the reviewers sold out for a few bucks is shameful. I have pair. Overpriced, flawed, buggy. Terrible purchase unless you have the spare income.

[@Robin-pw8kt]

Great video. Thanks. Do you need the beam to connect to an older iPhone or will a standard lightning to usb c cable do it

[@eric4820]

Do the glasses have a navigation system and can it record like other glasses

[@ronwinn879]

Great video review- I’ve watched at least 12 and really found yours useful. Question - know it comes with the lens you can ship off, but do you need anything else with your prescription glasses?

[@vrgamerdude]

Hey thanks so much for watching... As for the lens adapter I'm personally using the inserts from VR-Rock And they work great but honestly if you don't mind the feeling of wearing glasses over glasses you can just put these on over your prescription glasses and you're fine. If you watch to the very end of the video you can see the lens inserts I mentioned.

[@jimnik1874]

amazing review thanks can i use 3 metre cable to use with pc from my bed?

[@vrgamerdude]

I don't see why not.. the only issue I could see being that long would be power to the glasses so if that's the case you could probably just put a powered USB hub or get a powered cable.

[@Cdub0619]

I worked the XREAL booth at CES this year and was thoroughly impressed with the Air 2 Pro & Ultra models. It's like having a 120" screen in your pocket. Great for gaming or working. Unfortunately, the agency they hired didn't pay us and XREAL said, "to bad for you".

[@vrgamerdude]

That really sux to hear! 😖

[@XREAL_Global]

Thanks for the thorough review Don!

[@vrgamerdude]

Glad you liked it! 😎

[@RezzNations]

As a gamer and streamer, I'd love to get a review copy, please reach out if interested

[@darthpaul8379]

First review that I've found that actually broke down the differences between devices quickly and clearly. The XReal site doesn't make it clear why you need the Pro or the Beam hehe. Thank you!

[@vrgamerdude]

Hey so glad you liked it and found this useful! 😎

[@Kevdog1920]

I agree

[@JohanBekker]

Nice review. Can you please post the link to the community page that lists the APKs that work with the BEAM?

[@vrgamerdude]

I knew I was forgetting something when I posted the description for this video 😖 anyway... sorry about that and here ya go: beam-apps.com/ also adding this to the description now... Thanks for the reminder! 😎

[@BoilerUp4777]

Great and helpful review!

[@vrgamerdude]

Thank you... So glad you liked it! 😎

[@Cboogie1199]

Hi Don, Great review ! I just purchased Viture one XR and I am wondering if Xreal air 2 is better choice ? Having used both can you please let me know which one is better choice ? Specs on Air 2 xreal seems better? Would love your insight comparing the two. Thanks !

[@vrgamerdude]

I also still prefer VITURE One... The Air 2 Lineup is nice because the screen is larger but honestly that leads to more pixelation. The one thing I do like better about the Air 2 Pro over the Viture glasses is the 2 levels of auto darkening but in the end, it wasn't enough for me to switch over to these as my daily driver.

[@Cboogie1199]

@@vrgamerdudethanks ! Now I don’t have buyer’s remorse :)

[@nij2k]

Awesome Don, very nearly bought the 1st ones, glad I waited now 😁

[@vrgamerdude]

Definitely a worthy upgrade over the first gen glasses! 😎

[@WOojerVest3andQuest3onMe]

I sold my first pair of Nreal Air Glasses and was thinking of getting these XReal Air 2 Pro glasses. Just wanted to know how much better these were compared to last gen. I appreciate the review. Helped me make my decision easier. I am planning on picking up a pair. Thanks! Don.

[@robertspencer6085]

I tried both, bought then returned and then bought it again to give it another try. I just returned it for the second and last time, in Europe the conversion from euros to USD equates to $680 for the glasses, beam and a case for the beam. The picture quality is great but I couldn’t justify the cost/value. 😊

[@salvatoresanjuan8140]

got it as a bundle - but I havent received the beam yet. some questions please: 1) does the beam come with its own usb c cable? 2) If not, will any ordinary usb c cable work? or do i need a special one?

[@vrgamerdude]

Pretty sure it came with a short USB c cable but if not it's just a standard cable... Nothing special about it. 😎

[@silverchin43]

So sir in your opinion is the xreal air 2 or the viture one a better product?

[@vrgamerdude]

Honestly right now I still prefer my VITURE One XR glasses... Even though the screen size is slightly smaller in them, because of that the pixel matrix is tighter and you don't see as much pixelation.. I also personally find the color representation to be slightly better and they by default come with the single stage electrochromatic dimming. The other thing I really enjoy is that VITURE has developed a fully realized set of accessories and they all work very well especially their neck band computer! If you haven't watched it yet, here is my full review of everything that VITURE currently offers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGawl2iVq5KosJY

[@RatherBeCancelledThanHandled]

@@vrgamerdudethanks for sharing . Helpful . Have you tried Rayneo ?

[@mghanzel]

Bought me a pair to use with my new iPhone 15 specifically to watch KZbin TV. Really disappointing to not be able to play KZbin TV directly onto the glasses or even through the Beam. Any ideas on how I might make that work? Or if a future update might include KZbin TV capability?

[@vrgamerdude]

Best way I could say is probably to sideload apps.. I'm an Android user so I have no idea how these would work with an iPhone but on my Android phone I just plugged them in and whatever works on that phone just projects up onto a large screen.

[@booboobambos7911]

Can I do that - view the screen from my phone without the beam device

[@DMZct]

Hi, can we use multiple screen with xreal air 2?

[@vrgamerdude]

Not sure about multiple screens but in the AR space using nebula you can have multiple windows.

[@Jeff-cq9ed]

Is the 3DOF on Xreal with beam better than the 3DOF on the Viture One? Also, is the 3DOF on the Viture one with the iPhone adapter and/or neckband better than the 3DOF on the Viture glasses by themselves?

[@vrgamerdude]

That is definitely one thing that Xreal does much better at this point... The 3 dof on the VITURE glasses is usable but not as solid as Xreal... As for anything iPhone or Apple related, I wouldn't know because I don't use their products.

[@Jeff-cq9ed]

Thank you for the quick response. I did read somewhere that apps sideloaded to the beam will not be able to take advantage of the 3dof feature the beam offers. Would you I know if that is accurate. Really appreciate your channel btw!

[@vrgamerdude]

@@Jeff-cq9ed Hey thanks so much for the kind words about my channel.... Honestly after this review was done I stuck the beam back in the box and haven't touched it since but during my testing I did notice that yes, the three DOF didn't seem to work with sideload apps. I also noticed that the screen resizing wouldn't work with them as well until I went into the app properties and switched it to spatial display mode..... Haven't gone back to test if that fixed the 3 dof issue though. Honestly after this review was done I stuck the beam back in the box and haven't touched it since.

[@Jeff-cq9ed]

Thanks again for the info. One final question. My main reason for interest in these glasses is media consumption, mainly watching movies and tv shows. I know the Goovis G3 Max has higher specs (and weight) than the viture one glasses as well as being more than twice the price. In your opinion, is the movie watching experience (taking comfort into consideration) that much better than the viture one? Goovis advertises these glasses as 5k however, the specs show 2.5k. Thanks again for your time!

[@vrgamerdude]

@@Jeff-cq9ed oh yeah... The Goovis G3 Max is an AMAZING media headset! If media consumption is your only use case and you don't mind having a headset form factor versus a sunglasses form factor then definitely go with the Goovis... As for their claim of 5k, it's actually 2.5 k per eye. Seems like most manufacturers combine this # to seem bigger but honestly, I've never seen a screen so clear in any headset that I own outside of my Pimax Crystal! kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4Wzk4SuiM2NaLc

[@dantemesa5876]

I got the air 2 and beam and when I extend the screen from 120" to 330" it extends just a little bit. I don't know where they got that 330" that everybody is talking about. I have a quest 3 vr and using the big screen app gives me that I am watching from a 330" screen. For me the beam doesn't give what it promises at least in the size department. The air 2 works perfectly with my android phone, though.

[@vrgamerdude]

yeah I also don't see how they call this 330° and I also prefer Bigscreen... would be great if we could have an app like that for XR glasses but I guess the limited FOV might be a factor.

[@estenberg2]

2 questions. 1. If rating them as work monitors (reading emails, programming and teams meetings), where would they end up on a scale of 0-10? 2. Do they work great with Samsung Dex?

[@SRdeluna]

Following

[@vrgamerdude]

I'd say about an 8 out of 10... The image is clear and text is easily readable depending on font size. As for the use with Dex it is amazing... Especially with a portable Bluetooth keyboard and mouse connected it's almost like having a laptop with a huge screen in my pocket! 😎

[@vrgamerdude]

Thanks 😎

[@scuffedposeidon]

They are terrible. Text is blurry, slow and clunky. Save yourself $500 and buy an OLED 14” portable USBC monitor.

[@bnpparibassss]

Would you still choose the viture’s over these?

[@vrgamerdude]

It's really close but in the end I would still choose the VITURE One glasses for a few reasons... First, they look less pixelated to me. This could be due to the fact that the perceived screen size is smaller at 120" where with Xreal it is a bit stretched making the pixels more visible. The second reason is that VITURE has a fully thought out and very nice ecosystem of accessories. The neckband compute unit is the best I've seen yet and comparing it to the Beam, they are not in the same league at all. Lastly I think the VITURE One's look more like traditional sunglasses when worn in public. So I hope this helps but either way you go the experience on both is still WAY better than other glasses I've tested from Rokid or Dreamglass! 😎

[@bnpparibassss]

@@vrgamerdude thank you for your in depth reply! I really appreciate it. I’ve got the Viture’s because of you and have been extremely happy with them. The neckband is remarkable in both form and function and head and shoulders above the competition from what I’ve gathered from the reviews. Keep up the good work!

[@vrgamerdude]

@@bnpparibassss AWESOME... So glad I could help! 😎

[@JudgeBen]

Another great vid! Do you send everything back to XReal or can you give it away? …to a loyal viewer? Regardless, keep up the great vids!!

[@vrgamerdude]

Thanks and no I don't have to send the items that I review back... they are gifted to me for the reviews that I do and I have actually been able to make quite a nice immersive tech collection over the years... I think I'm up to 29 VR headsets and 7 pairs of AR / XR glasses now and more are on the way. 😎

[@JudgeBen]

@@vrgamerdudelooking forward to reviews on what’s coming! You’ve definitely poured gasoline on my already strong desire for a pair of the Air 2 Pros! (I returned the Air 1 my long-awaited Quest 3, but they’re completely different products for totally different uses. But now I kind of really need these in my life!)

[@alpoexpo]

Is it normal to use them if I have 70 mm IPD?

[@vrgamerdude]

I really wish I could give you an answer on that one but I haven't been able to find any good info on the ipd range for this set of glasses..... My ipd is 65.8 and they look really clear.

[@alpoexpo]

@@vrgamerdude Thank you!

[@4everTheNoob]

Nice video! Now I am struggling of buying air 2 or rokid max.

[@vrgamerdude]

I recently reviewed the Rokid Max and I was not impressed! Currently there are only two glasses that I would consider worthy and that's going to be the Air 2 or the VITURE One... If you haven't seen it yet here are my reviews for both: Rokid Max (kzbin.info/www/bejne/m6DTfXauj9uAd9E) and VITURE One (kzbin.info/www/bejne/mGawl2iVq5KosJY) I hope this helps! 😎

[@Billdeluz]

​@vrgamerdude if you had to chose one?

[@vrgamerdude]

@@Billdeluz currently I would have to lean towards the Viture One. While it has a smaller screen size than the XREAL glasses I find it to be less pixelated and the color representation to be a little bit better ecosystem of accessories and their neck band computer is awesome compared to the beam! I also very much like the fact that they thought of people who wear glasses and included diopter adjustments so for basic vision correction it works great. 😎

[@Billdeluz]

@vrgamerdude thank you currently watching your viture videos

[@vrgamerdude]

@@Billdeluz I hope it helps you and you like what you see! 😎

[@Jrfeimst2]

People are reporting polarization issues and insanely blurry edges compared to the air 1. Thoughts?

[@vrgamerdude]

I'm actually typing this message in my Air 2 Pro's right now and I don't see those issues... Now with that being said, I do use prescription lens inserts from VR-Rock. I have also heard others complaining of the blurry edges however I think a lot of that has to do with eye to lens distance and face shape.

[@Kevdog1920]

I thought the first gen doesn't have oled

[@coltenosborne9156]

So i need the beam in order to watch youtube right?

[@vrgamerdude]

No... It's actually better to watch KZbin directly connected to your phone.. currently the KZbin app on the beam is very low quality.

[@matthewferguson8423]

Wow, you really missed the importance of the beem for locking the projected screen in a fixed place. That is key to getting best use out of ar glasses. I could care less about using it to cast media. That's what my s23 ultra and ROG Ally are for.

[@vrgamerdude]

First off these are not AR glasses as that would require them to have 6 dof tracking and the ability to sense objects in the world for occlusion. Honestly I wasn't even going to mention the Beam in this review because I feel in its current state it's really horrible compared to other mobile compute systems from other manufacturers but I do agree that yes, the ability to pin the screen in the world is one of the features that Xreal does very well. With all that said, I will be doing a special VIP only demonstration of the new Xreal Ultra glasses at CES next week which if all of the rumors I'm hearing are true should finally be actual AR glasses and I will have coverage of those shortly after I return from CES so stay tuned! 😎

[@matthewferguson8423]

@vrgamerdude it's an essential feature to me. I've been scouring KZbin and reddit. And, other than you, pretty much everyone I can find who has tried both prefers xreal with Beam over viture. A fixed 120 htz screen sells it for me. Xreal Ultra? I guess I should hold off on buying the air 2 pro then, and wait to hear about these!

[@johnm.gerard1718]

Great video I think you covered just about everything. It looks like these are just displays and not actual Ar glasses. I wonder what will be around the corner in 2024/

[@vrgamerdude]

Thanks... I'm going to CES and I will be doing a private demo of the new Xreal Ultra glasses that they have been teasing recently and I have a feeling that these are going to be true AR glasses with 6dof tracking... More to come soon after I get back from the show so stay tuned! 😎

[@Mike4VR]

I’ll stick with my Viture glasses with neckband.

[@vrgamerdude]

Same here... Still the best #XR system out there ATM IMHO! 😎

[@ljacobs357]

I think it would be a good addition to a Samsung S24 using Samsung Dex.

[@chaotictattoo]

My beam charges off my iPhone and drains my iPhone quick. Unless I’m doing something wrong or I don’t know something I find it completely worthless

[@vrgamerdude]

Yeah in some ways I'm still scratching my head as to what Xreal was thinking with this beam accessory.. definitely doesn't seem ready for prime time!

[@Drew-zp8dp]

I SEE THE CLOCK, if you need to change the time on it take the screws out the back on the four corners and use something with a point to click the four buttons at the top right facing the clock

[@vrgamerdude]

Yeah I figured out how to change the time on it but for the life of me I can't figure out how to put it in 12 hour clock mode which is driving me crazy! Otherwise I really love this clock.... Also by accident I figured out that one of my cheap Chinese RGB lightstrip remotes will actually activate the different color settings and light patterns so that was cool! 😎

[@Drew-zp8dp]

Excuse me what, I'm gonna try that when I get home lol

[@vrgamerdude]

@@Drew-zp8dp yeah I hope it works for you..... I have three or four of those little remotes laying around and by accident was just pressing buttons randomly on one and noticed it started changing the lights. Also if you find any way to change it to 12 hour mode please let me know!

[@Drew-zp8dp]

@@vrgamerdude I gave up on that dude I'm just slowing learning to read it

[@adox8574]

really cool but the problem is its still too early, too expensive, and requires to much additional stuff adding to lack fo ease of use and added expenses. We are still a few years out saddly.

[@vrgamerdude]

I agree with most of this statement however as far as having to have too much stuff to use them, all you really have to do is plug these into your phone.. there's really no need for the beam accessory or anything else and they provide an outstanding experience that once you use them and see what they are capable of I feel justifies the cost considering it's around the same time purchase a bigscreen TV. Now I do agree that for true AR glasses we are still a few years out, but these current XR video glasses are right in line for what they actually do which is just a large reprojected screen and they do it very well! 😎

[@woritsez]

umm i came here looking for how people use a keyboard wearing them, i don't know how so many of these videos don't cover that. build quality, comfort and style.. every one of these sponsored videos, so formulaic like they're all given a list

[@vrgamerdude]

First this is not a sponsored video other than the fact Xreal sent me the products to review... This was not a paid promotion for them, second I didn't think to include anything like that because I figured it would be pretty common knowledge in the fact you would just pair a Bluetooth KB and mouse combo to your phone or the Beam and since you can see through the glasses to use the Keyboard it would be no different to using any other setup. Now if that doesn't answer your question I am happy to help so what specific use case are you needing information for and I'll see if I can provide you the knowledge you're looking for?

[@Mr.Weatherspoon]

You didn't talk enough about the xreal beam that was the only reason I clicked on this video. You didn't say anything about what it does or does it doesn't do none of that you just went straight to talking if you're not like me.smh

[@vrgamerdude]

Sorry to disapoint but at the point that I made this video there was not much to talk about as the Beam didn't do hardly anything except act as a bridge to other devices and it didn't even do that very well so I was being kind to xreal by not saying much about. Even in its current state the Beam is probably one of the worst handheld compute units for XR glasses that I have ever used.... The Rokid station and especially the VITURE neckband are FAR superior!

[@David-gs9vw]

The beam is a big scam

[@vrgamerdude]

I wouldn't necessarily call it a scam but it is definitely not ready for prime time in its current state. Xreal is pushing out regular updates and its getting better with each one though.