# Xreal Air

7 Hacker News commenters recommended Xreal Air and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 4 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** People recommend them as a portable screen that beats a small laptop or handheld display, though the 1080p resolution is the most common complaint.

## Why people recommend it

- Works great as simple display (2 comments): "My Xreal Air works great without one." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46476886)) "they work great as a simple display" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46630184))

## What people warn about

- 1080p resolution not enough (2 comments): "they're rather useless because 1080p just isn't enough" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49825014)) "they’re rather useless because 1080p just isn’t enough" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49826062))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Meta VR Glasses](https://hackerapproved.com/p/meta-vr-glasses.md): 30 recommend
- [XReal One Pro](https://hackerapproved.com/p/xreal-one-pro.md): 11 recommend

## Where to get it

- [See price on Amazon](https://www.amazon.com/s?k=XREAL+Air+AR+glasses&tag=hackerapprove-20) (affiliate link)
- [Official site](https://www.xreal.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Xreal Air", https://hackerapproved.com/p/xreal-air/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).