Xreal Beam Pro
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| Xreal Beam Pro | |
|---|---|
| Basic Info | |
| VR/AR | Augmented reality |
| Type | Accessory |
| Developer | Xreal |
| Manufacturer | Xreal |
| Announcement Date | 30 May 2024 (China); 18 June 2024 (global, at AWE 2024) |
| Release Date | 31 May 2024 (China, sales opened); global pre-orders from 18 June 2024, with deliveries to customers expected from August 2024 |
| Price | US$199 (Wi-Fi, 6 GB + 128 GB), US$249 (Wi-Fi, 8 GB + 256 GB), US$299 (5G, 8 GB + 256 GB), XREAL US store; EUR 229 / EUR 279 (Wi-Fi models, Europe, June 2024); 1,299 / 1,599 yuan (Wi-Fi models) and from 1,999 yuan (5G), China, May 2024 |
| Website | https://www.xreal.com/us/beampro |
| Versions | Wi-Fi (6 GB + 128 GB, 8 GB + 256 GB); 5G (8 GB + 256 GB); enterprise version (China) |
| System | |
| Operating System | NebulaOS (based on Android 14) |
| Chipset | Snapdragon spatial companion processor (identified by press as the Qualcomm Snapdragon 6 Gen 1) |
| GPU | Adreno 710 (per Windows Central) |
| Storage | |
| Storage | 128 GB or 256 GB; microSD up to 1 TB |
| Memory | 6 GB or 8 GB |
| Display | |
| Display | 6.497-inch LCD touchscreen, up to 450 nits, 83% sRGB |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 (built-in screen) |
| Refresh Rate | 60 Hz (built-in screen); video output to glasses 1920 x 1080 at 90 Hz or 3840 x 1080 at 72 Hz |
| Tracking | |
| Tracking | 3DoF with Xreal Air, Air 2, Air 2 Pro, One and One Pro glasses; 6DoF with Xreal Air 2 Ultra |
| Audio | |
| Camera | Dual 50 MP 3D cameras (f/2.2, 50 mm apart); 8 MP front camera |
| Connectivity | |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax, 2x2 MIMO); Bluetooth 5.2 (SBC, AAC, LDAC); 5G on the 5G version (SMS, no voice calls) |
| Ports | 2 x USB-C (glasses port with DisplayPort and USB 3; charging port); microSD slot |
| Power | 27 W wired fast charging |
| Battery Capacity | 4,300 mAh |
| Battery Life | Up to 3 hours of streaming video when powering Xreal glasses; up to 7.5 hours of video playback on the built-in screen (manufacturer figures) |
| Device | |
| Dimensions | 162.84 x 75.55 x 10 mm |
| Weight | 208 g |
| Color | Pearl white |
| Sensors | Proximity, ambient light, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass |
| Input | Touchscreen, Mode button, spatial mouse and laser pointer interaction; Bluetooth controllers and keyboards |
The Xreal Beam Pro (styled by the manufacturer as XREAL Beam Pro) is an Android-based companion device for Xreal's tethered AR glasses. It looks like a smartphone, with a 6.5-inch touchscreen and two rear cameras, but it is not a phone: it runs Xreal's NebulaOS, gives access to the Google Play Store, and places apps on virtual screens in the wearer's view when a pair of Xreal glasses is plugged into it.[1][2] Its two 50-megapixel rear cameras sit 50 mm apart and record stereoscopic photos and spatial video that can be played back on the glasses.[3][4]
Xreal launched the Beam Pro in China on 30 May 2024 and announced it globally on 18 June 2024 at Augmented World Expo (AWE) 2024, at a starting price of US$199.[5][1] It is a separate product from the original Xreal Beam of 2023.[6] Xreal's US store lists Wi-Fi models at US$199 and US$249 and a 5G model at US$299.[3]
Announcement and release
Xreal presented the Beam Pro at a product launch event in China on the afternoon of 30 May 2024.[6] Chinese prices were 1,299 yuan for the Wi-Fi model with 6 GB of memory and 128 GB of storage, 1,599 yuan for the 8 GB + 256 GB Wi-Fi model, from 1,999 yuan for a 5G version and from 2,999 yuan for an enterprise version.[5] Xreal's global press release also said an enterprise edition would be available, with details to follow.[1] Reservations opened at the launch, sales began at 20:00 on 31 May 2024, and the 5G version was scheduled to go on sale in early August 2024.[5][7] IT Home contrasted the starting price with that of the Apple Vision Pro, and quoted Xreal founder and CEO Chi Xu as saying at the launch that Apple had shown people the future of spatial computing, while Xreal was working to show them its present.[6]
The global launch followed at AWE 2024 in a press release dated 18 June 2024. Pre-orders opened on Xreal's website in the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, the Netherlands, Czechia, China and Japan, with South Korea following on 1 July. Xreal said it expected sales on Amazon to begin in July and orders to reach customers in August 2024.[1] Owners of the original Xreal Beam could buy the Beam Pro for US$150, a US$50 discount, until 10 July.[4][8] In Europe, Notebookcheck reported prices of 229 euros for the 6 GB + 128 GB model and 279 euros for the 8 GB + 256 GB model, including VAT, with deliveries expected from mid-July 2024.[9]
At the global launch only Wi-Fi models were available; UploadVR reported that a 5G model with a SIM card tray would come later in 2024.[4] As of September 2026, Xreal's US store sells three configurations, and it also offers the Beam Pro in bundles with the Xreal One and Xreal One Pro glasses.[3]
| Version | Memory and storage | China (May 2024) | Europe (June 2024) | United States (XREAL store) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wi-Fi | 6 GB + 128 GB | 1,299 yuan[5] | 229 euros[9] | US$199[3] |
| Wi-Fi | 8 GB + 256 GB | 1,599 yuan[5] | 279 euros[9] | US$249[3] |
| 5G | 8 GB + 256 GB | From 1,999 yuan[5] | Not reported | US$299[3] |
| Enterprise | Not reported | From 2,999 yuan[5] | Not reported | Not listed |
Design and hardware
Body and controls
The Beam Pro measures 162.84 x 75.55 x 10 mm, weighs 208 grams, comes in pearl white and is rated IP54 for water and dust resistance. It has Mode, volume and power buttons.[2] Tom's Guide described a bright red action button on the side, which its reviewer pressed to turn on smooth follow when an anchored screen drifted during travel.[10] Covering the Wi-Fi models offered in Europe at launch, Notebookcheck noted that, although it resembles a smartphone, the device has no integrated modem and no front-facing speaker, so it cannot replace a phone.[9] Xreal's press release says it has integrated speakers and supports Bluetooth headphones, keyboards and wireless gamepads.[1] Xreal states that the 5G version accepts a SIM card and supports SMS text messages, but cannot make or receive phone calls.[2]
Processor and memory
Xreal calls the chip a "Snapdragon spatial companion processor" and does not name the exact model.[2][1] UploadVR identified it as Qualcomm's Snapdragon 6 Gen 1, "a low-end but relatively recent 4nm chipset", and Android Police and Windows Central listed the same chip in their reviews; Windows Central gave the GPU as the Adreno 710.[4][11][12] The device has 6 GB or 8 GB of memory and 128 GB or 256 GB of storage, and every model has a microSD slot for cards of up to 1 TB.[2]
Display and video output
The built-in screen is a 6.497-inch LCD with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels, a 60 Hz refresh rate, brightness of up to 450 nits and 83% coverage of the sRGB color gamut, according to Xreal's specification sheet.[2] The 90 Hz figure in Xreal's marketing refers to the picture sent to the glasses: the glasses port outputs 1920 x 1080 at 90 Hz or 3840 x 1080 at 72 Hz over DisplayPort.[2][3] Some launch coverage described the panel itself as a 90 Hz LCD,[4][7] while Android Police and Tom's Guide listed the built-in display at 60 Hz in their reviews.[11][10]
Cameras
The two rear cameras have 50-megapixel sensors with f/2.2 apertures, electronic image stabilization and an LED flash; the front camera has 8 megapixels.[2] GSMArena and MIXED identified the rear sensors as the Samsung ISOCELL JN1 (S5KJN1).[7][13] The lenses are 50 mm apart. Xreal describes this spacing as "pupil-like" and contrasts it with a 19 mm lens spacing on other devices, which it says produces an inconsistent depth of field.[3] The Beam Pro records side-by-side spatial video at up to 1080p and 60 frames per second, in H.264 by default or HEVC.[2]
Ports, battery and wireless
The Beam Pro has two USB-C ports. One connects the glasses and carries DisplayPort video and USB 3 data; the other is for charging at up to 27 W and can supply up to 5 V at 1.5 A to another device.[2] Because the device can charge while the glasses are connected, it avoids draining a phone's battery while the glasses are in use, a benefit that Android Police and Windows Central both highlighted.[11][12] Xreal says the right-hand USB-C port is a standard DisplayPort Alt Mode output, so the Beam Pro can also mirror its screen to non-Xreal glasses or monitors, but the spatial interface requires Xreal glasses.[2]
The battery has a capacity of 4,300 mAh. Xreal says a 27 W or faster charger (sold separately) brings it to 69% in 30 minutes and to 100% in 69 minutes.[2] Wireless connectivity is Wi-Fi 6 with 2x2 MIMO and Bluetooth 5.2 with SBC, AAC and LDAC audio codecs.[2]
| Use | Powering Xreal glasses | Built-in screen |
|---|---|---|
| Streaming video playback | Up to 3 hours | Up to 7 hours |
| Game streaming | Up to 3 hours | Up to 7 hours |
| Video playback | Up to 3.5 hours | Up to 7.5 hours |
In Tom's Guide's test, the battery fell from 100% to 72% after an hour of playing a Netflix film while browsing the web, which the reviewer estimated would give about 3.5 hours of use.[10]
Software and features
NebulaOS
The Beam Pro runs NebulaOS, which Xreal describes as based on Android 14, and ships with the Google Play Store.[2] When glasses are connected, apps appear on a spatial canvas where up to two apps can be opened side by side, and the Beam Pro itself acts as a pointer and touchpad for navigation.[1] Xreal lists three display modes: a multi-screen mode for running apps side by side, an anchor mode that uses 3DoF tracking to keep a screen fixed in place as the head turns, and a follow mode meant to reduce image movement in vehicles.[2] Input options include a spatial mouse and laser-pointer interaction, and game controllers and keyboards can be paired.[2][6] The device supports Widevine L1 for streaming services.[2]
Xreal promotes the Beam Pro for streaming video and for cloud gaming and remote play services such as Xbox Game Pass, Amazon Luna and Steam Link.[3] Xreal's launch press release also named NVIDIA CloudXR support for streaming large enterprise datasets rendered on NVIDIA RTX GPUs.[1][8]
Compatible glasses
According to Xreal, the Beam Pro gives 3DoF experiences with the Xreal Air, Xreal Air 2, Xreal Air 2 Pro, Xreal One and Xreal One Pro, and full 6DoF experiences with the Xreal Air 2 Ultra, which has its own pair of 3D environment sensors.[3][6] When Xreal launched the Xreal Eye camera add-on that gives the One series 6DoF tracking, the company told UploadVR that the Beam Pro is not required for that feature; only the Eye is needed.[14]
Software updates
In March 2026, Xreal announced nebulaOS 2.0 for the Beam Pro, which the company called its most significant update for the device so far. According to Android Central, the update added 3D icons and a redesigned control center to the launcher, reworked control panel layouts, a "Broad View" option for tablet mode and three levels of content scaling. It also added 3D side-by-side (SBS) playback in mainstream streaming apps, browsers and cloud storage services, improved screen recording and fixed bugs. Xreal said that the feature does not convert 2D content into 3D; the content must already be in SBS format.[15]
Reception
| Publication | Reviewer | Date | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windows Central | Rebecca Spear | 16 July 2024 | 4 out of 5[12] |
| Tom's Guide | Jason England | 23 August 2024 | 3.5 out of 5[10] |
| Android Police | Nirave Gondhia | 2 October 2024 | 8 out of 10[11] |
Windows Central's Rebecca Spear called it "a fantastic accessory that allows you to view 2D apps in a 3D space", but noted that it does not work with computers, consoles and handhelds, that some apps are awkward in spatial mode and that it is not very powerful.[12] Android Police's Nirave Gondhia praised its battery life and price and wrote that it "solves many problems with using a regular Android phone", but concluded that it offers a lot of value "only if you don't have an Android phone".[11]
Tom's Guide's Jason England called the user interface "pretty slick" and singled out Google Play access and the spatial cameras, but criticized the battery life, slowdowns when running two apps with the lower-end chip, audio latency with Bluetooth earbuds, and screens drifting when anchored on moving transport. He also noted that, unlike the original Beam, the Beam Pro cannot add screen stabilization to other devices, because its second USB-C port is for charging. His main objection was that Xreal's interface could run as an app on existing phones instead of requiring separate hardware.[10]
MIXED reviewed the Beam Pro mainly as a 3D camera. In Daniel Pohl's comparison table, the Beam Pro takes 3D photos at 3840 x 2880 pixels per eye and video at 1920 x 1080 per eye at 60 frames per second, with a field of view of 86 degrees. Pohl found that its images were sharper than those from a Canon EOS R5 with the Canon RF 5.2mm F2.8 L Dual Fisheye lens, though that setup produces 180-degree VR180 media while the Beam Pro produces narrower "short-angle" 3D reminiscent of 3D cinema. Pohl also found its 3D photos better than the spatial photos of the iPhone 15 Pro, whose lenses are about 19.5 mm apart, and wrote that the Beam Pro "does a lot of things right at a very reasonable price".[13]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 "Connecting Millions of Apps to Your AR Glasses, XREAL Launches XREAL Beam Pro Mobile Device Globally at AWE 2024". PR Newswire. XREAL. 2024-06-18. https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/connecting-millions-of-apps-to-your-ar-glasses-xreal-launches-xreal-beam-pro-mobile-device-globally-at-awe-2024-302175517.html. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 2.12 2.13 2.14 2.15 2.16 2.17 "XREAL Beam Pro". XREAL US Shop. XREAL. https://us.shop.xreal.com/products/xreal-beam-pro. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 "XREAL Beam Pro - All Your Apps in AR". XREAL. XREAL. https://www.xreal.com/us/beampro. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 David Heaney (2024-06-18). "Xreal Beam Pro Is A $200 Phone-Like Device To Power Xreal Glasses & Capture 3D Content". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/xreal-beam-pro-phone-xreal-glasses/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 5.6 "XREAL升级空间计算终端Beam Pro：三大空间内容开创AR消费完全体 售价1299起". C114通信网 (C114). 2024-05-30. https://m.c114.com.cn/w51-1264295.html. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 马卡 (Ma Ka) (2024-06-01). "XREAL 创始人徐驰：苹果让大家看到空间计算的未来，我们努力让大家看到空间计算的现在". IT之家 (IT Home). https://www.ithome.com/0/772/399.htm. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 Peter (2024-05-30). "Xreal launches Android-powered Beam Pro with 3D cameras in China". GSMArena. https://www.gsmarena.com/xreal_unveils_androidpowered_beam_pro_with_3d_cameras-news-63078.php. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Peter (2024-06-18). "Xreal's Android-powered Beam Pro goes global, costs just $200". GSMArena. https://www.gsmarena.com/xreals_androidpowered_beam_pro_goes_global_costs_just_200-news-63334.php. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Hannes Brecher (2024-06-18). "3D-Kamera mit Touchscreen, Android 14 und AR-Apps: Xreal Beam Pro startet für 229 Euro in Europa". Notebookcheck. https://www.notebookcheck.com/3D-Kamera-mit-Touchscreen-Android-14-und-AR-Apps-Xreal-Beam-Pro-startet-fuer-229-Euro-in-Europa.849539.0.html. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 10.4 Jason England (2024-08-23). "I tested the Xreal Beam Pro AR glasses and they gave me an Apple Vision Pro-like experience on a budget". Tom's Guide. https://www.tomsguide.com/computing/vr-ar/xreal-beam-pro-review. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 Nirave Gondhia (2024-10-02). "Xreal Beam Pro review: A small spatial computer at a reasonable price". Android Police. https://www.androidpolice.com/xreal-beam-pro-review/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Rebecca Spear (2024-07-16). "XREAL Beam Pro (2024) review: This small (and affordable) spatial computer lets me bring my 2D apps into a 3D space and even create 3D videos". Windows Central. https://www.windowscentral.com/accessories/xreal-beam-pro-review. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Daniel Pohl (2024-10-20). "Xreal Beam Pro Review: 3D camera at a bargain price?". MIXED. https://mixed-news.com/en/xreal-beam-pro-review-3d-camera-at-a-bargain-price/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ David Heaney (2025-05-19). "Xreal One Glasses Become 6DoF With Xreal Eye Addon". UploadVR. https://www.uploadvr.com/xreal-one-glasses-become-6dof-with-xreal-eye-camera-xreal-beam-pro/. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Nickolas Diaz (2026-03-24). "Xreal's nebulaOS 2.0 update for the Beam Pro is crucial - this is what the huge patch brings". Android Central. https://www.androidcentral.com/gaming/virtual-reality/xreals-nebulaos-2-0-update-for-the-beam-pro-is-crucial-this-is-what-the-huge-patch-brings. Retrieved 2026-09-29.