The Android XR‑powered Xreal Aura smartglasses are now on sale, and anyone who orders before the year ends can secure a discounted launch price. Xreal first introduced the Aura at Google I/O earlier this year. The device is the first set of wired glasses to run on the XR operating system jointly developed by Google and Samsung, and it is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon Reality Elite processor.
Weighing less than 95 grams, the Aura looks like a slightly bulkier version of ordinary spectacles. Because the display and processing hardware are housed in a separate puck, the glasses must remain tethered to that external unit for power and compute. The puck also includes a trackpad and a fingerprint sensor.
Xreal markets the Aura as a versatile spatial‑computing wearable suitable for work, entertainment, gaming and AI‑assisted tasks. Google’s Gemini assistant is integrated into the OS, and the glasses come with access to about 150 native XR experiences in addition to the full catalog of Google Play apps.
Among the XR‑specific titles are the puzzle game Cubism and a virtual adaptation of the tabletop game Fallout: Factions. GameSir has collaborated with Xreal to create a gamepad tailored for the Aura, featuring a dedicated Gemini button that can summon Google’s chatbot without pausing gameplay. The company also announced a wireless portable keyboard, and users can connect a laptop or a PC gaming handheld via USB‑C. Connected peripherals appear within the spatial workspace alongside the glasses’ built‑in apps.
Technical specifications include a 70‑degree field of view, Micro‑OLED displays delivering 1200p resolution at 120 Hz, and open‑ear speakers tuned by Bose. The 12 GB + 256 GB model is priced at $1,099 through December, down from its regular $1,279 tag. The higher‑end 16 GB + 512 GB version is available for $1,299, reduced from $1,499, for the rest of 2026. Shipping is slated to begin in mid‑November.