Hey Josh, thank you for the first impression! Though we have yet to release the non-China version globally as of now, but we've taken your feedback as per your post on X and communicated them to our engineers to improve the experience in general. Stay tuned for the announcement on the 18th of June at AWE! We will be sending you a Beam Pro so that you can do a first impression and hopefully a review once we get it to you!
Thanks for watching and taking the feedback. I was planning on doing a full review of the camera as a standalone device for people interested in it just as a 3D camera, but I’ll make at least one video including the glasses, maybe a first impressions + full review follow up
Wait a minute. This item is an accessory to Xreal glasses. And he didn’t try it with Xreal glasses. How do you give a review on something where half of the product is missing? These are the types of reviews that truly need to be pulled from UA-cam. What a waste of everyone’s time.
Thank god I came across this video AFTER I gotten hold of Beam Pro for about a week now. Given that this is your first impressions video, the beam pro is NOT as trashy as you claim. Sure there are few bugs and some android apps crashed or refused to run because beam pro is not a phone, it is more like an android TV box. I don’t understand Chinese too, but manage to use Chrome, Kodi, UA-cam alternatives and retro gaming emulators to work perfectly. Comparing to original Beam, Beam Pro is way better and streamlined my workflow. It’s like carrying a smart-tv with me everywhere I go. For productivity tasks, I would just connect the glasses directly to my MacBook Pro. Beam Pro is a major upgrade from Beam hardware wise and introduces more potentials. NebulaOS is cleaner, however limits 2 apps running side by side which I home XREAL will allow more under body anchor mode like the previous version of Nebula. The Player app needs fixing as the UI input works intermittently, but the 3D videos playback is smooth like butter. Overall, there are lotsa of potential with Beam Pro. For non-China users looking to get one now, you may hold your purchase as Beam Pro require registration with China mobile number, wait for the international version instead.
Thanks for the summary. I'll be getting a US version when they start to ship. The original Beam was cool but very limited in functions. I have the Viture Neckband for my Air 2 Pros which is very nice but limited on a couple features because I'm mixing hardware. I was about to pledge for the Rocked Station 2 when I did a quick google to see if I could find info on the Beam 2 and saw the Beam Pro had a product page now. If it has decent battery life, I'm more than excited for it. Thats all I need. A clean spacial UI, traditional Play Store, and enough battery to use on a 4-5 hour flight.
I think what you shared is intended from this device since its the chinese version probably that you got. The global version hasnt been announced yet. I’m waiting for 18th June for global version announcement and learn its features. However, I’m really curious to know how did you even buy it outside china ?? Within china also its on pre-order right now and will be available after 18 June. And global version will only be announced on 18 June so dont know when it will be available globally. How did you buy it and receive it so early ?
Yes, we are surprised that you haven't reviewed the somewhat strange $300 KanDao QooCam EGO that produces far better 4K 3D photos/videos than your iPhone 15 Pro. The only problem I have noticed with the QooCam is that the battery runs out ridiculously fast, but you can pop in an extra battery.
@@rogerburley5000 I downloaded the sample pictures and videos from the website and was able to view them on the original Lume Pad and Nubia Pad 3D, so it should work! I think it seems promising. I've got my hopes up for that one too!
@@josh_3DI down loaded the samples, the photos worked on the Nubia Pad 3D and Lumepad 1, the videos worked on the Nubia Pad 3D,but on the Lumepad 1 got the error Codec not supported :H. 264 AVC, can you check with you Lumepad 1
Hi I downloaded the samples, the Lumepad 1 and the Nubia pad 3d show the pictures, the videos play on the Nubia Pad 3D ok but on the Lumepad 1 it reports an error of needing a Codec H 264 AVC. Can you see if the videos play in Leiaplayer on your Lumepad 1 There is an app from the Lumepad 1 Appstore that the videos do play on it is MPV 3D Also Lumepad 1 Appstore home page does not show any content, have reported it to support
If you want an exceptional camera phone, go with Samsung or iPhone. With that said, this wasn't meant to be an exceptional camera phone; it was designed to be a companion device to the Xreal glasses. Again, it's not meant to take high-detailed photographs nor high-quality videos. Again, get the iPhone or Samsung S24 Ultra for that. This phone wasn't focusing on any of that; it's not what it was made for, just as you have gaming phones made by ROG and Red Magic that were specifically designed and built for gaming, prioritizing gaming, not high-detailed photographs. Cameras are there on those phones but only for convenience.
@@Darkwormhole777 it’s a 3D camera, which is rare. So I was hoping this could be the most affordable highest quality 3D camera out there. With XREAL glasses you can view photos and videos in 3D, not just flat floating in the air. That is what is special about it
I have Xreal glasses and Beam - both garbage. The 3D function on the glasses just stopped working after a week. I also have Rokid glasses - much better experience. In fact, the Rokid glasses work better with the Beam than the Xreal glasses. Lol. Have you tried the Qoocam Ego? I find it excellent at the price point. I live in Australia and exchange videos with a friend in US who also has an Ego. We are both very pleased with the results. I find the Quest 3 best for viewing 3d content. Though, I prefer the OLED screens on the Rokid. We can't get the Apple Vision Pro in Australia. I imagine it must be amazing.
Interesting review even when you're not using the glasses with the device.... Are you not able to connect a USB-c flash drive or SD card to the Beam Pro to offload the files or maybe try checking XDA if someone was able to root the device for more open uses? I'm interested the device as a media consumption device but by the sound of it I'd probably be easier to buy a cheap real phone that support the XReal glasses... The dual 3D camera is jus a gimmick IMO
Were you able to get the background clearer messing around with the focus/auto focus? It's a pair of dual 50 megapixel cameras so it's surprising if the picture quality cannot be focused better with the hardware it has.
So far not much luck😅 Maybe a tad bit better when I am extra careful to remain absolutely motionless when taking photos until the capture finishes. I focus more on the results I’m seeing rather than what it is on paper
This is supposed to be a companion for the xreal glasses but you are reviewing it on its own. No wonder you are only looking at it as a 3D camera when its really not its main function
Apple's WWDC24 announcement of the upcoming VisionOS2 and the on-device Apple Intelligence (AI, get it, lol) has sparked excitement. It makes me hopeful that Apple will unveil the new iPhone 16 with a true spatial stereo baseline camera system.
This is exactly the video im looking for...thank you so much for making this..im thinking of purchasing this as a stand alone 3d camera..now i got to know it is useless for me...i need a budget friendly spatial camera...
Check my more recent video. It got better with updates and most of the problems I had are gone. Still wish it took even higher resolution photo and video but it’s enough, especially for the convenience.
Could you tell me if you can connect the Xreal Beam Pro to an external display? If so, does it mirror the screen or display spatial mode? Also, do you have the ability to test it using a touch screen monitor?
you can connect Xreal Glasses to anything that have usbc display port , it will mirror or extend your screen ( yes you can use it with touchscreen ) , for spatial display you have to use either Nebula for android - Nebula for Mac OS or windows or Xbeam , also Beam pro is supposed to do the same thing ,
@@fadhlounmohamed2536 I'm sorry, I misspoke. I meant to ask what happenes when you connect the Beam Pro to an external display, specifically to a touch screen monitor.
No shade... you seem like a smart guy. But this product is an accessory to the Xreal glasses. It is not intended to be a solo product. This is like buying a Samsung galaxy watch band, without having a galaxy watch. Then trying to force the band onto an apple watch or Casio watch. It wasn't made for the way you are trying to use it. So the review is pretty much null and void. Do one with the glasses and im sure it will be a better experience. 👍🏾
@@kilodelta5562 you are right. I made a new video and it is a better experience, not just because of the combination but because they actually fixed most of the problems I had with the beam pro as a standalone device with software updates too
This is what xreal does. Lots of promises but nothing works as advertised. Theyve left their early adopters all along the way. Not even a working windows app for their glases. "That one guy" doing their software probably quit years ago. Now they just Launch "proof of concepts' with no intention of ever completing the promised features issues wont be fixed. But theyll buy you with nice presents to sell products. Good on you keeping this one honest. Keep it up! ❤️
Thanks for the honest review. looking forward to your review of the US or UK version - I have the XREAL glasses and they are pretty good for their compact size - worth checking out to review 3d content :-)
Yes I definitely want to try it with the glasses and will do a full review if I get the chance. This video was based on my first 30 min with the device. I think it’s a bit better than I thought, but I still wish the 3D camera was one or two levels up from what it is.
@@josh_3D Yes, hoping for something better than the iPhone15 pro max for 3D photos and videos although I am enjoying it with the 3D screen protector that you very kindly sent!
I updated it, but mine is the China version so it still doesn’t show up. The photo capture became much more instantaneous with the update though! That takes care of one of the biggest issues I had with it
I haven't ever seen it in person, but I think it should use similar if not the exact same technology for the display as the Spatial Labs laptops, which have the best quality glasses free 3D right now of all the Leia display products. I am interested in seeing what releases in 2025. I think there may be some new things on the way by that time. Hard to know for sure though. I think the model you are mentioning is the older more portable one, and there is a newer one here that may not be available yet www.acer.com/us-en/monitors/spatiallabs/acer-spatiallabs-view-pro-27
Thanks for the review, I was really lookign forward to this product as I own a pair of Xreal Air 2 glasses (which I really like). I didn't get the first gen Beam as aparently it sucked but now I'm less excited about this product as well 🥲 I wonder how much it will cost in Europe ( and if the software is improved before it's launched). I guess it's still going to be a much better option than the old Beam if the price is reasonable. If you could upload some sample pics/wideos coming from this device that would be great! Cheers!
I'll try to upload some sample photos and videos, for sure to this channel: ua-cam.com/video/IV5Dk19U8Ko/v-deo.html Lets wait and see what they say during the official release. Sounds like there will be some improvements. And this was just a video on my first impressions. I'll do a full review at a later date.
Thanks for the video. Of course the 3D recording feature is important. However, as an owner of the xreal pro glasses and the original beam, I am much more interested in the possibility to upload content on am SD card and to access the Internet with the upcoming 5G option off the beam pro. Currently I have to use a separate portable TPlink SIM WiFi router with micro SD slot to get those functions.
@@axelsteinhage1924 tether to your phone is not an option? The original beam + Xreal2 is a killer media-on-the-go combo for me that way. Yes, the original beam is a clunky low-powered device, but it plays netflix, prime and disney so that's mostly my stuff and family stuff covered.
This is not a 3d camera (yes it is but it’s not proposed to be only that), it’s not a stand alone product, it’s a process unit developed to use with the xreal glasses. You can use it a a tablet to manage some apps but it’s true potential appears when you plug the glasses and can have all those spacial computer features, other wise it’s an average device that can’t make phone calls. It’s still a new product but you can install all google play apps and services just like on the regular beam, despite it runs nebula os it’s still an Android 14 mod, so you can bring your own apps meanwhile developers bring new optimized ones on this. By the way I think that it can display 2D versions of photos and videos when you watch on the device screen just like 3D phones used to did a decade a go
The 2D display on it is totally fine. I just am not so happy with the quality of the 3D photos and videos. The way I see it is if the photos and videos don't turn out that great on anything else, they aren't going to be amazing on the the XREAL glasses either, which is too bad. They could have done better and I hope they release a second version next year with higher quality cameras.
You should just use the micro SD card reader to transfer photos and videos from the beam to PC. As others have mentioned, you bought the China release so it's not going to work with certain international apps like google.
I just wish it could do a direct transfer with a cable. I haven't encountered a device like it in years that can't. Even the Coolpad smartphones I got from China can do that. I'll continue to mess around with it to see if I can get it to work though. Its only been a few days, and this video was just an unboxing and initial impressions video
@@josh_3D look in the beam pro Android settings. There should be an option to set it you want the connection to be in data transfer or charging mode when plugged into a PC.
First unboxing of a device, continues to only talk about the camera that most Xreal users will not care about that much :). Don't get me wrong, I get your channel and content, and that's good. I'm kinda relieved that all the negative things you mentioned are probably not issues for people using it as a media device for the Xreal glasses. But... we will see. "Estimated to start delivery in mid-July" for the EU version.
You are doing an amazing job with this channel. 3D products Especially need knowledgeable impressions before they are bought. Thank you for being our eyes. If I could offer any suggestions, it would be on the production of the videos. Using an external mic (lav or boom) and shooting your talking sections with a more interesting background might add even more to the impression that you are authority on the subject. You obviously know your stuff. Do you happen to know the name of the style of "microlenses" they are using for the 4K TV you reviewed? You mentioned it was able to share it's 3D effect to aprox 9 different people at the same time which is unusual. I'd love to know what it's called so I can seek out other tech using that technique.
Thanks for the suggestions! I may not be able to implement it all at once, but I am trying to steadily move towards higher production quality over time. About the TV I'm really not sure what the name of it is. If you reach out to Zhou fenghua from Proma he could probably tell you. It is a multiview TV and I think it has around nine horizontal viewing zones as you move from one side to the other. But more than one person can probably reasonably share a single zone especially depending on the seating arrangement, so I don't think its strictly limited to nine people.
I am all about introducing the latest 3D technology and devices. One of the most important parts of that is capturing photos and videos to view in a more immersive way on 3D displays and AR, VR. I wanted to see if this could hold its own as a standalone 3D camera. Because there are so few of those out there. It could be a great affordable option.
Well so far your batting average of good stuff is pretty high. This is really the biggest fail thus far. Any word on the NUMBIA 3D II release date? Your 3D screen for my iPAD PRO MAX works great for capturing 3D video and photos - and displaying them. I use to be able to convert 3D movies from BLURAY to a file format so i could view them on the Lumepad and my Apple Vision Pro - but my software - DVDFAB - now is unable to do this. Do you have a method for doing this? By the way what are you doing in Japan and how well do you speak and read the language?
Yes, I was hoping this one would be great, but it doesn't seem like it so far. Rumor has it that Nubia Pad 3D II releases late July! I've seen multiple people online say that a combination of MakeMKV and BD3D2MK3D can accomplish the same thing for 3D movies so try looking into that. I am fluent in Japanese and can read the language no problem.
So I think this comes down to the fact that I do not believe that you truly know what this product is or what it’s intended for I mean you’re opening statement you called this product a 3-D camera and that’s not entirely what it’s trying to be although it is one of its functions. Xreal glasses can be connected to a device called beam and it essentially allows you to turn those glasses into a media center and be able to use a lot of apps in the Google play store without needing to connect your glasses to a phone or other device thus making it “standalone” and this is the pro version that is meant to do basically the same thing so all of its main functions are going to be in those glasses even the OS is specifically meant for the glasses. I agree that it sounds like sharing videos and photos to other devices sounds like a pain, but I’m not sure how you can give this review when you clearly don’t know what it’s for. This is you trying to review this product as a 3D camera and not as a media center device for a separate product all together, no wonder it’s going to fall short.
So the primary use for the previous screenless Beam device was to give the XREAL glasses 3Dof body-anchor tracking so the screen doesn't move annoyingly with every movement of your head. This screen version of the Beam serves that same primary purpose, but also adds the 3D camera feature (to compete with the insultingly overpriced AVP "spatial video" scam), so I guess I am not at all surprised that it doesn't work efficiently as a standalone 3D camera. Even if you had the XREAL glasses to pair with this device, I find all of the different smart-glasses annoying because they all share this "bird-bath" prism optics that limits the field of view to 50 degrees, whereas I am typing this in my Quest 3 headset that has a FOV of 110 degrees (what little FOV there is has beautiful OLED color, but its like watching a TV 15 ft away).
I was just doing a first impressions of it as a stand-alone camera. There’s a lot of people that are interested in buying it just for that. But I’ll follow up with a full review including the glasses
This is EPIC lol. Yeah man, although this looks like a phone and you referred to it as a phone and camera a few times...you are right to hesitate to call this a phone lol. It's not a phone. The point of it isn't to function as a 3D camera. The first screen saying connect Xreal AR Glasses should've gave it away. Even Xreals own marketing says "It's not a smartphone but it does run Android". You can't review a product then call it garbage when you only have half the setup and you try to use it for everything EXCEPT what it's supposed to be used for. Plus you don't have a US version and complain about it working exactly how it's supposed to for the Chinese market. Please don't do reviews on anything you aren't familiar with again. Save yourself. I would say take this down but once mid July hits and these are on the US/UK market, the views are going to skyrocket. It's going to be really bad if you didn't try to put a micro SD card in it and move files that way after this rave review. I hope you knew it had an SD slot..... Looks like your channel is focused on 3D stuff but you set yourself up for this disappointment. It's cool that you got your hands on it so early though. Kudos. I assume this is a Chinese region only unit since they aren't released in the states yet so I expected bugs but complaining about the Chinese focused interface, file transfers, and it being incredibly hard to use outside the Xreal product line is wild. It legit isn't supposed to lol. It's not a US product (yet) and nearly no one is buying this as a dedicated 3D capture device to send files to 3D viewing devices. If anything, the 3D camera is a nice add on to what ultimately is an entertainment streaming box for AR Glasses. 99% of the people that buy this will only use the camera a hand full of times to see what it looks like with the glasses and never use it again. I legit care nothing about these cameras but placed my pre-order because I want a decent spacial/visual experience with my AR glasses.
This video was just an unboxing and first impressions. I have been hoping for a good portable, affordable 3D camera to release for a couple years now. I tried it out a was let down by both the photo image quality and the software/hardware issues I mentioned. XREAL has acknowledged it’s got issues and they are working on fixing them before the global release. Totally get that the main use case isn’t what i focused on in this video, but there is a sizable group of people interested in getting this for the same reason as me. I was planning to and probably still will do a more comprehensive follow up video that actually reviews it more thoroughly. I know it has an SD card slot but that really isn’t ideal for quickly getting files transferred. I was very puzzled as to why the device doesn’t show up to view and transfer files when connected to windows laptops. Never experienced that before with this type of device
Yeah usually an android device will prompt you for USB actions when connected to another device but maybe the Chinese devices are different. I shoot a lot of 4k and raw photos and still rather pull them from the card rather than device. Fast cards and fast reader, I can do 50gb in a few minutes. Hopefully XREAL sends you some glasses so you can fully review it but don’t get your hopes up. I’m certain the cameras are there more for marketing than function. Still probably tuned specifically for the glasses but nothing to wow anyone. If you do get the glasses, the follow up video will do well especially since no one has any real content on the 2 together yet. Just gotta address the elephant of this video lol. Overall. For $200 ($150 for old beam owners) this is a lot of usefulness…if you use the glasses. I just paid $200 for essentially a neckband with a cable that can stream videos for 2 hours.
Its very easy to get the photos on and off the phone when you know how to, you clearly don't know how to. You could turn the Beam Pro into a portable FTP server that can easily connect to any device that runs any FTP client to drag and drop any file on and off the device
Doesn't it have a 3D screen? What a scam, after spending money on it, do you have to buy xreal glasses to see the content? have they gone crazy? And do they record 3D video (NOT spatial video) in 4K resolution? There were already mobile phones 15 years ago that recorded 3D in 1080p and 3D video cameras... it seems like 10 years have passed and they are still selling us the same shitty products?
Thats what bothers me the most. They are using the term "spatial" and hyping this up, but it feels like exactly like you say. It feels like you could have found a mobile camera that takes 3D photos pretty much at this quality more than 10 years ago. This is not the future. Its not even caught up with what modern 3D and spatial photos and videos should really be
It's an accessory to the glasses. 10 years ago there was a phone with stereo 720p video at 15-24 fps. That was the high end limit of the SoC at that time in phones. This does not have a high end processor for stereo 4k video recording, because the glasses are 1080p, the cameras and lenses are also smartphone grade, so even if it would have the latest and greatest processor it would just make the file sizes big with no real advantages. It is just a more advanced xreal beam, that has cameras and a screen so it can be operated without the glasses, but that doesn't make it a standalone device. It's just like airpods or a smartwatch. Hopefully it will have a smooth 1080p/60 stereo video capture with the final software update, because I don't expect it to have long support.
Don’t watch this video. So dumb. He won’t even use this device with glasses, which is what it was made to be used with. I’d rather spend my time eating dirt.
What a poor review. You may aswell review how well it makes a cup of tea, this is not a kettle, this is also NOT a 3D camera, this is a device that happens to have that capability but that is like saying it is a spirit level because there's a spirit level app on the app store. Absolutely wasted my time with this video
As a Xreal user (Well technically Nreal when i bought it), I didnt expect anything from the software. Xreal has the worst software, and they dont care. I cant even use it anymore with my current phone, and windows software is in beta for like.. Forever... Maybe some developers as XDA can do miracles to the phone/camera ?
terrible review, cant believe a guy reviewing a product cant even google what it is, he doesnt know what the thing is it is not a 3d camera periot its an add-on for ar glasses god zero professional really just delete this video terrible terrible
Mr who the hell cares about the camera sorry for saying that but nobody cares that nobody gonna change their phone for thos, software is what everybody cares.
It’s not a review. And shouldn’t be completely useless. I literally opened it up, went out to take pictures and try it out. Experienced a bunch of issues in the process and on top of that the photo and video quality wasn’t great. Of course it’s missing the glasses aspect, but a some parts of the experience I had are going to apply to anyone who buys this product.
On Acer's page for their 3D camera they have a downloadable gallery that has 3 short clips and 15 images. Unfortunately they didn't do half-width for any of them, so I converted them. 🙃 ua-cam.com/video/40mj5mk2h74/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
@@josh_3D I think their sample gallery looks okay at 100%, but the details are a bit mushy-looking as soon as you start to zoom in (including outdoor pictures). 🥲 I guess we can't expect much from a new 3D camera that costs $550 while good point & shoot cameras go for $1000+.
@@SquirrelHybrid This Beam Pro is also only $170 (the China Release Version), so for the price I think it could be a good intro 3d camera. Also keep in mind that this device is basically a phone and used with AR glasses as well. Since the Beam Pro has 2x 50 megapixel cameras, I think the focus could probably be adjusted to get better quality background, but we will see once more people get their hands on it.
Thanks! I will do a more comprehensive review when the global version arrives. But I can already say it isn’t as bad as I originally thought. I’m also planning to review the QooCam EGO and spatial labs camera when it releases
Hey Josh, thank you for the first impression! Though we have yet to release the non-China version globally as of now, but we've taken your feedback as per your post on X and communicated them to our engineers to improve the experience in general. Stay tuned for the announcement on the 18th of June at AWE! We will be sending you a Beam Pro so that you can do a first impression and hopefully a review once we get it to you!
Send him some glasses too! A review of the beam without AR glasses seems rather pointless.
Thanks for watching and taking the feedback. I was planning on doing a full review of the camera as a standalone device for people interested in it just as a 3D camera, but I’ll make at least one video including the glasses, maybe a first impressions + full review follow up
When does the US version release??
@@anaheedjones7416 Keep your eyes peeled for June 18th!
@@anaheedjones7416US/EU announcement isn’t until the 18th, after then we should learn a timeline for non Chinese markets
Wait a minute. This item is an accessory to Xreal glasses. And he didn’t try it with Xreal glasses. How do you give a review on something where half of the product is missing? These are the types of reviews that truly need to be pulled from UA-cam. What a waste of everyone’s time.
He probably doesn't have a clue what xreal is 😂😂😂
My thoughts exactly 😂
Exactly
Thanks for saving my time this was the first video that popped up I'll go look for another video instead
Exactly
I think its best for you to try it with the Xreal glasses to get the holistic review.
It seems profoundly silly to review it without a pair.
Dude... The "problem's" u mentioned don't exist when u have the glasses they are made for 😂 getting this as a standalone device is a wild move
They…sell it as a standalone device.
And they say it can be used with other devices.
You’re pretty wild, yourself. 😅
Thank god I came across this video AFTER I gotten hold of Beam Pro for about a week now. Given that this is your first impressions video, the beam pro is NOT as trashy as you claim. Sure there are few bugs and some android apps crashed or refused to run because beam pro is not a phone, it is more like an android TV box. I don’t understand Chinese too, but manage to use Chrome, Kodi, UA-cam alternatives and retro gaming emulators to work perfectly. Comparing to original Beam, Beam Pro is way better and streamlined my workflow. It’s like carrying a smart-tv with me everywhere I go. For productivity tasks, I would just connect the glasses directly to my MacBook Pro. Beam Pro is a major upgrade from Beam hardware wise and introduces more potentials. NebulaOS is cleaner, however limits 2 apps running side by side which I home XREAL will allow more under body anchor mode like the previous version of Nebula. The Player app needs fixing as the UI input works intermittently, but the 3D videos playback is smooth like butter. Overall, there are lotsa of potential with Beam Pro. For non-China users looking to get one now, you may hold your purchase as Beam Pro require registration with China mobile number, wait for the international version instead.
can you do a video, because i really liked the beam but for what it is... an android tv, but was lacking power and battery life.
Thanks for the summary. I'll be getting a US version when they start to ship. The original Beam was cool but very limited in functions. I have the Viture Neckband for my Air 2 Pros which is very nice but limited on a couple features because I'm mixing hardware. I was about to pledge for the Rocked Station 2 when I did a quick google to see if I could find info on the Beam 2 and saw the Beam Pro had a product page now. If it has decent battery life, I'm more than excited for it. Thats all I need. A clean spacial UI, traditional Play Store, and enough battery to use on a 4-5 hour flight.
Have you heard anything about Acer spatiallabs eyes camera or Calf visinse 3d? I'm interested in your opinion.
Hey Josh, thanks for the video, but can you record your next video with the Beam Pro in spatial mode?
I was thinking of doing that!
I think what you shared is intended from this device since its the chinese version probably that you got. The global version hasnt been announced yet. I’m waiting for 18th June for global version announcement and learn its features.
However, I’m really curious to know how did you even buy it outside china ?? Within china also its on pre-order right now and will be available after 18 June. And global version will only be announced on 18 June so dont know when it will be available globally. How did you buy it and receive it so early ?
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Thanks so much, saved me from a headache
So it's 1080/60 full SBS? Seems better to go the way of QooCam Ego to get those same specs, plus SD card and better still image quality.
Rest assured, we're working on optimizing the Beam Pro for a greater experience! Stay tune for June 18 at AWE!
Thank you for the review. At first it looked like we had another 3-D camera option, but, nope. Now, howzabout that Qoocam Ego review? 😁
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Yes, we are surprised that you haven't reviewed the somewhat strange $300 KanDao QooCam EGO that produces far better 4K 3D photos/videos than your iPhone 15 Pro. The only problem I have noticed with the QooCam is that the battery runs out ridiculously fast, but you can pop in an extra battery.
@@stephenbard1590 Alright you have both officially convinced me. I'm gonna take a look and see if I can order one now
@@josh_3D yay!!! 🙏🏻❤️
Great video, thanks for the info
What do you think of the Acer SpatialLabls Eyes 3D Camera
Will it work with the Nubia /Lumepad
@@rogerburley5000 I downloaded the sample pictures and videos from the website and was able to view them on the original Lume Pad and Nubia Pad 3D, so it should work! I think it seems promising. I've got my hopes up for that one too!
Thanks I hope you do a review when it comes out
@@josh_3DI down loaded the samples, the photos worked on the Nubia Pad 3D and Lumepad 1, the videos worked on the Nubia Pad 3D,but on the Lumepad 1 got the error Codec not supported :H. 264 AVC, can you check with you Lumepad 1
Hi I downloaded the samples, the Lumepad 1 and the Nubia pad 3d show the pictures, the videos play on the Nubia Pad 3D ok but on the Lumepad 1 it reports an error of needing a Codec H 264 AVC.
Can you see if the videos play in Leiaplayer on your Lumepad 1
There is an app from the Lumepad 1 Appstore that the videos do play on it is MPV 3D
Also Lumepad 1 Appstore home page does not show any content, have reported it to support
If you want an exceptional camera phone, go with Samsung or iPhone. With that said, this wasn't meant to be an exceptional camera phone; it was designed to be a companion device to the Xreal glasses. Again, it's not meant to take high-detailed photographs nor high-quality videos. Again, get the iPhone or Samsung S24 Ultra for that. This phone wasn't focusing on any of that; it's not what it was made for, just as you have gaming phones made by ROG and Red Magic that were specifically designed and built for gaming, prioritizing gaming, not high-detailed photographs. Cameras are there on those phones but only for convenience.
@@Darkwormhole777 it’s a 3D camera, which is rare. So I was hoping this could be the most affordable highest quality 3D camera out there. With XREAL glasses you can view photos and videos in 3D, not just flat floating in the air. That is what is special about it
I have Xreal glasses and Beam - both garbage. The 3D function on the glasses just stopped working after a week. I also have Rokid glasses - much better experience. In fact, the Rokid glasses work better with the Beam than the Xreal glasses. Lol. Have you tried the Qoocam Ego? I find it excellent at the price point. I live in Australia and exchange videos with a friend in US who also has an Ego. We are both very pleased with the results. I find the Quest 3 best for viewing 3d content. Though, I prefer the OLED screens on the Rokid. We can't get the Apple Vision Pro in Australia. I imagine it must be amazing.
Qoocam Ego suxx. shaky and useless.
Interesting review even when you're not using the glasses with the device....
Are you not able to connect a USB-c flash drive or SD card to the Beam Pro to offload the files or maybe try checking XDA if someone was able to root the device for more open uses?
I'm interested the device as a media consumption device but by the sound of it I'd probably be easier to buy a cheap real phone that support the XReal glasses...
The dual 3D camera is jus a gimmick IMO
Were you able to get the background clearer messing around with the focus/auto focus? It's a pair of dual 50 megapixel cameras so it's surprising if the picture quality cannot be focused better with the hardware it has.
So far not much luck😅 Maybe a tad bit better when I am extra careful to remain absolutely motionless when taking photos until the capture finishes. I focus more on the results I’m seeing rather than what it is on paper
50 megapixel is still phone-cameras... don't expect 50 mp of detail. Most '50 megapixel' cameras in phones are lucky to resolve to 16mp these days.
Then the 6.5 megapixels on the vision pro must be really bad!
Thanks for taking the bullet for us all
This is supposed to be a companion for the xreal glasses but you are reviewing it on its own. No wonder you are only looking at it as a 3D camera when its really not its main function
Apple's WWDC24 announcement of the upcoming VisionOS2 and the on-device Apple Intelligence (AI, get it, lol) has sparked excitement. It makes me hopeful that Apple will unveil the new iPhone 16 with a true spatial stereo baseline camera system.
This is exactly the video im looking for...thank you so much for making this..im thinking of purchasing this as a stand alone 3d camera..now i got to know it is useless for me...i need a budget friendly spatial camera...
Check my more recent video. It got better with updates and most of the problems I had are gone. Still wish it took even higher resolution photo and video but it’s enough, especially for the convenience.
Could you tell me if you can connect the Xreal Beam Pro to an external display? If so, does it mirror the screen or display spatial mode? Also, do you have the ability to test it using a touch screen monitor?
you can connect Xreal Glasses to anything that have usbc display port , it will mirror or extend your screen ( yes you can use it with touchscreen ) , for spatial display you have to use either Nebula for android - Nebula for Mac OS or windows or Xbeam , also Beam pro is supposed to do the same thing ,
@@fadhlounmohamed2536 I'm sorry, I misspoke. I meant to ask what happenes when you connect the Beam Pro to an external display, specifically to a touch screen monitor.
No shade... you seem like a smart guy. But this product is an accessory to the Xreal glasses. It is not intended to be a solo product. This is like buying a Samsung galaxy watch band, without having a galaxy watch. Then trying to force the band onto an apple watch or Casio watch. It wasn't made for the way you are trying to use it. So the review is pretty much null and void. Do one with the glasses and im sure it will be a better experience. 👍🏾
@@kilodelta5562 you are right. I made a new video and it is a better experience, not just because of the combination but because they actually fixed most of the problems I had with the beam pro as a standalone device with software updates too
@josh_3D Excellent job my friend 😃👍🏾
This is what xreal does. Lots of promises but nothing works as advertised. Theyve left their early adopters all along the way. Not even a working windows app for their glases. "That one guy" doing their software probably quit years ago. Now they just Launch "proof of concepts' with no intention of ever completing the promised features issues wont be fixed. But theyll buy you with nice presents to sell products. Good on you keeping this one honest. Keep it up! ❤️
Thanks for the honest review. looking forward to your review of the US or UK version - I have the XREAL glasses and they are pretty good for their compact size - worth checking out to review 3d content :-)
Yes I definitely want to try it with the glasses and will do a full review if I get the chance. This video was based on my first 30 min with the device. I think it’s a bit better than I thought, but I still wish the 3D camera was one or two levels up from what it is.
@@josh_3D Yes, hoping for something better than the iPhone15 pro max for 3D photos and videos although I am enjoying it with the 3D screen protector that you very kindly sent!
Hi, did you update to the latest version?
They show now, it's comes with Google play store
I updated it, but mine is the China version so it still doesn’t show up. The photo capture became much more instantaneous with the update though! That takes care of one of the biggest issues I had with it
All so what do you think of the Acer SpatialLabs View Pro 4K 3D
I haven't ever seen it in person, but I think it should use similar if not the exact same technology for the display as the Spatial Labs laptops, which have the best quality glasses free 3D right now of all the Leia display products. I am interested in seeing what releases in 2025. I think there may be some new things on the way by that time. Hard to know for sure though. I think the model you are mentioning is the older more portable one, and there is a newer one here that may not be available yet www.acer.com/us-en/monitors/spatiallabs/acer-spatiallabs-view-pro-27
Yes I am waiting to see what is happening, the last purchase was alot of cash, so I want to be certain before I get the display device
Thanks for the review, I was really lookign forward to this product as I own a pair of Xreal Air 2 glasses (which I really like). I didn't get the first gen Beam as aparently it sucked but now I'm less excited about this product as well 🥲 I wonder how much it will cost in Europe ( and if the software is improved before it's launched). I guess it's still going to be a much better option than the old Beam if the price is reasonable.
If you could upload some sample pics/wideos coming from this device that would be great! Cheers!
I'll try to upload some sample photos and videos, for sure to this channel: ua-cam.com/video/IV5Dk19U8Ko/v-deo.html Lets wait and see what they say during the official release. Sounds like there will be some improvements. And this was just a video on my first impressions. I'll do a full review at a later date.
Our engineers are working on improving the overall spatial experience as we speak! Pricing wise? Stay tuned!
Thanks for the video. Of course the 3D recording feature is important. However, as an owner of the xreal pro glasses and the original beam, I am much more interested in the possibility to upload content on am SD card and to access the Internet with the upcoming 5G option off the beam pro. Currently I have to use a separate portable TPlink SIM WiFi router with micro SD slot to get those functions.
@@axelsteinhage1924 tether to your phone is not an option? The original beam + Xreal2 is a killer media-on-the-go combo for me that way. Yes, the original beam is a clunky low-powered device, but it plays netflix, prime and disney so that's mostly my stuff and family stuff covered.
Omg the face of this is zooo cuuuutteee
This is not a 3d camera (yes it is but it’s not proposed to be only that), it’s not a stand alone product, it’s a process unit developed to use with the xreal glasses. You can use it a a tablet to manage some apps but it’s true potential appears when you plug the glasses and can have all those spacial computer features, other wise it’s an average device that can’t make phone calls. It’s still a new product but you can install all google play apps and services just like on the regular beam, despite it runs nebula os it’s still an Android 14 mod, so you can bring your own apps meanwhile developers bring new optimized ones on this. By the way I think that it can display 2D versions of photos and videos when you watch on the device screen just like 3D phones used to did a decade a go
The 2D display on it is totally fine. I just am not so happy with the quality of the 3D photos and videos. The way I see it is if the photos and videos don't turn out that great on anything else, they aren't going to be amazing on the the XREAL glasses either, which is too bad. They could have done better and I hope they release a second version next year with higher quality cameras.
Can you please share database of specs on this phone using app HW device info?
I skipped Beam because it used cheap Chinese set top box specs
"No displayport input" is the major big bummer and me not to purchase it.
There is displayport input, it's the USBC ports. Most use of displayport these days is over USBC.
Hi, do you have to air 2 pro to test with? Does it needed a china number to activate?
This non global version does require a China number
You should just use the micro SD card reader to transfer photos and videos from the beam to PC.
As others have mentioned, you bought the China release so it's not going to work with certain international apps like google.
I just wish it could do a direct transfer with a cable. I haven't encountered a device like it in years that can't. Even the Coolpad smartphones I got from China can do that. I'll continue to mess around with it to see if I can get it to work though. Its only been a few days, and this video was just an unboxing and initial impressions video
@@josh_3D look in the beam pro Android settings. There should be an option to set it you want the connection to be in data transfer or charging mode when plugged into a PC.
@@Katsuyamakithat is good to know! If so it would make a big difference
This is an adapter for your xreal ar glasses, so you can charge it, have bigger screen and play on your Nintendo switch and other devices.
First unboxing of a device, continues to only talk about the camera that most Xreal users will not care about that much :). Don't get me wrong, I get your channel and content, and that's good. I'm kinda relieved that all the negative things you mentioned are probably not issues for people using it as a media device for the Xreal glasses. But... we will see. "Estimated to start delivery in mid-July" for the EU version.
You are doing an amazing job with this channel. 3D products Especially need knowledgeable impressions before they are bought. Thank you for being our eyes.
If I could offer any suggestions, it would be on the production of the videos. Using an external mic (lav or boom) and shooting your talking sections with a more interesting background might add even more to the impression that you are authority on the subject. You obviously know your stuff.
Do you happen to know the name of the style of "microlenses" they are using for the 4K TV you reviewed? You mentioned it was able to share it's 3D effect to aprox 9 different people at the same time which is unusual. I'd love to know what it's called so I can seek out other tech using that technique.
Thanks for the suggestions! I may not be able to implement it all at once, but I am trying to steadily move towards higher production quality over time. About the TV I'm really not sure what the name of it is. If you reach out to Zhou fenghua from Proma he could probably tell you. It is a multiview TV and I think it has around nine horizontal viewing zones as you move from one side to the other. But more than one person can probably reasonably share a single zone especially depending on the seating arrangement, so I don't think its strictly limited to nine people.
I would definitely buy a phone like this if it has stock Android experience
does this guy not know this is for use with the xreal glasses.......for god's sake do your research mate.....
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i just wonder why did you buy the beam pro when you do not have a xreal glass?????
I am all about introducing the latest 3D technology and devices. One of the most important parts of that is capturing photos and videos to view in a more immersive way on 3D displays and AR, VR. I wanted to see if this could hold its own as a standalone 3D camera. Because there are so few of those out there. It could be a great affordable option.
Damn it Xreal shooting themselves in the foot again with the software.
Fortunately they have said they are working to improve things before the global release
My man, where is xreal glasses?
Dearching cpver on sli for this beam pro
Well so far your batting average of good stuff is pretty high. This is really the biggest fail thus far. Any word on the NUMBIA 3D II release date? Your 3D screen for my iPAD PRO MAX works great for capturing 3D video and photos - and displaying them. I use to be able to convert 3D movies from BLURAY to a file format so i could view them on the Lumepad and my Apple Vision Pro - but my software - DVDFAB - now is unable to do this. Do you have a method for doing this? By the way what are you doing in Japan and how well do you speak and read the language?
Lumepad is garbage with an old SoC.
🤣🤣🤣
3D is meant for OLED panels.
Yes, I was hoping this one would be great, but it doesn't seem like it so far. Rumor has it that Nubia Pad 3D II releases late July! I've seen multiple people online say that a combination of MakeMKV and BD3D2MK3D can accomplish the same thing for 3D movies so try looking into that. I am fluent in Japanese and can read the language no problem.
What the hell is he talking about I have to be missing something that is literally an accessory to the glasses
So I think this comes down to the fact that I do not believe that you truly know what this product is or what it’s intended for I mean you’re opening statement you called this product a 3-D camera and that’s not entirely what it’s trying to be although it is one of its functions. Xreal glasses can be connected to a device called beam and it essentially allows you to turn those glasses into a media center and be able to use a lot of apps in the Google play store without needing to connect your glasses to a phone or other device thus making it “standalone” and this is the pro version that is meant to do basically the same thing so all of its main functions are going to be in those glasses even the OS is specifically meant for the glasses. I agree that it sounds like sharing videos and photos to other devices sounds like a pain, but I’m not sure how you can give this review when you clearly don’t know what it’s for. This is you trying to review this product as a 3D camera and not as a media center device for a separate product all together, no wonder it’s going to fall short.
So the primary use for the previous screenless Beam device was to give the XREAL glasses 3Dof body-anchor tracking so the screen doesn't move annoyingly with every movement of your head. This screen version of the Beam serves that same primary purpose, but also adds the 3D camera feature (to compete with the insultingly overpriced AVP "spatial video" scam), so I guess I am not at all surprised that it doesn't work efficiently as a standalone 3D camera. Even if you had the XREAL glasses to pair with this device, I find all of the different smart-glasses annoying because they all share this "bird-bath" prism optics that limits the field of view to 50 degrees, whereas I am typing this in my Quest 3 headset that has a FOV of 110 degrees (what little FOV there is has beautiful OLED color, but its like watching a TV 15 ft away).
Not a good review if you don't have ar glasses.
I was just doing a first impressions of it as a stand-alone camera. There’s a lot of people that are interested in buying it just for that. But I’ll follow up with a full review including the glasses
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This is EPIC lol. Yeah man, although this looks like a phone and you referred to it as a phone and camera a few times...you are right to hesitate to call this a phone lol. It's not a phone. The point of it isn't to function as a 3D camera. The first screen saying connect Xreal AR Glasses should've gave it away. Even Xreals own marketing says "It's not a smartphone but it does run Android". You can't review a product then call it garbage when you only have half the setup and you try to use it for everything EXCEPT what it's supposed to be used for. Plus you don't have a US version and complain about it working exactly how it's supposed to for the Chinese market. Please don't do reviews on anything you aren't familiar with again. Save yourself. I would say take this down but once mid July hits and these are on the US/UK market, the views are going to skyrocket. It's going to be really bad if you didn't try to put a micro SD card in it and move files that way after this rave review. I hope you knew it had an SD slot.....
Looks like your channel is focused on 3D stuff but you set yourself up for this disappointment. It's cool that you got your hands on it so early though. Kudos. I assume this is a Chinese region only unit since they aren't released in the states yet so I expected bugs but complaining about the Chinese focused interface, file transfers, and it being incredibly hard to use outside the Xreal product line is wild. It legit isn't supposed to lol. It's not a US product (yet) and nearly no one is buying this as a dedicated 3D capture device to send files to 3D viewing devices. If anything, the 3D camera is a nice add on to what ultimately is an entertainment streaming box for AR Glasses. 99% of the people that buy this will only use the camera a hand full of times to see what it looks like with the glasses and never use it again. I legit care nothing about these cameras but placed my pre-order because I want a decent spacial/visual experience with my AR glasses.
This video was just an unboxing and first impressions. I have been hoping for a good portable, affordable 3D camera to release for a couple years now. I tried it out a was let down by both the photo image quality and the software/hardware issues I mentioned. XREAL has acknowledged it’s got issues and they are working on fixing them before the global release. Totally get that the main use case isn’t what i focused on in this video, but there is a sizable group of people interested in getting this for the same reason as me. I was planning to and probably still will do a more comprehensive follow up video that actually reviews it more thoroughly. I know it has an SD card slot but that really isn’t ideal for quickly getting files transferred. I was very puzzled as to why the device doesn’t show up to view and transfer files when connected to windows laptops. Never experienced that before with this type of device
Yeah usually an android device will prompt you for USB actions when connected to another device but maybe the Chinese devices are different. I shoot a lot of 4k and raw photos and still rather pull them from the card rather than device. Fast cards and fast reader, I can do 50gb in a few minutes. Hopefully XREAL sends you some glasses so you can fully review it but don’t get your hopes up. I’m certain the cameras are there more for marketing than function. Still probably tuned specifically for the glasses but nothing to wow anyone. If you do get the glasses, the follow up video will do well especially since no one has any real content on the 2 together yet. Just gotta address the elephant of this video lol. Overall. For $200 ($150 for old beam owners) this is a lot of usefulness…if you use the glasses. I just paid $200 for essentially a neckband with a cable that can stream videos for 2 hours.
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Its very easy to get the photos on and off the phone when you know how to, you clearly don't know how to.
You could turn the Beam Pro into a portable FTP server that can easily connect to any device that runs any FTP client to drag and drop any file on and off the device
try to copy to external sd card
I thought this was gonna be an upgrade to the original beam. Not just a camera with streaming apps from Android. I'll make sure to pass on that. 🙄
Future you here. You bought it.
Again?! 😫
Software is Xreal's weak point. I expect several firmware updates to even make it usable
Yes they say they are working hard to improve it by the time it ships globally
Dude. What are you doing..?? What the hell kind of review is this?
Doesn't it have a 3D screen? What a scam, after spending money on it, do you have to buy xreal glasses to see the content? have they gone crazy? And do they record 3D video (NOT spatial video) in 4K resolution? There were already mobile phones 15 years ago that recorded 3D in 1080p and 3D video cameras... it seems like 10 years have passed and they are still selling us the same shitty products?
Thats what bothers me the most. They are using the term "spatial" and hyping this up, but it feels like exactly like you say. It feels like you could have found a mobile camera that takes 3D photos pretty much at this quality more than 10 years ago. This is not the future. Its not even caught up with what modern 3D and spatial photos and videos should really be
It's an accessory to the glasses. 10 years ago there was a phone with stereo 720p video at 15-24 fps. That was the high end limit of the SoC at that time in phones. This does not have a high end processor for stereo 4k video recording, because the glasses are 1080p, the cameras and lenses are also smartphone grade, so even if it would have the latest and greatest processor it would just make the file sizes big with no real advantages. It is just a more advanced xreal beam, that has cameras and a screen so it can be operated without the glasses, but that doesn't make it a standalone device. It's just like airpods or a smartwatch. Hopefully it will have a smooth 1080p/60 stereo video capture with the final software update, because I don't expect it to have long support.
Don’t watch this video. So dumb. He won’t even use this device with glasses, which is what it was made to be used with. I’d rather spend my time eating dirt.
This video is dumb!!! This is an accessory to the glasses and its not the USA version...smh
What a poor review. You may aswell review how well it makes a cup of tea, this is not a kettle, this is also NOT a 3D camera, this is a device that happens to have that capability but that is like saying it is a spirit level because there's a spirit level app on the app store. Absolutely wasted my time with this video
As a Xreal user (Well technically Nreal when i bought it), I didnt expect anything from the software.
Xreal has the worst software, and they dont care.
I cant even use it anymore with my current phone, and windows software is in beta for like.. Forever...
Maybe some developers as XDA can do miracles to the phone/camera ?
terrible review, cant believe a guy reviewing a product cant even google what it is, he doesnt know what the thing is it is not a 3d camera periot its an add-on for ar glasses god zero professional really just delete this video terrible terrible
Mr who the hell cares about the camera sorry for saying that but nobody cares that nobody gonna change their phone for thos, software is what everybody cares.
Useless review without glasses
It’s not a review. And shouldn’t be completely useless. I literally opened it up, went out to take pictures and try it out. Experienced a bunch of issues in the process and on top of that the photo and video quality wasn’t great. Of course it’s missing the glasses aspect, but a some parts of the experience I had are going to apply to anyone who buys this product.
It'd be nice if the big camera companies would get into making 3D cameras. 🥲 I'm looking forward to the Acer camera though.
On Acer's page for their 3D camera they have a downloadable gallery that has 3 short clips and 15 images. Unfortunately they didn't do half-width for any of them, so I converted them. 🙃 ua-cam.com/video/40mj5mk2h74/v-deo.html&pp=gAQBiAQB
Me too. That is a day one purchase for sure
@@josh_3D I think their sample gallery looks okay at 100%, but the details are a bit mushy-looking as soon as you start to zoom in (including outdoor pictures). 🥲 I guess we can't expect much from a new 3D camera that costs $550 while good point & shoot cameras go for $1000+.
@@SquirrelHybrid This Beam Pro is also only $170 (the China Release Version), so for the price I think it could be a good intro 3d camera. Also keep in mind that this device is basically a phone and used with AR glasses as well. Since the Beam Pro has 2x 50 megapixel cameras, I think the focus could probably be adjusted to get better quality background, but we will see once more people get their hands on it.
Excellent review for the most wanted feature fir me personally! Would appreciate any review on 3rd party 3d cameras we have on the market now.
Thanks! I will do a more comprehensive review when the global version arrives. But I can already say it isn’t as bad as I originally thought. I’m also planning to review the QooCam EGO and spatial labs camera when it releases