XREAL AURA

Name: XREAL AURA
Brand: XREAL

XREAL AURA is a pair of AR glasses with a camera from XREAL. It starts at null in the United States (Final price not announced; XREAL says the base model will not exceed US$1,500 before tax. Reservations: $99 Launch Credit (worth $199), $199 Priority Deposit, $299 Founder Priority Pass (sold out). Deposits are refundable before final checkout.). XREAL AURA has been announced (16 June 2026) but is not on sale yet.

XREAL AURA, formerly Project Aura, is announced and not yet shipping. Built with Google for Android XR, it changes how XREAL glasses work: instead of mirroring a phone, the glasses tether to a compute puck running Android XR on a Snapdragon Reality Elite chip. XREAL has confirmed optical see-through lenses with a 70-degree field of view, 1920x1200 per eye, hand tracking from two world-facing cameras, a separate camera with a privacy LED, five-level electrochromic dimming and Gemini by voice. The puck also has a USB-C DisplayPort input, so a PC, laptop or handheld can still drive the glasses. Launch is planned for fall 2026, and the final price has not been announced.

Good fit

People who want Android XR apps and Gemini in glasses rather than a headset, and who are comfortable reserving before the final price and battery life are published.

Look elsewhere if

Skip it if you only want a screen for films or games: the XREAL 1S does that with no puck. For Android XR you can buy now, in headset form, see Galaxy XR.

Schematic drawn from published specifications, not to scale. Not the maker's artwork.

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Key facts

Published figures only. Where XREAL hasn't published a number, the row is left out rather than estimated.

Price	null (United States, Final price not announced; XREAL says the base model will not exceed US$1,500 before tax. Reservations: $99 Launch Credit (worth $199), $199 Priority Deposit, $299 Founder Priority Pass (sold out). Deposits are refundable before final checkout.); ¥30,000 (Japan, reservation pass only (not device price))^[1]
Type	AR glasses with a camera
Display	optical see-through, Sony micro-OLED, up to 120Hz refresh, 1920x1200 per eye, 70° field of view^[1]
Camera	high-resolution camera with privacy LED indicator, plus 2 world-facing tracking cameras for hand tracking (resolution not published)^[1]
Weight	91 g
Chip	X1S spatial co-processor (glasses) + Snapdragon Reality Elite (compute puck)
Storage	12GB/256GB or 16GB/512GB (puck)
Controls	hand tracking and voice (Gemini)
Prescription	XREAL says insertable prescription lenses are supported; details not published.^[1]
Frame styles	Size M (IPD 60-66mm) and Size L (IPD 66-72mm)

Where it is expected

XREAL has named Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom and United States for launch. It is not on sale yet; this page switches to prices and availability when it is.

Features, and where they work

Status shown for the United States. The count says in how many of the 0 sale countries we have an official source confirming the feature. "Not confirmed" means the maker hasn't said, not that it's missing.

Feature	In the United States	Confirmed countries
Android XR with Gemini	^[1]	0

confirmed · maker says not available · not confirmed · announced

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Limitations to know before you buy

No final price. XREAL says the base model will not exceed US$1,500 before tax. Reservations are deposits or launch credits, refundable before final checkout.
Battery hours are not published. XREAL gives the puck's 4,455 mAh capacity but no hours of use.
Phone requirements are not published. 9to5Google reports Android and iPhone support; XREAL hasn't stated either.
Launch countries conflict. The deposit page says US, UK, Korea and Japan first, with Europe shortly after; the AURA page lists EU countries; Engadget reports US, UK, Japan, Canada and South Korea.
Brightness and audio details are missing. XREAL has not published a nits figure or speaker specs.

Questions people ask

Is XREAL AURA a headset or glasses?

Glasses tethered to a compute puck. XREAL lists the glasses at 91 g; processing, battery and storage sit in the puck, offered with 12GB/256GB or 16GB/512GB.

Can AURA work as a plain monitor?

XREAL lists a USB-C DisplayPort input on the puck for a PC, laptop or handheld. How that mode behaves day to day isn't documented yet.

When does AURA ship?

XREAL says fall 2026. As of 2026-10-04 it had not shipped, and no exact date had been published.

Does the AURA camera have a recording light?

Yes. XREAL describes a high-resolution camera with a privacy LED indicator. Ask people before recording them, and follow venue rules on cameras.

How much does XREAL AURA cost?

null in the United States, ¥30,000 in Japan, per XREAL's list prices.

Can I get XREAL AURA with prescription lenses?

Yes. XREAL says insertable prescription lenses are supported; details not published.

Sources

XREAL AURA official page(xreal.com)

Last verified 4 October 2026 against the sources listed on this page.