I saw the device in front of me, Xreal’s new Beam Pro, and thought: It’s an Android phone. Large-screened, cameras on the back. But Xreal’s $199 Beam Pro isn’t a phone. It’s a handheld controller and ...

Xreal Beam Pro is essentially a custom Android phone specifically designed to power Xreal Glasses, including 6DoF AR on Xreal Air 2 Ultra. Xreal Air glasses lack onboard compute or battery, they just ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anshel Sag is an industry analyst covering XR, 5G, mobile and PCs. Thanks to a test unit shared by the team at Xreal, I have spent ...

It’s a content machine, a remote control, and a dedicated device for your AR glasses. But for all its clever features, this $200 Android device just can’t keep up. It’s a content machine, a remote ...

XREAL has now released the Beam Pro globally, less than a month after the device's initial debut. Surprisingly, XREAL has priced the Beam Pro almost as aggressively as it did in China. The company is ...

Apple and Meta are making steady progress towards fulfilling their vision for spatial computing (or mixed reality as it’s also called), but the Vision Pro and Quest 3 are still bulky headsets that ...

The Beam Pro is a touchpad, a spatial camera, and a big battery. It’s a tablet, but it’s also a remote control for your ‘faceputer.’ The Beam Pro is a touchpad, a spatial camera, and a big battery. It ...

XREAL is a company that makes Augmented Reality glasses, which basically put a floating display in front of your eyes without completely obscuring your vision, allowing you to see virtual and ...

XREAL held a launch event in China today, in which the company unveiled the Beam Pro. While it may look and even function like an Android smartphone, it’s actually a spatial computing terminal for the ...

While Apple and Meta offer advanced user interfaces in full headsets, Xreal's Beam Pro delivers the UI in an Android device that's way more comfortable - and affordable. I enjoyed my short time with ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anshel Sag is an industry analyst covering XR, 5G, mobile and PCs. In the years I have been following Xreal, I have admired the ...