# ASUS ROG XREAL R1 vs XREAL Air 2 Ultra

Canonical comparison page: https://www.arcompare.com/compare/asus-rog-xreal-r1-vs-xreal-air-2-ultra/
Specs updated: 2026-10-06 (the newer of the two products' update dates)
Source: AR Compare spec database (https://www.arcompare.com/data/). Unknown values are "—", never guessed.

**Bottom line: the XREAL Air 2 Ultra is the better buy for most people at $150 less, unless you need the wider field of view.**

- Buy the ASUS ROG XREAL R1 if you want the wider 57° field of view (vs 52°), you need the brighter 700-nit display (vs 500 nits), you play on Nintendo Switch, and you play on PlayStation.
- Buy the XREAL Air 2 Ultra if you want to spend $150 less ($699 vs $849), you want the lighter 80g fit (vs 91g), you need full 6DoF positional tracking, and you want a built-in camera.

## Specifications

| Spec | ASUS ROG XREAL R1 | XREAL Air 2 Ultra |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $849 | $699 |
| Display type | Sony 0.55-inch Micro-OLED | Sony 0.55-inch Micro-OLED |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1080 |
| Pixels per degree | 40 | 42 |
| Field of view (°) | 57 | 52 |
| Refresh rate (Hz) | 120 | 120 |
| Brightness (nits) | 700 | 500 |
| Virtual screen size (in) | 171 | 385 |
| HDR support | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Color support | Full color | Full color |
| Optics type | prism | birdbath |
| Dimming control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Transparency level | electrochromic auto-dimming | 3-level electrochromic dimming |
| Prescription support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Diopter range | Lens insert frame included (no lenses); fitted at an optician or ordered from XREAL ($59.90) | Prescription lens inserts (dedicated frame, incompatible with Air/Air 2 inserts; discontinued — availability uncertain) |
| Weight (g) | 91 | 80 |
| Frame style | gaming glasses | wraparound |
| Color options | Black | Dark Gray |
| Foldable | ✓ Yes | ✕ No |
| Charging method | USB-C (powered by ROG Control Dock or host device) | — |
| Connectivity | USB-C, DisplayPort 1.4, HDMI 2.0 | USB-C |
| Tethered | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Compatible devices | ROG Ally, Windows PC, PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo Switch | Android, PC, Mac, XREAL Beam |
| Processing type | tethered | tethered |
| Operating system | PC, Xbox Series X/S, PS5, Nintendo Switch (via dock), Android/iPhone, ROG Ally | NRSDK/XREAL SDK hosts: select Samsung Android phones, XREAL Beam Pro, Windows/Mac as display |
| Chipset | XREAL X1 chip (3ms M2P latency), 0.01ms panel response | None on-device (compute on tethered host: Samsung Galaxy S23+, Beam Pro, PC) |
| Camera | ✕ No | ✓ Yes (2×) |
| Speakers | open-ear · spatial audio | open-ear · spatial audio |
| Tracking | 3DoF | 6DoF |

Product pages: https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/asus-rog-xreal-r1/ · https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/xreal-air-2-ultra/
Machine records: https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/asus-rog-xreal-r1.json · https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/xreal-air-2-ultra.json