Xreal Aura glasses bring Android to your face and are expected to be priced below $1,500.

      Xreal Aura aims to fit an entire XR headset into a pair of glasses.

      Xreal Aura is now closer to being available for consumers. The company has begun accepting reservations for the Xreal Aura, its smart glasses powered by Android XR and developed in collaboration with Google. Previously known as Project Aura, this device is poised to be a key early evaluation of Android XR beyond traditional headset hardware.

      Xreal promotes Aura as a compact spatial computing device in the form of glasses. It is more than just a basic pair of glasses that records or notifies you. Aura merges lightweight glasses with a separate compute puck, allowing the heavier processing and battery components to be situated away from your face.

      How it expands Gemini into a large virtual canvas

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      Aura operates on Android XR and integrates the Gemini experience. With user consent, Xreal claims Gemini can perceive your view as well as the surrounding environment and content on your screen. Users can control the glasses using voice commands and other interactive methods. The glasses include a 70-degree optical see-through display, electrochromic dimming, a world-facing sensor array, hand tracking, 6DoF tracking, and DP-in support for connectivity with a PC, laptop, or handheld console, enhancing its versatility.

      Internally, it features a dual-chip architecture. The compute puck utilizes Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Reality Elite platform, while the glasses have Xreal’s X1S spatial coprocessor for efficient spatial display and sensor management.

      What will it cost you?

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      The most surprising aspect is the pricing. Xreal asserts that the base model will be priced at no more than $1,500. However, this is still relatively expensive. It is lower than the launch price of Samsung’s Galaxy XR and significantly less than Apple Vision Pro. Reservations are currently open. A $99 reservation deposit will grant buyers a $199 launch credit, effectively giving them a $100 discount on the final price. Additionally, Xreal is offering a $299 Founder Pass for the first 2,000 customers, which includes numbered hardware and delivery on launch day.

      The anticipated launch is set for Fall 2026, although final pricing, configurations, and shipping details are expected to be revealed closer to the official release.

      Vikhyaat Vivek is a technology journalist and reviewer with seven years of experience covering consumer hardware.

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