Xreal already offers one of the best smart glasses available, the Xreal Air 2, and today the company announced two new smart glasses that may knock the Air 2 off its throne.

The Xreal One series introduces a number of upgrades to the glasses lineup, including the newly developed X1 chip that enables “independent spatial computing.”

X1 creates a spatial display for gaming, work, apps and websites with any USB- C device to create a spatial display for games, work, apps or websites.

I was able to try out the new Xreal One and Xreal One Pro a few weeks ago. I was able to try out the new Xreal One and Xreal One Pro a few weeks ago and was very impressed.

Until now, Xreal smart glasses like the Air 2 have required accessories like the expensive Xreal Beam Pro, which can create a spatial display, especially accessing devices with a USB-C connector with video output.

The X1 essentially puts that functionality in the glasses themselves. Surprisingly, adding the chip does not change the look of the glasses much.

“X1 delivers the spatial computing we always envisioned and our customers have been waiting for,” says Chi Xu, CEO and co-founder of Xreal.

During the One Series trial, we were able to see the glasses connected to an iPhone 16, a Steam Deck, and a MacBook. These were customized experiences, but we were able to comfortably watch YouTube videos output directly from the phone through the glasses; when connected to the MacBook, we were able to see three spatial monitors in our virtual workspace.

Both worked well, especially when running a few laps of DiRT 5 on the Steam deck, where the increased fluidity and lower latency provided by the X1 chip was helpful. It was very intuitive and I never felt any lag between the glasses and Valve's machine while playing.

Xreal claims that the X1 allows for a “low motion-to-photon” latency of 3ms at 120Hz, which is much lower than the 20ms of the currently available Air 2. In our experience, this is particularly noticeable.

Xreal has improved the display on the One and One Pro: while the Air 2 has 1080p per eye and a 46-degree viewing angle, the One has a larger display with the same resolution and a 50-degree viewing angle.

The One Pros have a FOV of 57 degrees, the largest in the industry according to Xreal. This is made possible by a “flat prismatic lens,” which differs from the triangular birdbath design found in the One and previous Xreal glasses.

The new glasses are certainly sleeker than the older Xreal glasses, with silver bands on the temples and customizable interchangeable front frames. The front of the glasses themselves are also thinner than the Air 2.

Where Xreal did not compromise, however, is in comfort: the Air 2 sits comfortably on the face, and the One and One Pro follow suit.

The One and One Pro are listed at 84 and 87 grams (slightly heavier than current specs). However, when worn, the weight was not uncomfortably heavy, but this was only for a short viewing. It felt well balanced and I was not annoyingly aware of it like some wearable tech.

One cool feature I was able to listen to was the new Bose speakers built into the arms of the glasses; the revving sound of the DiRT 5's engine echoed off the glasses with impressive clarity and volume, making it relatively easy to hear even on loud public transit.

“Our expertise in audio tuning creates a powerful and distinctive sound experience for the XREAL One Series. Nick Smith, Bose's Senior Vice President of Strategy and Business Development, stated in a press release.

Xreal also introduced a new RGB camera called the Xreal Eye that attaches to the bridge of the glasses. I wore the glasses with the camera attached for a short time and did not feel any different. However, I did not test how the camera works with the One or One Pro.

According to Xreal, the camera can take 12MP photos in “real time” and record video at up to 1080p and 60fps. Beyond this, the camera will get multimodal AI capabilities “including image recognition and communication via voice commands integrated with AI and voice assistants coming from the glasses' host device.”

It can be combined with Xreal Beam Pro for augmented reality displays.

Starting today, the Xreal One and One Pro are available for pre-order from the Xreal website: the One will cost $499/£449/€549 and the Pro One will be $599/£549/€649 with an additional $100. A bundle with Xreal Beam Pro is also available. [If you want to get your hands on one of these sets, the One will begin shipping in “mid-December” and the One Pro will not be released until “early 2025.”

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