Xreal Beam vs Rokid Station: Which Smart Ar Glasses Package Should You Choose in 2023?
If You're in the Market for Carrying an Extremely Pocketable Private Cinema, or a Virtual Gaming Tv on the Go, You May Find Yourself Looking into Buying a Pair...
If you're in the market for carrying an extremely pocketable private cinema, or a virtual gaming TV on the go, you may find yourself looking into buying a pair of AR glasses. And arguably the two most popular options right now are the
– both of which serve exactly the same purpose – they're basically an external display for your phone, laptop or game console, projecting its display right in front of your retinas.
So instead of having to lug around a tablet and some earbuds, you can put on one of these two pairs of glasses and get both a big screen and good sound on the go, all coming from a device that fits in your pocket and is shaped like slightly thicker sunglasses. Pretty cool, right?
Well, with the Apple Vision Pro headset on the horizon, as well as the Meta Quest 3, people are starting to have higher expectations for AR headsets and glasses – particularly that they need to be smart devices capable of doing things on their own. And on their own, the Xreal Air and Rokid Max can't do anything; they're powered by your smartphone (or other smart device) instead, even using that one's battery, as they lack their own.
But both companies – Xreal and Rokid – are now remedying that, by releasing the
, which are basically pocketable "smart add-ons" for their respective AR glasses.
Connecting the glasses with said devices gives them that standalone functionality (well, not technically standalone, but close enough) – such as their own battery life, their own smart operating system, and their own apps, as well as wireless casting capabilities.
So let's compare these two options and see which one would be best for you – the tech enthusiast who wants to live in the future today.
Also feel free to check out our Xreal Air vs Rokid Max comparison, which focuses solely on the glasses on their own, while this comparison will be centered around their Xreal Beam and Rokid Station add-on devices.
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How much does either smart glasses package cost?
The Xreal Beam currently sells for $119. Obviously you'll need the Xreal Air glasses as well, which are an additional $379. So overall, this Xreal bundle comes to $498.The Rokid Station is available for pre-order bundled with the Rokid Max glasses for $529, so this is the more expensive package.
So in any case, unless you already have the glasses themselves, prepare to spend around $500 for your futuristic portable entertainment suite.
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