Xreal has brought a brand-new set of augmented truth (AR) glasses with a goal market comparable to the Apple Vision Pro.

Xreal, an augmented reality company, has unveiled the Air 2 Ultra, an addition to its Air glasses lineup priced at $699. Available for pre-order with delivery beginning in March, the Air 2 Ultra is located to rival Meta’s Quest 3 and Apple’s Vision Pro headsets. Building on the features of the $399 Air 2 model released overdue ultimate 12 months, the Air 2 Ultra gives full positional monitoring (six levels of freedom) within the normal sunglasses-style form aspect associated with Xreal. This layout now not only makes it suitable for conventional sports like watching TV but additionally for going for walks immersive AR apps, presenting developers with a flexible platform.

Xreal promotes the Air 2 Ultra as a complete “spatial computing” device, akin to its previous Light mixed truth tool, incorporating twin 3-d cameras for environmental mapping and special features like hand tracking. With a fifty-two-diploma area of view, elevated from the forty-six-diploma Air 2, the Air 2 Ultra enhances the consumer revel in. Weighing 80 grams, slightly heavier than the same old Air 2, it continues functions like 500 nits of brightness, a 1080p display for every eye, and a refresh rate of as much as 120Hz. Initially centered at developers, the Air 2 Ultra could be to be had for purchase on Xreal’s site, shipping to diverse international locations, expanding on Xreal’s success in shipping 350,000 pairs of AR glasses to this point. While the Air 2 Ultra serves as a competitive offering, especially against Apple and Meta, it distinguishes itself with direct projection instead of passthrough mixed reality. This positions Xreal’s product as a completely unique choice within the AR panorama, focused on each developer and customers in the US, the United Kingdom, China, Japan, Korea, France, Germany, Italy, the Czech Republic, and the Netherlands. The release follows Xreal’s announcement of expanding Air 2 availability to extra international locations in 2024 after the fulfillment of its previous AR glasses fashions.