VITURE Luma Ultra vs VITURE The Beast

VITURE built these two for different jobs. The Beast is the big-screen model: it has a native 32:9 UltraWide mode, and its Anchor, Smooth Follow and Side modes run on a spatial chip inside the frame. Luma Ultra is the Luma with cameras, a front RGB camera and two depth cameras that feed VITURE’s SpaceWalker app and its SDK.

Specs compared

Spec	VITURE Luma Ultra	VITURE The Beast
Price	$599	$549
Virtual screen	152 inches at 4 meters	174 inches at 4 meters; native 32:9 UltraWide
Field of view	52 degrees	58 degrees
Resolution	1200p	Up to 1200p; 1920 × 1200 per eye
Refresh rate	Up to 120Hz; 60, 90 or 120Hz in desktop SpaceWalker	Up to 120Hz; 60 or 120Hz in the desktop app
Peak brightness	Up to 1,500 nits	Up to 1,250 nits (perceived)
Contrast and color	Not published	At least 100,000:1; 108% sRGB
Head tracking	6DoF computed in the glasses, used on Pro Neckband and desktop SpaceWalker; 3DoF on phones	VisionPair 3DoF on a dedicated chip, no app needed; 6DoF planned
Cameras	Front RGB, two grayscale depth	None for capture; an RGB camera is listed for developers
Myopia	Dial to −4.0D	No dial; prescription insert frame in the box
Frame sizes	Regular only, 58–70mm	Regular 64.0 ± 6.0mm; Large 68.0 ± 6.0mm
Weight	Not published	88 g Regular; 90 g Large
Dimming	Electrochromic, 0.5–40%	Electrochromic, 0.5–40%; Auto Transparency
Speakers	HARMAN AudioEFX, 9 volume levels	HARMAN AudioEFX, 9 volume levels (16 per VITURE Academy)
Cable	1.2m USB-C to magnetic	1.2m USB-C to USB-C
Battery	None	None
Water resistance	Not published	Not published

The Beast’s picture is bigger, Ultra’s is brighter

At the 4-meter distance VITURE uses for both, The Beast fills 174 inches and 58 degrees of your view, against 152 inches and 52 degrees on Ultra, and it adds the 32:9 UltraWide mode for a double-width screen. VITURE Academy lists its panels at 1920 × 1200 per eye, with contrast of at least 100,000:1 and 108 percent of sRGB.

Ultra answers with brightness: VITURE rates it at up to 1,500 nits, while The Beast is rated at up to 1,250, a figure VITURE Academy describes as perceived. Resolution and refresh rate are a wash, at 1200p and up to 120Hz.

How each one tracks your head

The Beast’s VisionPair is 3DoF done in hardware. A dedicated spatial chip in the frame follows your head as it turns and tilts, so pinning the screen in place or letting it follow you works without an app, an adapter or a calibration step. VITURE lists 6DoF for The Beast as a future plan, not something you can switch on today.

Luma Ultra goes further, with conditions. Its chip works out 6DoF from the cameras, which means it also notices you moving through the room, so you can lean toward a pinned screen. That only reaches you through SpaceWalker or an app built on VITURE’s SDK, and on just two setups: the Pro Neckband, which also gets gestures, and SpaceWalker on a Mac or Windows PC, where gestures are promised later. Phones are left at 3DoF, Android in SpaceWalker and iPhone through Adapter Ultra or Mobile Dock Mini. VITURE says the glasses keep computing 6DoF regardless; the phone apps just don’t use it.

Ultra’s front RGB camera does nothing until you switch it on, and an indicator light shows when you do; by default, the depth cameras only feed 6DoF. VITURE doesn’t sell The Beast as a camera product, though a developer module lists an RGB camera for SDK work.

Fit, prescription and weight

If you’re nearsighted, this may settle it. Ultra has a built-in dial to −4.0D. The Beast has no diopter adjustment at all; a prescription insert frame comes in the box instead.

Ultra’s only frame is Regular, which fits an interpupillary distance between 58 and 70mm. The Beast comes in Regular (64.0 ± 6.0mm) and Large (68.0 ± 6.0mm) at the same price, and if you fall in both ranges, VITURE says to pick the size whose center is nearer your measurement. With either one, VITURE recommends a break after about 3 to 4 hours.

VITURE Academy lists The Beast at 88 grams in Regular and 90 in Large, in an aluminum-magnesium Jet Black frame, and its case adds 286 or 288 grams to your bag. Ultra’s weight isn’t published.

Plugging them in

Neither has a battery. Each takes video and power from the device it’s connected to, Ultra through a 1.2-meter USB-C to magnetic cable and The Beast through a 1.2-meter USB-C cable.

The Beast’s compatibility list is the more detailed. Handhelds connect directly, while a Switch or an HDMI source needs a dock or Adapter Ultra. iPhone 15, 16 and 17 and USB-C iPads work with the included cable, though full SpaceWalker on iOS needs Adapter Ultra, and Samsung DeX is supported. On a computer the 3DoF works natively; a Mac can only use The Beast as an extended display, and mirroring on Windows covers a single screen.

What they share

Both use Sony micro-OLED displays, HARMAN AudioEFX speakers with 9 volume levels (VITURE Academy says 16 for The Beast), and electrochromic film that runs from 0.5 to 40 percent light transmission. Ultra’s FAQ adds a one-click switch toward full blackout. The Beast can clear its lenses by itself when you look down, which VITURE calls Auto Transparency.

Price

On viture.com, Ultra sells for $599 and The Beast for $549 in either size, and both ship free in the US with 30-day returns. If you spot $399 on Ultra’s page, that’s another model’s price, not Ultra’s. VITURE adjusts its prices from time to time, so confirm both when you order.

If both cost more than you want to spend, VITURE Pro 2 sells for $299. And if you’re after a camera and an assistant in everyday glasses, neither of these does that job.