Nolo X1
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| Nolo X1 | |
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| Basic Info | |
| VR/AR | Virtual Reality |
| Type | Head-mounted display |
| Subtype | Standalone VR |
| Developer | NOLO |
| Manufacturer | NOLO |
| Release Date | 1 June 2020 (China); NOLO X1 4K pre-orders from 25 September 2020 |
| Price | $399; NOLO X1 4K 6DoF: CN¥2,499 (pre-sale), CN¥2,699 (October 2020); NOLO X1 4K 3DoF: CN¥1,799 (pre-sale) |
| Versions | NOLO X1; NOLO X1 4K (6DoF and 3DoF editions) |
| System | |
| Operating System | Android 8.1 (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 |
| Storage | |
| Storage | 32 GB; microSD expansion up to 128 GB (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Memory | 3 GB (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Display | |
| Display | Fast-LCD (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Resolution | 1280x1440 per-eye (NOLO X1); 3840x2160 (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Refresh Rate | 75 Hz (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Image | |
| Field of View | 96° horizontal, 90° vertical |
| Horizontal FoV | 96° |
| Vertical FoV | 90° |
| Optics | |
| Optics | Fresnel lenses |
| IPD Range | 54-74 mm |
| Tracking | |
| Tracking | 6DoF head and controller tracking with the NOLO CV1 Pro kit (PolarTraq base station) |
| Connectivity | |
| Ports | USB Type-C, 3.5 mm headphone jack, microSD card slot |
| WiFi | Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band (2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHz) (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Bluetooth | 4.2 (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Battery Capacity | 4000 mAh (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Battery Life | About 2.5 hours in 6DoF use (manufacturer figure) |
| Device | |
| Dimensions | 181 x 139 x 104 mm (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Weight | Under 400 g (without head strap) |
| Sensors | Gravity sensor, compass, gyroscope, light sensor, proximity sensor (NOLO X1 4K) |
| Input | Two 6DoF motion controllers |
Nolo X1 is a virtual reality head-mounted display released in 2020. It is a standalone headset made by the Beijing company NOLO (NOLO VR) and sold in China.[1] The X1 runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 chip and gets six degrees of freedom (6DoF) head and hand tracking from NOLO's own NOLO CV1 Pro kit, which uses a base station instead of headset cameras.[2][3]
The original X1 went on sale on 1 June 2020 in the 2,000 yuan price range.[4] In September 2020 NOLO announced a higher-resolution model, the NOLO X1 4K, with a 3840x2160 display.[5] Along with its own games, the headset can stream SteamVR games wirelessly from a PC using NOLO's NOLO HOME software.[6]
Background
NOLO first became known for low-cost positional tracking hardware for mobile VR. At CES 2017, NOLO VR showed a US$99 kit made up of a headset marker, a base station and two wireless motion controllers. It could add room-scale tracking to mobile headsets and, through Riftcat's VRidge software, play PC SteamVR titles. Road to VR reported that the kit came from a company called LYRobotix and used a tracking method called PolarTraq, which combines optical, acoustic and radio signals.[7] NOLO HOME, the company's program for streaming PC VR games to a headset, was released on Steam on 20 May 2018. The Steam listing names Beijing Lingyu Intelligent Control Technology Co., Ltd. (北京凌宇智控科技有限公司) as developer and publisher.[1]
The X1 packaged this tracking system with a standalone headset. It was sold as a complete 6DoF system for players who wanted to try PC VR games without buying a high-end headset.[4][6]
Announcement and release
NOLO launched the X1 on 1 June 2020 and marketed it to young players as a first VR game console.[4][3]
NOLO announced the NOLO X1 4K in September 2020.[8] The 6DoF edition opened for pre-order on 25 September 2020 at CN¥2,499 on JD.com and Tmall. A 3DoF edition followed with pre-orders on 15 October 2020 at CN¥1,799.[5][9] IT Home reported that the X1 4K went on sale on 1 October 2020 at CN¥2,699 for the complete 6DoF package. The NOLO CV1 Pro tracking kit was also sold separately for CN¥999.[6][10]
As of September 2026, NOLO's Chinese website still lists the NOLO X1 4K among its hardware products, next to the later Nolo Sonic and Nolo Sonic 2.[11]
Design and hardware
Headset
Both X1 models use the Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1 platform.[3][5] Sina Games rated the XR1 above the Snapdragon 835 in product positioning and performance, and slightly below the Snapdragon 845.[2] The original X1 has a resolution of 1280x1440 per eye and weighs under 400 grams, and it uses Fresnel lens optics.[3][4]
NOLO's specification page for the X1 4K lists a 3840x2160 resolution, a 96° field of view, an automatically adapting interpupillary distance range of 54 mm to 74 mm and room to wear glasses without manual adjustment. The same page lists 3 GB of RAM, 32 GB of storage with microSD expansion up to 128 GB (FAT32, NTFS and exFAT), Android 8.1, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, and a weight under 400 grams without the head strap.[11] IT Home's review adds that the X1 4K has a Fast-LCD panel running at 75 Hz, two Fresnel lenses, a 4000 mAh battery, a weight of 0.44 kg including the straps, and dimensions of 181 x 139 x 104 mm.[6][10] The headset has a USB Type-C port for power and data, a 3.5 mm headphone jack and a microSD card slot. Its sensors are a gravity sensor, compass, gyroscope, light sensor and proximity sensor.[11]
| Specification | NOLO X1 | NOLO X1 4K |
|---|---|---|
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1[3] | Qualcomm Snapdragon XR1[11] |
| Resolution | 1280x1440 per eye[3] | 3840x2160[11] |
| Display | Not confirmed | Fast-LCD[6] |
| Refresh rate | Not confirmed | 75 Hz[6] |
| Field of view | Not confirmed | 96°[11] |
| IPD range | Not confirmed | 54-74 mm (adaptive)[11] |
| Memory and storage | Not confirmed | 3 GB RAM, 32 GB storage, microSD up to 128 GB[11] |
| Battery | Not confirmed | 4000 mAh[6] |
| Weight | Under 400 g[3] | Under 400 g without head strap[11]; 0.44 kg with straps[6] |
| Launch price (China) | 2,000 yuan range[4] | CN¥2,499 pre-sale; CN¥2,699 at launch[5][6] |
Tracking
The headset handles 6DoF tracking with the NOLO CV1 Pro kit. The X1 4K package includes the headset, a base station, a head-mounted tracker and two handheld controllers with wrist straps.[10] The CV1 Pro uses NOLO's PolarTraq system, which the company describes as a mix of ultrasound, laser and radio signals. Because it does not depend on cameras, it is claimed to work in bright sunlight and in darkness, unlike camera-based SLAM tracking.[5][8] NOLO quoted a tracking precision below 1.5 mm, latency under 10 ms and a tracking radius of 5 meters.[5][9] According to CCID Net, PolarTraq grew out of NOLO's earlier work on drones.[3]
NOLO rated the headset at about 2.5 hours of 6DoF gaming per charge and the controllers at 7 hours.[5] In ZOL's review, the X1 4K lasted about 4 hours for video and 2 hours for games.[12] IT Home reported that the tracking base station runs for about 4 hours per charge.[6]
Software and features
The X1 has three content sources: native 6DoF and 3DoF games and videos from NOLO's own store, PC VR games streamed through NOLO HOME, and cloud VR games from China Telecom's Tianyi cloud VR service, which NOLO partnered with.[2][3][8] NOLO HOME streams SteamVR games over a 5 GHz Wi-Fi connection and adjusts the bitrate to network conditions. IT Home noted that the SteamVR library then held more than 5,000 titles.[6] Sina Games named Beat Saber and Half-Life: Alyx among the SteamVR games playable this way.[2] NOLO's download page lists the Windows version of NOLO HOME as supporting the NOLO X1 with the NOLO CV1 Pro.[13]
Reception
In its October 2020 review, IT Home considered the X1 4K good value because it gave access to SteamVR games while comparable 6DoF standalone headsets cost more than 4,000 yuan. It noted that single-base-station tracking limits play in games that require turning around, such as Half-Life, but that NOLO provides a function that turns the player 180 degrees with a double press of the controller menu button. Wireless streaming has some latency compared with a wired connection, but the reviewer found it hard to notice in the games tested. Streaming requires a mid-range to high-end PC and a router that supports the 5 GHz band.[6] ZOL's review noted the headset's weight of under 400 grams and a tracking precision of ±1.5 mm with latency under 10 ms, which the reviewer said made controller movement feel like real life. It cautioned that wirelessly streaming large VR games is demanding on the PC, and named the CN¥2,699 starting price as the product's main attraction.[12]
See Also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NOLO HOME on Steam". Steam. Valve. https://store.steampowered.com/app/954350/NOLO_HOME/. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "NOLO X1 6DoF VR一体机：你的第一台VR游戏机". Sina Games. Sina. 2020-07-22. http://games.sina.cn/esports/2020-07-22/edetail-iivhuipn4460029.d.html. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 "NOLO X1 6DoF VR一体机：真正的消费级VR硬件". CCID Net. 2020-08-06. http://www.ccidnet.com/2020/0806/10537600.shtml. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "NOLO X1 6DoF VR一体机". Sina Games. Sina. 2020-08-06. http://games.sina.cn/esports/2020-08-06/edetail-iivhuipn7164566.d.html. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 Xinyi (2020-09-23). "NOLO发布新款4K 6DoF VR一体机！9月25日预售价2499元，搭载骁龙XR1". Zhidx. https://zhidx.com/p/237048.html. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 Xuequan (2020-10-30). "NOLO X1 4K VR 一体机体验：2699 元，畅玩 SteamVR 游戏大作的性价比之选". IT Home. https://www.ithome.com/0/516/744.htm. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ Paul James (2017-01-02). "NOLO VR Promises $99 Positional Tracking and SteamVR Gaming on Any Mobile VR Headset". Road to VR. https://roadtovr.com/nolo-mobile-vr-positional-tracking-system-compatible-steamvr-ces-2017/. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "售价2499元，NOLO X1 4K VR一体机9.25日开启预售，普及型VR游戏机". Tencent News. IT168. 2020-09-22. https://news.qq.com/rain/a/20200922A0K13600. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 "2499元的「国民级」 VR游戏机来了！NOLO X1 4K VR一体机将于9月25日开售". PingWest. 2020-09-23. https://www.pingwest.com/w/219041. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "【IT之家开箱】NOLO X1 4K VR 一体机图赏". NetEase. IT Home. 2020-10-30. https://www.163.com/dy/article/FQ7HDIRP0511B8LM.html. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 "NOLO X1 4K". NOLO VR. Beijing Lingyu Intelligent Control Technology. https://www.nolovr.com/Hardware/Info/350. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 "你的第一台VR游戏机 NOLO X1 4K VR一体机 6DoF版评测". ZOL. 2020-10-21. https://geek.zol.com.cn/754/7547124.html. Retrieved 2026-09-27.
- ↑ "NOLO HOME". NOLO VR. Beijing Lingyu Intelligent Control Technology. https://www.nolovr.com/En/nolodownload. Retrieved 2026-09-27.