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RayNeo Pocket TV Alternatives: 3 Rivals Compared

By AR Compare Team ·

The RayNeo Pocket TV is a $129 Google TV box for RayNeo glasses: plug the glasses into it and you get streaming apps on a big private screen without touching your phone. Its alternatives are boxes like it from other glasses makers — the XREAL Beam Pro, the Rokid Station 2, and the VITURE Pro Mobile Dock — and each one is built for its own brand’s glasses. So the real choice is which glasses you own or want, and then whether a box beats the phone in your pocket.

What you are replacing

Here’s what $129 buys. The Pocket TV runs certified Google TV, which RayNeo says reaches more than 400,000 movies and TV episodes across 10,000+ apps. A 6,500mAh battery gives about 5.5 hours of continuous watching, so it can power a long flight’s worth of films on its own. It has 3GB of memory and 64GB of storage, and a memory card slot (TF, the same size as microSD) takes that up to 2TB for downloads you can watch offline.

The catches: RayNeo makes it for its own XR glasses and says other brands are not recommended. It does not work with the older RayNeo X2 at all. RayNeo doesn’t publish its weight or the chip inside, so we can’t show them. Every figure here comes from RayNeo’s product page, and the full sheet is on the Pocket TV product page.

The three alternatives at a glance

AlternativePriceWhat runs on itBatteryMade for
RayNeo Pocket TV$129Google TV6,500mAhRayNeo glasses
XREAL Beam Pro$199Android with Google Play—XREAL glasses
Rokid Station 2$299Rokid’s own system (YodaOS-Master)5,000mAhRokid Max glasses
VITURE Pro Mobile Dock$99Nothing — it plays what you plug into it13,000mAhVITURE glasses

Figures come from each maker’s own product page, checked on October 27, 2026. The dash means XREAL’s page doesn’t publish a battery figure for the Beam Pro. Prices are the makers’ current store prices; the Mobile Dock’s $99 is a sale price against a $129 regular price.

Which alternative fits which buyer

XREAL Beam Pro — the closest match, for XREAL owners. It does the Pocket TV’s job and more. Instead of Google TV, it runs Android with the full Google Play store, so ordinary apps open as big screens inside the glasses. On the Air and One series, the screen stays pinned in place when you turn your head, instead of following you. With the Air 2 Ultra, windows sit in fixed positions around you as you lean and move. Two 50MP cameras set apart like your eyes shoot 3D photos and video, and two USB-C ports let it charge while it feeds the glasses. The base model with 128GB of storage is $199; XREAL’s page lists $249 and $299 versions above it. More detail is on the Beam Pro product page.

Rokid Station 2 — the bigger computer, for Rokid owners. At $299 it costs more than twice the Pocket TV, and it is a more capable machine: 8GB of memory, 128GB of storage, Wi-Fi 6, and a 5,000mAh battery. It runs Rokid’s own spatial system, YodaOS-Master, rather than a TV-style menu. Rokid sells it with the Max 2 glasses as the Rokid AR Spatial bundle, and it is built for Rokid’s Max glasses. Figures are from Rokid’s store page; see the Station 2 product page for the rest.

RayNeo Pocket TV Pro — the same idea with Dolby Vision, for GT owners. If you own a RayNeo GT or GT Max, RayNeo’s $199 Pocket TV Pro is the step up rather than an alternative. It keeps the Pocket TV’s memory, storage and 6,500mAh battery and adds Dolby Vision, a picture format that tunes brightness and contrast scene by scene, but only on the GT and GT Max; Air-series glasses get standard picture from it. The Pocket TV vs Pocket TV Pro page splits the two.

VITURE Pro Mobile Dock — the cheapest, for VITURE owners who bring their own source. The dock has no apps. It adds an HDMI port to VITURE glasses, so a TV stick, a Switch, a PS5, or an Xbox can play on the glasses screen, and its 13,000mAh battery powers the lot. VITURE rates it at about 8 hours with a Switch, 4 with a Steam Deck, and up to 20 with HDMI devices, and it doubles as a power bank. It weighs 359 g, so it lives in a bag rather than a pocket. It is $99 on sale ($129 regular) on VITURE’s store, which listed it on backorder when we checked on October 27, 2026. Details are on the Mobile Dock product page.

When you don’t need a box at all

Most display glasses are a plain screen for whatever you plug in. A phone, laptop, or Steam Deck that sends video over USB-C drives them directly, so the phone you already own is the free alternative. A box earns its price in three cases: you want your phone free for messages and maps, you need its battery to last a long trip, or you want streaming apps that run on the glasses themselves. For more on that last case, see how to watch Netflix on smart glasses.

What no alternative currently matches

Nothing else gives RayNeo glasses a Google TV menu for $129. If you already own RayNeo Air or GT glasses, the Pocket TV and its Pro sibling are the only boxes made for them, and your alternative is your phone or laptop rather than another box. If you haven’t bought glasses yet, choose the glasses first and let the box follow: the RayNeo Air chooser covers RayNeo’s line, the XREAL vs RayNeo page and the Rokid vs RayNeo page cover the brand choice, and the Pocket TV comparison page puts it next to its nearest rivals.

Frequently asked questions

What is the closest alternative to the RayNeo Pocket TV?

The XREAL Beam Pro. Like the Pocket TV, it is a pocket box that plays streaming apps on your glasses without your phone. It costs $199 instead of $129, runs the full Google Play store instead of Google TV, and adds 3D cameras. The catch is that it only works with XREAL glasses, just as the Pocket TV is made for RayNeo's.

Can I use the Pocket TV with XREAL, VITURE, or Rokid glasses?

RayNeo says it is not recommended for other brands' glasses, and it does not work with RayNeo's own older X2 at all. Each of these boxes is built for one brand: the Pocket TV for RayNeo, the Beam Pro for XREAL, the Station 2 for Rokid, and the Mobile Dock for VITURE. Pick the box that matches the glasses you own or plan to buy.

Is there a cheaper option than the Pocket TV?

For VITURE owners, the Pro Mobile Dock is $99 on sale ($129 regular). It has no apps of its own: you plug in an HDMI device such as a TV stick or a game console, and its 13,000mAh battery keeps everything running. For everyone else, the cheapest option is the phone you already have, as long as it can send video over its USB-C port.

Do I need a streaming box at all?

No. Most display glasses work as a plain screen for any phone, laptop, or handheld console that sends video over USB-C. A box like the Pocket TV is worth it when you want to keep your phone free, save its battery on long trips, or use certified streaming apps directly on the glasses.