Xreal
Xreal Air 2 Pro
$249Cheaper
Released 2023-11
Best Smart Glasses · head-to-head
A sourced, side-by-side comparison. Xreal Air 2 Pro is cheaper at $249. Every spec and price links to its source.
Xreal
$249Cheaper
Released 2023-11
Even Realities
$599
Released 2024-06
The Even Realities G1 wins 1 of the 1 specs we compare head to head; the other wins 0. The Xreal Air 2 Pro is the cheaper at $249. Get the Even Realities G1 for the stronger spec sheet, the Xreal Air 2 Pro to spend less.
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✓ marks the stronger figure where "more" — or "less", for price and weight — is unambiguously better.
| Spec | | |
|---|---|---|
| US price | $249 | $599 |
| Brand | Xreal | Even Realities |
| Released | 2023-11 | 2024-06 |
| Type | ar_display | ar_display |
| Camera (MP) | — | — |
| Battery hours | — | — |
| Weight (g) | 75 | 44 |
| Display resolution | 1920x1080 | 640x200 |
| Open ear audio | Yes | No |
| Water resistance | — | — |
| Release | 2023-11 | 2024-06 |
Sources — Xreal Air 2 Pro: us.shop.xreal.com (verified 2026-06-15). Even Realities G1: evenrealities.com (verified 2026-06-15).
Where the two actually differ on the specs we track (3 of 7). Matching specs are omitted.
Sourced tester consensus for each — the "what people who used it think" layer, not just specs.
No sourced tester review yet.
Three whitelisted hands-on testers (Engadget, TechRadar, Tom's Guide) reviewed the Even Realities G1; all recommend it with caveats. They praise the normal-glasses looks, lightweight comfort, and genuinely useful navigation, translation and teleprompter. All three flag heavy phone/app reliance, weak Even AI, and the steep $599-plus price. None ran lab benchmarks, so no measured values. (3 sourced reviews, 3 lab-tested.)
Praised: Looks like normal, stylish everyday glasses; lightweight and comfortable; Turn-by-turn navigation projected in your line of sight is genuinely useful; Real-time translation works well for casual conversation.
Flagged: Too reliant on the phone/app; not truly hands-free; Even AI is clunky, inaccurate and US-centric; Expensive at $599 before $150 lenses and $100 sunglass clip.