Xreal has introduced Aura, its first AR glasses built on the Android XR platform. The device, previously known as Project Aura, was shown at AWE 2026 after several months of teasers. Xreal has now shared the core specs, but it is still keeping the biggest buyer question open: the exact price and sales date.
Aura runs on Android XR with Gemini integration and uses Qualcomm's new Snapdragon Reality Elite chip. Part of the spatial computing workload is handled by the Xreal X1S coprocessor, which helps process sensor data and feed the image to the transparent optical display system.
The glasses offer a 70-degree field of view and Sony Micro-OLED panels with a resolution of 1920 × 1200 pixels per eye. The refresh rate reaches 120 Hz. Xreal has also added electrochromic dimming for the lenses, so the wearer can darken them when digital content needs to stand out more clearly from the surroundings.
For control, Xreal is leaning heavily on hand tracking. Front-facing cameras provide six degrees of freedom, gesture recognition and spatial interaction with the interface. At the same time, Aura is not fully standalone: the main computing hardware sits in an external pack that houses the Snapdragon Reality Elite chip and a 4455 mAh battery.
The compute pack will be offered with configurations up to 16 GB of RAM and up to 512 GB of storage. Xreal is also preparing an ecosystem of apps, games and work tools, including Fallout: Factions, Demeo and Cubism. That lineup makes it clear the company wants Aura to be seen not just as a display for a phone or PC, but as a full XR platform.
Preorders are already open in the US, the UK and Japan. A $99 reservation will give buyers credit toward a future purchase, while the limited Founder Priority Pass costs $299. The base version of Aura will cost under $1500, but the final price has not been announced. Sales are expected in autumn 2026 in the US, Canada, Japan, South Korea and the UK, with other European markets to follow later.