There are more changes in the picture and audio department thankfully.
This allows them to produce vibrant colors and provide good contrast in dark scenes.
If you want to watch something in private youll need some Bluetooth headphones.
Here’s what the AR glasses look like on my face
The two models are fairly similar, but the cheaper Xreal Air 2 loses out on Electrochromic Dimming.
Theyre pretty lightweight too.
The Xreal Air 2 comes in at 72g and the Air 2 Pro glasses at 75g.
Here are the Xreal Air 2 Pro’s displays
The Xreal Air 2 glasses are comfy to wear for extended periods of time for another reason.
Thats not the case with Xreals specs.
Even an hour in Im happy to keep using them for as long as I can.
The Xreal Air 2 Pro doesn’t look as yellow with the cover on
The only significant fault I can find with the glasses is that they lack volume controls.
The only downside of the cover is that it hides the kaleido decal that Ive applied to the specs.
When it comes to visuals, the Sony 0.55 Micro-OLED display does an impressive job.
Here’s what it looks like to see virtual images on the Xreal Air glasses
The only disappointment is that these specs still only offer full-HD (1080p) resolution.
Its fine but4Kvisuals would really have been appreciated.
That said, I found the specs do struggle with bassier tones.
The Xreal Beam is a neat but pricey add-on
I do like the open-ear design though which is taken wholesale from its predecessor.
For devices lacking a USB-C port or DisplayPort support, you could try using the Xreal Beam adapter.
It would make the $399 / 399 price tag a lot easier to swallow.
Should you buy the Xreal Air 2 glasses?
If youre looking for a budget-friendly gadget, this aint it.
To put the displays through their paces I watched a range of different content across streaming services andYouTube.
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