Xreal 1S

Xreal 1S
Basic Info
VR/AR	Augmented Reality
Type	Smart glasses
Subtype	Display glasses
Platform	USB-C (DisplayPort Alt Mode) source devices
Creator	Xreal
Developer	Xreal
Manufacturer	Xreal
Announcement Date	January 4, 2026
Release Date	January 2026
Price	US$449 / £399
Website	https://www.xreal.com/
Predecessor	Xreal One
System
Chipset	Xreal X1 spatial computing chip
Storage
Display
Display	Dual Sony Micro-OLED
Resolution	1920 x 1200 (1200p) per eye
Refresh Rate	Up to 120Hz
Image
Field of View	52 degrees (diagonal)
Optics
Optics	Birdbath, electrochromic dimming
Ocularity	Binocular
Passthrough	Optical see-through
Tracking
Tracking	Native 3DoF (6DoF with Xreal Eye add-on)
Rotational Tracking	Yes
Positional Tracking	With Xreal Eye add-on
Audio
Audio	Sound by Bose open-ear speakers
Microphone	Yes
Connectivity
Connectivity	USB-C (DisplayPort Alt Mode)
Ports	USB-C
Device
Weight	82g
Color	Black
Input	Connected device, optional Xreal Eye
Compliance	TUV Rheinland eye comfort certification

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Xreal 1S is a pair of Augmented Reality display glasses developed by the Chinese company Xreal. It was announced on January 4, 2026, around the CES 2026 trade show and went on sale the same month in the United States and United Kingdom at US$449 / £399. The 1S is an incremental refresh of the Xreal One (released in 2024) within Xreal's One Series, raising the resolution, brightness and field of view while lowering the launch price.

Like other glasses in the One Series, the 1S has no onboard battery or general-purpose computer. It functions as a wearable display that mirrors or extends the screen of a connected device over a single USB-C cable, presenting a large virtual screen in front of the wearer.

History and development

Xreal positioned the 1S as a lower-cost entry point to its One Series rather than a flagship. Chief executive Chi Xu framed the release as "lowering the cost of entry" while "boosting specs and performance, and improving optics" compared with the original Xreal One. The 1S first appeared in Japan, where Xreal made it available on December 2, 2025 at JPY 67,980 (roughly US$437), ahead of the wider international launch announced at CES 2026 in January.

The glasses were introduced alongside the Xreal Neo, a companion power-and-video hub, and arrived during the same CES at which Xreal detailed its more ambitious standalone Android XR glasses, codenamed Project Aura. At the same show Xreal and Asus announced the gaming-focused ROG Xreal R1, a separate product with dual 1,920 x 1,080 240Hz panels.

Hardware

The Xreal 1S uses dual Sony Micro-OLED panels with a resolution of 1,920 x 1,200 pixels per eye, a 16:10 aspect ratio and a refresh rate of up to 120Hz. The move from the 1080p, 16:9 panels of the Xreal One is accompanied by an increase in peak brightness to 700 nits (up from 600), wider color coverage quoted as 108% sRGB, and a field of view of 52 degrees, up from 50 degrees on the One. Xreal describes a virtual screen that averages about 171 inches and can be expanded up to roughly 500 inches, with support for wide aspect ratios such as 21:9 and 32:9.

Image processing is handled by Xreal's in-house X1 spatial computing chip, the same silicon used across the One Series, which the company credits with frame generation, on-glasses spatial computing and a motion-to-photon latency of about 3 milliseconds. The lenses use automatic electrochromic dimming that adjusts to ambient light, and the glasses carry TUV Rheinland eye comfort certification. Audio is provided by open-ear speakers developed under a "Sound by Bose" collaboration tuned by Bose engineers.

The 1S weighs about 82 grams and connects to a host device through a reinforced USB-C port that carries DisplayPort Alt Mode video. Supported sources include laptops, smartphones (including recent iPhone models), tablets and handheld game consoles such as the Steam Deck and ROG Ally; a protective carry case is included in the box.

Tracking and Real 3D

Out of the box the 1S provides native three Degrees of freedom (3DoF) tracking, which lets the wearer anchor a virtual screen in space so it stays fixed as they turn their head. Six-degrees-of-freedom (6DoF) spatial anchoring and camera-based features are available by attaching the optional Xreal Eye, a 1.5-gram clip-on module with a 12-megapixel camera that pairs with the One Series glasses.

A headline feature of the 1S is Real 3D, an on-device conversion that turns ordinary 2D video into a stereoscopic 3D image in real time without requiring specially produced content, proprietary players or DRM-restricted files. The conversion runs on the X1 chip. Xreal first shipped Real 3D on the 1S and subsequently rolled it out as a free over-the-air update to the existing Xreal One and Xreal One Pro glasses, which share the same chipset.

Xreal Neo

Announced together with the 1S, the Xreal Neo is a combined power bank and video hub designed to drive Xreal's glasses from devices that lack a suitable USB-C video output. It contains a 10,000mAh battery and a DisplayPort Alt Mode video path capable of up to 1200p at 120Hz, allowing glasses to connect directly to hardware such as the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2 without a separate dock. The Neo accepts up to 30W input and delivers up to 20W on battery or up to 45W when paired with a 65W or higher wall charger, and it includes a built-in USB-C cable, a magnetic quick connector and a fold-out metal kickstand. Xreal priced the Neo at US$99 for early buyers between January 4 and February 4, 2026, rising to US$119 afterward, with shipping expected in February 2026.

Reception

Reviewers generally treated the 1S as a polished but evolutionary update to the Xreal One. Writing for Tom's Guide, the reviewer summarized it as "the ones, but better and cheaper," praising the brighter, sharper display and the lower price while noting that the glasses remain entirely dependent on a connected device. Ubergizmo described the visual gains as "real but incremental" and "noticeable, but not transformative," concluding that the upgrade was not compelling enough for existing One owners on its own, and confirmed that the glasses have no onboard processing and must be tethered over USB-C. Coverage of the Real 3D feature was a recurring highlight, with Road to VR noting that the same conversion later reached the rest of the One Series by software update.

See also

• Xreal One
• Xreal One Pro
• Xreal Air 2 Ultra
• Xreal