Xreal’s latest product, the Beam Pro, turned my $400 Xreal Air 2 smart glasses into a low-cost Vision Pro alternative.
While Xreal’s spatial computing solution lacks the power and sophistication of Apple’s first VR headset, it offers many similar features.
It looks and works much like an Android phone. In fact, many Android phones can connect to Xreal glasses and run a limited version of the Beam Pro’s software, displaying virtual browser windows so I can access the internet in a way that feels almost like using a multi-screen PC. However, I can’t do everything I want with web apps.
Working with virtual screens Apple’s visionOS is quite refined and intuitive, integrating eye- and hand-tracking hardware in a way that Meta failed to achieve with its eye-tracking Quest Pro headset. With the Vision Pro, I can rest my hand on the desk or my lap, then look and pinch to navigate. The center divider is a button that swaps the left and right sides. I can drag a corner to resize a window or use the preset medium and large toggle switch at the top right.
Keyboard and mouse mode Until brain-computer interfaces become standard equipment for VR headsets, clacking away on a physical keyboard and rolling a mouse will likely remain the most effective way to be productive on a computer. An Apple Vision Pro user would have to connect to a MacBook or pair Bluetooth accessories to match this degree of productivity. It’s nice to have more and larger screens, but I can manage with two.
While the Apple Vision Pro can record spatial video with two relatively low-resolution 6.5 MP cameras, I’d never walk through the woods wearing a bulky headset. Any iPhone 16 or an iPhone 15 Pro can capture spatial video, but the cameras have different focal lengths and are spaced less than an inch apart. Apple’s AI magic manages to create depth from this unlikely hardware, but there must be some trade-offs.
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