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Xreal One Pro: One minute review
After testing the Xreal One glasses I declared them the best smart glasses you could buy, and as you’d expect from an upgraded model the Xreal One Pro glasses have just bested them.
Overall the specs are more similar than different, but the ways they do differ make a world of difference.
The larger 57-degree field of view allows for a bigger image – perfect for a private movie night – and the image quality is higher too. Not only thanks to the Pro model using the latest Sony micro-OLED displays, but also a new optic engine which allows the specs to achieve a higher 700 nit perceived brightness, and reduces distracting reflections and blurriness.
On top of the upgrades you can also look forward to the same solid audio tuned by Bose engineers, 120Hz 1080p visuals, electrochromically dimmable lens backdrop, and sleek design which helped make the Xreal Ones and now the Xreal One Pros excellent.
There’s just two downsides.
For one, the Xreal One Pro glasses are a whole 3g heavier at 87g (admittedly an extremely minor downgrade), and for another they’re pricer.
A pair of Xreal One Pro glasses will set you back $649 / £579.
Once you factor in add-on costs like the $199 / £189 Xreal Beam Pro, prescriptions lenses (if you need them) and extra adapters (like an HDMI to USB-C cable) and the complete Xreal One Pro package can get very expensive – though you don’t need these add-ons, the Xreal One Pro glasses come with enough in their box to use them with a wide range of compatible devices. It’s just that they’re a lot better with add-ons like the Beam Pro.
But the Xreal One Pro glasses are meant to be a high end offering, and you can absolutely see what you’re paying extra for. That’s why they’ve cemented themselves as one of the best smart glasses of 2025.
If you have the cash to splash you’ll be delighted by what the Xreal One Pro glasses offer as an entertainment and productivity device. But if you’re on a budget there are more affordable options that offer excellent value for money, even if they’re not able to match the Pro’s highs.
Xreal One Pro: Price and Availability
- Costs $649 / £579
- On the pricier side of things, but boast high-end specs
A pair of Xreal One Pro glasses cost $649 / £579 which puts them on the higher end of the smart glasses spectrum. For that you’ll get the glasses, a USB-C to USB-C cable, a cleaning cloth, and a hard carry case.
If you’re looking to improve them you can grab the Xreal Beam Pro for $199 / £189. It’s a phone-like Android device with nifty features like a camera setup for 3d spatial photography, easy access to a suite of apps for downloading and watching shows, and two ports so you can use your glasses and charge the Beam Pro at the same time.
There’s also the Xreal Eye for $99 / £99. Right now it is just a camera for snapping some simple photos, but it slots into the glasses comfortably and might allow for some other exclusive features in the future.
Xreal One Pro: Design
- New optical design is best yet
- Comfortable to wear for hours
- Offer electrochromic dimming
At a quick glance the Xreal One Pro glasses look almost identical to the base Xreal One specs.
They both resemble typical sunglasses with a few noticeably technological features. For a start one arm has a USB-C port at the end so you can use a cable to tether the spaces to a compatible USB-C device (like a phone, computer, or console).
They have the same button layout – a button on the top of the right arm to quickly swap into transparency mode, as well as a brightness control button (which adjusts the electronic dimming, and the brightness of the image) and a red menu control button on the bottom.
There’s even the same interchangeable nose clips and hard carry case, though their cleaning cloths are different colors (the Pro uses a gray cloth while the regular model uses black).
But one obvious change is the optical setup.
Smart glasses like this use lenses to reflect an OLED screen into your eyes so you can see the screen and what’s going on behind it. The Xreal One Pro glasses have a new shape of lens which is flat and thinner, rather than being chunky and more triangular in shape.
This means the resulting image is disrupted by fewer reflections caused by light from the world around you, and it’s able to boast a wider field of view to boot (giving you a larger virtual image, more on that below).
It’s also easier to look through these lenses when the screen isn’t in use than with the Xreal One glasses. Previously transparency mode was good for simply quickly checking your surroundings, whereas now I’m comfortable moving around while wearing the Xreal One Pro glasses in this mode.
Xreal One Pro: Performance
- 700-nit bright 120Hz full-HD image
- Bose tuned audio from in-built speakers
- 57-degree field of view provides a giant virtual screen
The Xreal One Pro glasses deliver a truly superb performance that’s a Pro-worthy upgrade over the base Xreal One glasses.
This is thanks to the new optical engine I touched on above as well as new Sony OLED panels which combine to deliver some top-notch stats.
You’re getting 700 nits of perceived brightness (100 more than the Xreal One) which helps to further improve contrast and make bright scenes dazzle – qualities which are further aided by the black backdrop provided by the outer lenses with electrochromic dimming.
The field of view is now larger too, at 57-degrees. This makes the virtual screen much larger at a max size of 171-inches – for comparison the 50-degree Xreal One boasted a max screen size of 147-inch.
It’s further enhanced by the optical engine’s reduced blurriness and lack of reflections. The old shape of lens used by other smart glasses can reflect light from the outside world into your eyes distorting the image. Thanks to its new design the Xreal One Pro has far fewer reflections which makes for a far superior viewing experience.
If I’m ever travelling with a pair of smart glasses again, it’ll be these – no doubt about it.
As for the audio the Bose tuned sound is just as impressive as it was with the Xreal One glasses.
That is to say at home you’ll be fine just relying on the glasses’ in-built speakers but while travelling you’ll want a pair of headphones – not only to reduce the noise from the outside world, but reduce the noise your glasses cause.
Headphones are still an upgrade when using the smart specs at home, but with the Xreal One Pro glasses (as with the Xreal Ones) they don’t feel like a necessity for a good sonic experience.
Thanks to its plethora of upgrades the only remaining gripe is still that the image quality is still only 1,080p (full-HD) rather than 4K. 4K is a barrier other smart glasses have yet to cross, and frankly the image looks pretty darn good even at this lower resolution and runs at 120Hz which is nothing to sniff at.
Should you buy the Xreal One Pro?
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Attribute |
Notes |
Score |
|---|---|---|
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Design |
The Xreal One Pro glasses don’t mix up the formula much, but there was already a lot to love and their new optical design has only elevated the experience. |
5/5 |
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Performance |
With a bright 700-nit 120Hz full-HD display, Bose tuned audio, and reduced reflections which make combine into first-class performance. |
5/5 |
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Value |
The Xreal One Pro glasses are expensive but they’re also an excellent pair of smart specs which makes them solid value for money. |
4/5 |
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How I tested the Xreal One Pro
I tested the Xreal One pro glasses over a couple of weeks and predominantly used them with the Xreal Beam Pro, my Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6, and my computer.
I would also frequently use noise cancelling headphones with them as I love to wear them when travelling, but I made sure to test their in-built speakers in a range of environments to judge their performance.
I also directly compared them with the Xreal One glasses to get a sense of the upgrades the One Pros deliver.
- First reviewed: June 2025
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