I noticed that 3D films only seem to work via Nebula (which is a very limited 'tv' app that can only read files off the phone), would this allow me to stream 3D video's from my NAS and also, does it include Dex - or is the work based environment better than it / Nebula? Cheers and a thumbs up...
Great review! For productivity, is it basically working out of an android phone like Samsung Dex? If I want the windows experience for work, then how does that work and is there latency?
You could plug the AR glasses into a Samsung device with Dex and get that full setup or plug them into a Mc or Windows PC. They function just like an external monitor. Just keep in mind that you don't get the tracking capabilities, so the screen will just move with your head movemenets.
@@phandroid Let me clarify. Can the Beam Pro run Dex? If not, then how does one do office stuff preferably in a Windows PC environment? When the glasses are plugged into the Beam Pro, I read that there is no display out function to connect to your device (PC, Andrioid) from the Beam Pro, so you have to mirror it somehow. You couldn't direct connect with wires as with the regular beam.
I'd imagine it would, but I don't know if Nebula OS would have the same or limited fuctionality. I don't have the Viture glasses, so I can't test it out.
@@phandroidThanks for your reply! Good point about Nebula OS - it may lack drivers to work with Viture's sensors. I wonder if installing Viture SpaceWalker on the Beam Pro would give it the drivers it needs.
It'll work with other brand's AR glasses, but only for mirroring. The body anchor should work as well, like smooth follow would, at least I would think so anyways, but they did say that beyond mirroring, you'd need Xreal's branded glasses for Nebula OS & it's features.
I did test out the viture xr pro with the original beam.. problem is you dont get 3Dof.. you simply get flat screen tv.. thats it. I can imagine the same on the beam pro.
I got the Xreal air 2 pro last year on a friend's recommendation, and it's amazing with my Steam Deck! Honestly, it's even better than the official OLED screen because it offers a huge, clear display. However, I've noticed that Xreal's influence is being overtaken by other brands, which is a real shame. I've tried other AR glasses brands like rokid and viture , and they can't even get proper binocular focus. In terms of technical capabilities, XREAL is far ahead of the others. But now, why is this happening? You guys should really reflect on this~~~~
Bought it. Question, is there a way to split or tether 2 Xreal glasses to a Beam Pro? I'm thinking, sharing a movie with spouse/partner on a plane/train
@@phandroid viture does that with the mobile dock.. you can get a belkin thunderbolt 4 5in1 core hub and connect two glasses we call this daisy chaining.. should work the same way as connecting multiple tvs to it. I've done this with xreal air pro 2 and viture xr pro together and it works splendidly. The only caveat is you'll only get 60hz on each of the glasses compared to 120hz with only one glasses connected.
Like any Android device, the phone will heat up a lot if you play games for longer than 20 minutes. ASs for battery life, I managed to get through two movies on the place and still had a 20% charge.
XREAL Beam Pro actually allows for Bluetooth connection with accessories like game controllers, and headphones along with Bluetooth mice for an enhanced experience! 😎
Hi there. Please, could you help me with a couple of questions? I have a pair of NREAL Air glasses and I would like to know if I can use them with the XREAL Beam Pro. Additionally, I would like to know if I can watch Netflix without any problem. Kind regards
It should work just fine with the Nreal glasses as this is just the standard "display out" feature built into Android. I do not know if the active track feature would work. Netflix should work just fine.
Yes, the play store is loaded on, just like any Andorid phone. The beam Pro does support thumb drives, but you can't use that and the AR glasses at the same time. It has a microSD card slot, so no thumb drive needed.
Hello. Thank you for your question. XREAL Beam Pro comes with the Google Play Store out of the box and has a microSD card slot that can support up to 1T of storage.
can you try using parsec to remote control another pc. that is my use case for the glasses, but the experience is not very good with samsung dex so I still need a mac book for this purpose. if this beam pro plays well, I’ll definitely buy one.
Have not tried that, but if you can do it on a Samsung phone and the app you use is avaialble through the play store, you can do in on the Beam Pro as well. You also get the added benefit of Smooth Follow, which make it a much more exjoyable AR experience.
@@phandroid Parsec works on the phone in normal mode, but in dex mode it doesn't capture bluetooth mouse or keyboard. I would like to know if beam pro has some hiccup like that. can you try it, pls?
@@phandroid ah sad maybe I can squeeze my face with glasses under them Or just deal with no glasses Thank you for the response sir your videos are great !
Hello. Thank you for your question. Our AR glasses come with an additional prescription lens insert that can be adjusted by an optometrist or one of our online partners, such as Lensology or Frame of Choice.
Hello. Thank you for your question. This largely depends on the application or game being played. You may also connect gaming controllers via Buetooth in order to play games.
you can connec the AR glasses directly to a PC over USB C. I connected it to a Nintendo Switch and my Lenovo laptop is it work just like an external monitor would.
Hello. Thank you for your question. You may download remote play and cloud gaming applications to play PC games using XREAL Beam Pro. You may also directly connect the XREAL AR Glasses to a compatible PC or to a console using the XREAL Adapter to play games.
They keep releasing new devices and yet what's going on with Nebula for Windows? I would buy this in a heartbeat for my remote work setup if you had a proper Windows version that's not just a beta or something.
@@phandroid with the first beam you could place the display image as a smaller window in either the top left/right or bottom left/right of your field of view. So far the two reviews i have watched mention only body anchor and smooth follow for the beam pro th-cam.com/users/shortsJOmWBrIPygQ?feature=share
Hello. Thank you for your comment. XREAL Beam Pro has two spatial modes, Body Anchor and Smooth Follow. You will be able to adjust the size and the distance of the virtual screen, similar to the effect that Side View gave.
Except there is no video input pass-thru that the old Beam did...so no PC, MAC or Switch thru the Beam Pro if that is your use case. The USB input is only for charging! Really disappointing.
Not sure why you would want video passthrough when you can just plug the glasses directly into other devices? Can you explain what that feature is used for?
@@phandroid You don't get any of the extended features on a PC like pinned or slow follow display (which sometimes helps w/ motion sickness). No multi-screen support either. And for things like a Switch, well, used it as an external power supply in that scenario. So yes, there is a use-case for either Beam it seems. Honestly, the old Beam has not been as useful since I just plug directly into the PC as you said and the only thing I liked was the slow-follow. But if I used it w/ my phone (which I don't and DEX seems to not really be a great option yet if I did) I really don't need the Beam Pro either except the 3D picture thing which seems neat. Each their own I guess, but at $150 (existing Beam user discount) I might be tempted just to have it as a "in-bed" type device where I don't have to use my laptop and stream ESPN or TH-cam TV.
All this is nice EXCEPT I use my beam for pc gaming and this CRAP has ZERO physical connection point for any devices. I was misled by xreal because they never said this so I bought one only to be let down when it arrived. THE ORIGINAL BEAM IS SO MUCH BETTER! I cannot find any use for this and wish I never ordered it.
Charging an extra £49 for an adapter then £40 for a hub when you can not connect to anything anyway is an absolute scam, should be able to connect to phone/ps5/switch as standard what a joke to charge us extra for your design flaw, tells me everything I need to know about this company, I will not be purchasing a thing based on their greed, risking a £640 sale for glasses and the beam pro just to make a few extra quid on adapters that cost a pittance to make…. ha!!!
@@johnnyw230 you must be missing something… I don’t understand how having a usb c port that can connect to any device that has hdmi / video out over usb c a scam…? (Phones, tablets, Nintendo switch, steam deck, MacBooks, PCs all work out the box without the need for any adapter / hub / beam) Unnecessary but useful you might want a device to simultaneously charge and watch on a single port device. And the only use case where you NEED an adapter is a to convert devices that only work using a full size hdmi out (PS5 / Xbox) which requires HDMI > USB C… that’s it
@@fronojo I may well be missing something can these glasses plug direct into an iPhone X and my switch without the adapters or hub or switch dock? From my research this is not possible. My point is the adapters and hub should be included as standard not an extra £100 just to connect to items I already own, money grabbing spin for the price I should be able to connect to everything out of the box
I don't know if it's a scam, but it is grossly and disgustingly overpriced for something pretty simple. I just bought it today, and I do like the product. But it literally cost me more for glasses that simply put a screen in front of you then it does to buy an entire VR Quest 3. Like why would that be a thing? It's nasty. And then in order to stop the screen from bobbing around every time I move I would have to spend $120 plus tax to get the old Beam, for a feature that should be part of the original glasses anyway? Not only that but they don't even have a good product. The old beam lets me wire into something like the Nintendo switch or directly into my Galaxy phone for Dex which is my preferred setup. But, it only lasts a couple of hours on battery and you can't charge it and use it at the same time. In order to do that you would need to buy the new Beam Pro, which DOES use and charge simultaneously, but no longer allows for wired connection. 😂 So now the new one is basically a portable media, which I don't want. I already have a great phone, I don't need a subpar Media Center to lug around. And if I do want to use Dex, I'd need to stream it which is an inferior experience. So my choices are an old version which does what I want but in an inferior way, or a new version which has something I want but does not let me achieve the setup I prefer. What are they thinking? And then you add on top of it the dongles and adapters. So if I want the Air Pro 2 and the old Beam, it's going to set me back like $600, before anything else. And ultimately I get a screen in front of my face in a pair of glasses. Yes, it's a good idea, yes I want it and yes I like it. But are they insane? It's nice for games and media and potentially productivity. But I tried their Nebula software on my Surface Pro, thinking it would be great to use that somewhere out and about and then have a couple of floating productive screens. But it's janky as anything. Slow, not smooth, a little shaky... I couldn't use it. It's a shame, really. I'd obv prefer the Quest if it wasn't so annoying to wear that device strapped to your head. I think this particular device is a good idea but has a long way to go, and in the meantime the price that they are charging is actually offensive.
It is connecting to the glasses with a wire and the thing you have to judge it on is its AR capabilities. The wireless connectivity is plenty enough for my use case as I will only send controller data for example.
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It looks great.
I can’t wait for mine to arrive
How would this experience for the Beam Pro compared to the XREAL Ultra for productivity?
Does it supports Voice access app( Voice screen navigation)...?
can we connect two xreal glasses to this beam pro?
I noticed that 3D films only seem to work via Nebula (which is a very limited 'tv' app that can only read files off the phone), would this allow me to stream 3D video's from my NAS and also, does it include Dex - or is the work based environment better than it / Nebula? Cheers and a thumbs up...
On my 3D nubia tablet the photos is working very good
Great review! For productivity, is it basically working out of an android phone like Samsung Dex? If I want the windows experience for work, then how does that work and is there latency?
You could plug the AR glasses into a Samsung device with Dex and get that full setup or plug them into a Mc or Windows PC. They function just like an external monitor. Just keep in mind that you don't get the tracking capabilities, so the screen will just move with your head movemenets.
@@phandroid Let me clarify. Can the Beam Pro run Dex? If not, then how does one do office stuff preferably in a Windows PC environment? When the glasses are plugged into the Beam Pro, I read that there is no display out function to connect to your device (PC, Andrioid) from the Beam Pro, so you have to mirror it somehow. You couldn't direct connect with wires as with the regular beam.
Does anyone know when they gonna start delivering?
Great review! The desktop setup looked nice for work.
Does the Beam Pro work with Viture glasses?
I'd imagine it would, but I don't know if Nebula OS would have the same or limited fuctionality. I don't have the Viture glasses, so I can't test it out.
@@phandroidThanks for your reply! Good point about Nebula OS - it may lack drivers to work with Viture's sensors. I wonder if installing Viture SpaceWalker on the Beam Pro would give it the drivers it needs.
It'll work with other brand's AR glasses, but only for mirroring. The body anchor should work as well, like smooth follow would, at least I would think so anyways, but they did say that beyond mirroring, you'd need Xreal's branded glasses for Nebula OS & it's features.
I did test out the viture xr pro with the original beam.. problem is you dont get 3Dof.. you simply get flat screen tv.. thats it. I can imagine the same on the beam pro.
Awesome review, I bet those spatial photos of Italy are stunning! 😎
Pretty impressive. Just wish more people could enjoy them.
absolutely love XREAL's innovative spirit and products
I got the Xreal air 2 pro last year on a friend's recommendation, and it's amazing with my Steam Deck! Honestly, it's even better than the official OLED screen because it offers a huge, clear display.
However, I've noticed that Xreal's influence is being overtaken by other brands, which is a real shame. I've tried other AR glasses brands like rokid and viture , and they can't even get proper binocular focus.
In terms of technical capabilities, XREAL is far ahead of the others.
But now, why is this happening? You guys should really reflect on this~~~~
Does it work with the Viture One ?
Bought it. Question, is there a way to split or tether 2 Xreal glasses to a Beam Pro? I'm thinking, sharing a movie with spouse/partner on a plane/train
Not that I know of. It uses the standard display out functionality built into USB C and I don't know if that offers splitting capabilities
@@phandroid viture does that with the mobile dock.. you can get a belkin thunderbolt 4 5in1 core hub and connect two glasses we call this daisy chaining.. should work the same way as connecting multiple tvs to it. I've done this with xreal air pro 2 and viture xr pro together and it works splendidly. The only caveat is you'll only get 60hz on each of the glasses compared to 120hz with only one glasses connected.
There is accessory for vitous let split glasses but dont know if works on this
Hows the battery life on it? Also when you playing games, did the phone heat up a lot?
Like any Android device, the phone will heat up a lot if you play games for longer than 20 minutes. ASs for battery life, I managed to get through two movies on the place and still had a 20% charge.
@@phandroidHow long were those movies?
is this an actual phone aswell ie 4 or 5g?
Did you actually try nebula os with a mouse? What is it like?
A mouse works just like using the phone as a pointer. No issues at all.
XREAL Beam Pro actually allows for Bluetooth connection with accessories like game controllers, and headphones along with Bluetooth mice for an enhanced experience! 😎
How well does Gamepass run?
Hi there.
Please, could you help me with a couple of questions?
I have a pair of NREAL Air glasses and I would like to know if I can use them with the XREAL Beam Pro. Additionally, I would like to know if I can watch Netflix without any problem.
Kind regards
It should work just fine with the Nreal glasses as this is just the standard "display out" feature built into Android. I do not know if the active track feature would work. Netflix should work just fine.
@@phandroid thanks
@@phandroid thank you very much
Does it preload google play store, and can it support type-C thumb drive/SSD ?
Yes, the play store is loaded on, just like any Andorid phone. The beam Pro does support thumb drives, but you can't use that and the AR glasses at the same time. It has a microSD card slot, so no thumb drive needed.
Hello. Thank you for your question. XREAL Beam Pro comes with the Google Play Store out of the box and has a microSD card slot that can support up to 1T of storage.
can you try using parsec to remote control another pc. that is my use case for the glasses, but the experience is not very good with samsung dex so I still need a mac book for this purpose. if this beam pro plays well, I’ll definitely buy one.
Have not tried that, but if you can do it on a Samsung phone and the app you use is avaialble through the play store, you can do in on the Beam Pro as well. You also get the added benefit of Smooth Follow, which make it a much more exjoyable AR experience.
@@phandroid Parsec works on the phone in normal mode, but in dex mode it doesn't capture bluetooth mouse or keyboard. I would like to know if beam pro has some hiccup like that. can you try it, pls?
great video! can you get these with prescription lenses ?
No, they don't offer that as an option. Unfortunately.
@@phandroid ah sad maybe I can squeeze my face with glasses under them
Or just deal with no glasses
Thank you for the response sir
your videos are great !
@@GarrettXPrime The nose bridge has an attachment for custom prescription lenses, got mine done through Lensology
@@jimbadj thank you for this info!!
Hello. Thank you for your question.
Our AR glasses come with an additional prescription lens insert that can be adjusted by an optometrist or one of our online partners, such as Lensology or Frame of Choice.
They deliver start I order now 16days until now received 😢
For me it's kind of a deal breaker them expecting you to purchase an Android device if you already own the latest and greatest.
Cool but ill stick with my Samsung dex mode on my nreal glasses
That's probably better for productivity, but I have to say that the smooth follow wit hthe Beam Pro is incredibly.
Can you use the beam pro as a game controller?
For some games, yes, but it really depends on the control system for the game itself.
Hello. Thank you for your question. This largely depends on the application or game being played. You may also connect gaming controllers via Buetooth in order to play games.
How do you connect to pc to play game?
you can connec the AR glasses directly to a PC over USB C. I connected it to a Nintendo Switch and my Lenovo laptop is it work just like an external monitor would.
@@phandroid can I use the xreal beam pro to connect to PC?
@@undisturbed809no you cannot. Beam pro doesn’t have dp in, you need beam not beam pro.
Hello. Thank you for your question. You may download remote play and cloud gaming applications to play PC games using XREAL Beam Pro.
You may also directly connect the XREAL AR Glasses to a compatible PC or to a console using the XREAL Adapter to play games.
You should make a device that is either hdmi or display port that is usb c that works for nebula for windows for graphics cards@XREAl_Tech_Support
Is the new beam compatible with xreal air 2?
Yes, it's compatible with all of Xreal's glasses
They keep releasing new devices and yet what's going on with Nebula for Windows?
I would buy this in a heartbeat for my remote work setup if you had a proper Windows version that's not just a beta or something.
How can i connect that on my steam ?
If I recall, the steam deck offers video output over USB C. Just plug it in and it's good to go.
@@phandroidis this the same for switch?
Does it have side view mode?
What do you mean by side view mode?
@@phandroid with the first beam you could place the display image as a smaller window in either the top left/right or bottom left/right of your field of view. So far the two reviews i have watched mention only body anchor and smooth follow for the beam pro
th-cam.com/users/shortsJOmWBrIPygQ?feature=share
@@mindovermatter1453I think you can move the windows around and resize them so you could just make it small and put on smooth follow
Hello. Thank you for your comment.
XREAL Beam Pro has two spatial modes, Body Anchor and Smooth Follow. You will be able to adjust the size and the distance of the virtual screen, similar to the effect that Side View gave.
Except there is no video input pass-thru that the old Beam did...so no PC, MAC or Switch thru the Beam Pro if that is your use case. The USB input is only for charging! Really disappointing.
Not sure why you would want video passthrough when you can just plug the glasses directly into other devices? Can you explain what that feature is used for?
@@phandroid You don't get any of the extended features on a PC like pinned or slow follow display (which sometimes helps w/ motion sickness). No multi-screen support either. And for things like a Switch, well, used it as an external power supply in that scenario. So yes, there is a use-case for either Beam it seems.
Honestly, the old Beam has not been as useful since I just plug directly into the PC as you said and the only thing I liked was the slow-follow. But if I used it w/ my phone (which I don't and DEX seems to not really be a great option yet if I did) I really don't need the Beam Pro either except the 3D picture thing which seems neat.
Each their own I guess, but at $150 (existing Beam user discount) I might be tempted just to have it as a "in-bed" type device where I don't have to use my laptop and stream ESPN or TH-cam TV.
Hi, can you watch 3D movies ?
Yes, it can watch 3D movies, but the experience isn't quite as good as what you can get on VR headsets.
All this is nice EXCEPT I use my beam for pc gaming and this CRAP has ZERO physical connection point for any devices. I was misled by xreal because they never said this so I bought one only to be let down when it arrived. THE ORIGINAL BEAM IS SO MUCH BETTER! I cannot find any use for this and wish I never ordered it.
How much do they pay you for these ads? 🤔
If you can also objectively promote their products, I'm sure they'll be willing to pay you too
Charging an extra £49 for an adapter then £40 for a hub when you can not connect to anything anyway is an absolute scam, should be able to connect to phone/ps5/switch as standard what a joke to charge us extra for your design flaw, tells me everything I need to know about this company, I will not be purchasing a thing based on their greed, risking a £640 sale for glasses and the beam pro just to make a few extra quid on adapters that cost a pittance to make…. ha!!!
You can connect to anything you want directly, provided it supports usb-c or you have a dongle. It even supports Dex on Samsung.
@@psbarry my point is they are changing an extra £40 for a dongle after spending £640 on the glasses and beam for that reason I am out
@@johnnyw230 you must be missing something… I don’t understand how having a usb c port that can connect to any device that has hdmi / video out over usb c a scam…? (Phones, tablets, Nintendo switch, steam deck, MacBooks, PCs all work out the box without the need for any adapter / hub / beam) Unnecessary but useful you might want a device to simultaneously charge and watch on a single port device. And the only use case where you NEED an adapter is a to convert devices that only work using a full size hdmi out (PS5 / Xbox) which requires HDMI > USB C… that’s it
@@fronojo I may well be missing something can these glasses plug direct into an iPhone X and my switch without the adapters or hub or switch dock? From my research this is not possible. My point is the adapters and hub should be included as standard not an extra £100 just to connect to items I already own, money grabbing spin for the price I should be able to connect to everything out of the box
I don't know if it's a scam, but it is grossly and disgustingly overpriced for something pretty simple. I just bought it today, and I do like the product. But it literally cost me more for glasses that simply put a screen in front of you then it does to buy an entire VR Quest 3. Like why would that be a thing? It's nasty.
And then in order to stop the screen from bobbing around every time I move I would have to spend $120 plus tax to get the old Beam, for a feature that should be part of the original glasses anyway? Not only that but they don't even have a good product. The old beam lets me wire into something like the Nintendo switch or directly into my Galaxy phone for Dex which is my preferred setup. But, it only lasts a couple of hours on battery and you can't charge it and use it at the same time.
In order to do that you would need to buy the new Beam Pro, which DOES use and charge simultaneously, but no longer allows for wired connection. 😂 So now the new one is basically a portable media, which I don't want. I already have a great phone, I don't need a subpar Media Center to lug around. And if I do want to use Dex, I'd need to stream it which is an inferior experience. So my choices are an old version which does what I want but in an inferior way, or a new version which has something I want but does not let me achieve the setup I prefer. What are they thinking?
And then you add on top of it the dongles and adapters. So if I want the Air Pro 2 and the old Beam, it's going to set me back like $600, before anything else. And ultimately I get a screen in front of my face in a pair of glasses. Yes, it's a good idea, yes I want it and yes I like it. But are they insane?
It's nice for games and media and potentially productivity. But I tried their Nebula software on my Surface Pro, thinking it would be great to use that somewhere out and about and then have a couple of floating productive screens. But it's janky as anything. Slow, not smooth, a little shaky... I couldn't use it.
It's a shame, really. I'd obv prefer the Quest if it wasn't so annoying to wear that device strapped to your head.
I think this particular device is a good idea but has a long way to go, and in the meantime the price that they are charging is actually offensive.
ONLY Wi-Fi 6 and ONLY Bluetooth 5.2 in 2024??
🤣🤣🤣
Stupid product!
It is connecting to the glasses with a wire and the thing you have to judge it on is its AR capabilities. The wireless connectivity is plenty enough for my use case as I will only send controller data for example.
The price is what keeps it from having Wifi 7 and newer versions of wifi. If you want those options, the Beam Pro would likely cost an extra $150.
You realize that would make it more expensive right. That's Wi-Fi 6 and 5.2 is still good
A sponsored video and you only mention it at the very end??
🤣🤣🤣 👎👎👎
EPIC FAIL!
The vide uses TH-cam's "paid promotion" tag. It should be labels as such.
am i correct in saying it takes no sim card though?
This one doesn't take a sim card, but Xreal says they will have a 5G variant available as well.
Hello. Thank you for your comment. There are two versions of XREAL Beam Pro: a WiFi only version, and a 5G version.
@@phandroid wonder if esim may work