XREAL launches AURA glasses with Android XR for $1,099

Oct 28, 2026
XREAL launches its AURA wired XR glasses with Android XR, Gemini and a separate compute puck. Orders are open in four markets, with shipping expected in mid November.

XREAL launches XREAL AURA, which it describes as the first wired XR glasses powered by Android XR, the company said in a press release. Developed with Google and Qualcomm, the glasses support Gemini, Google Play apps and more than 150 experiences made for XR.

AURA uses transparent optical see through lenses and weighs less than 95 grams. It has a 70 degree field of view, Sony Micro OLED displays with 1200p resolution at 120 Hz, Sound by Bose and the Snapdragon Reality Elite Platform. Its main compute hardware and battery sit in a separate puck, while USB-C mirroring connects laptops and compatible handheld gaming devices.

Orders are open in the United States, Canada, Japan and South Korea. The model with 12GB of memory and 256GB of storage costs $1,099 through December 2026, while the 16GB and 512GB version costs $1,299 during the same offer period. Shipping is expected to begin in mid November.

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