The Xreal Air AR glasses and the Viture XR glasses are each show glasses that undertaking a monitor in entrance of you, and some of these glasses are improbable for gaming, work and actually any state of affairs the place having a big and moveable monitor can be splendid. They’ve utterly modified how I journey and look at media on the go. Lengthy aircraft or automobile rides are nice since I can connect with my telephone or pill and watch a film on a a lot bigger display. Even at residence, plugging immediately into my Steam Deck and mendacity in mattress, I get an enormous show floating up by the ceiling. 

The Xreal Air’s bundle prices $339 whereas Viture’s normal glasses pack is $100 extra at $439.

The glasses join to numerous gadgets by way of USB-C or, with some dongles and equipment, any HDMI port, for a conveyable monitor expertise. This may embody handheld recreation consoles just like the Nintendo Swap or Steam Deck but in addition wired residence consoles like an Xbox or PlayStation. And naturally, they will additionally connect with telephones, tablets and computer systems as effectively. Each glasses have built-in audio system on every arm. Xreal’s audio high quality is ok, however Viture’s sounds significantly better. 

Sadly, neither machine has inside batteries, so you must keep tethered to no matter you are making an attempt to view. They each include an angled USB-C cable that attaches to the again of one of many arms and drapes down behind your ear. I do desire Viture’s design on this case because it has a magsafe-like connector, versus Xreal’s normal USB-C plug.

Each function two 1080p screens, one for every eye, and weigh just below 80 grams. All of the computing is finished within the wide-brim on the prime of the glasses. A picture is projected down towards an angled lens which bounces it ahead onto the entrance lenses. The Xreal Air’s show is far bigger, whereas Viture’s appears to be like to be about 25% smaller.

Each glasses have three buttons situated on one in all their arms. On Xreal’s, the entrance button turns the show on and off, whereas the 2 linked buttons regulate how clear and vivid the picture is. Viture’s linked buttons do the identical whereas the entrance button adjusts the electrochromic movie — a extremely cool function that makes the realm surrounding the show darken or brighten. It helps block out additional mild and immerse you extra in your recreation or film. 

Regardless of Xreal’s bigger show, it does not get as vivid or opaque because the Viture picture. This implies you will have a tougher time seeing your media when utilizing the Xreal Air’s in brighter rooms. Viture’s electrochromic adjustment solves this and makes the show extra helpful in additional conditions.

Aside from measurement, in splendid lighting circumstances, each of the shows look fairly much like each other. Photographs look sharp and crisp, and on Viture’s glasses, so long as the textual content is not too small, it is simply seen.

The Viture glasses allow you to regulate the deal with every panel individually by rotating the wheels on prime. That is nice if the default lens is not best for you or when you share a pair of glasses between a number of folks with totally different eyesight. Xreal’s show cannot be adjusted.

Viture presents various equipment for connecting to numerous gadgets. One of the crucial helpful is a $129 13,000mAh cell dock. It comes with a really quick USB-C cable and connects the glasses to a Nintendo Swap or Steam Deck whereas offering greater than sufficient energy. Actually, it’s going to additionally cost your machine, prolonging your battery life. It’s pretty heavy at 230g, however when you’re occurring a visit and weight is a matter, it is price noting that this dock has three USB-C ports for charging your gadgets, so it is mainly a backup battery — and who does not journey with a type of?

The cell dock additionally has HDMI-in so you’ll be able to join a PS5 or Xbox to it. Nonetheless, understand that these bigger consoles will nonetheless have to be plugged into the wall since this could’t present sufficient energy for them. The opposite two USB-C ports are for the glasses, so you’ll be able to have two folks watch a film or play video games collectively on the identical time. 

One other noteworthy accent is Viture’s Cell Dock Mount for the Swap and the Steam Deck, each $19. These are plastic brackets that can maintain the sport console in entrance and the cell dock within the again and neatens the cables. 

Xreal does have its personal HDMI adapter. It is way more compact, but it surely acts solely as a converter for the video sign and will not energy or cost your machine. Actually, Viture has one thing related as effectively when you’re solely in utilizing the glasses with residence recreation consoles, desktop computer systems or different gadgets with HDMI out. 

Xreal’s Airs provide 3 levels of motion to assist regulate the viewing angle. Viture’s can solely stay inflexible. Sadly, neither of them can regulate the size of the arms, and there is not any strategy to bend them right into a barely totally different curve. Although Xreal allowed me to tilt the frames a bit for a greater viewing, they really pinch somewhat an excessive amount of for me so I discovered Viture’s glasses extra snug. Every pair of glasses include a number of nostril pads choices so that you can select from. 

They each additionally include good carrying instances, with a compartment for the USB-C cable. Xreal’s bundle additionally features a plastic cowl that may assist block out exterior mild. This turned out to be particularly helpful, for the reason that mild bleed was one in all Xreal’s downsides. Viture does provide an identical product but it surely’s offered individually for $9. I might extremely suggest getting one in all these because it additionally helps shield the lenses.

General, each of those glasses nonetheless require just a few too many equipment to be the dream state of affairs we’re all wanting. I want it was simply plug and play for every thing, not simply my Steam Deck and MacBook. However as gadgets transfer to USB-C issues are getting higher. 

The Xreal Air XR glasses are cheaper and have a bigger show, which suggests you’ll be able to learn small textual content simpler and also you’re getting the bigger moveable monitor. Regardless, I really feel like Viture XR is a extra compelling product. Regardless of a smaller display, it may be seen in additional environments and lighting circumstances and has a sturdy ecosystem of equipment so you’ll be able to actually combine and match to suit your wants. Its glasses are dearer and every accent raises the worth additional, however Viture is finally extra versatile.