XREAL Aura Glasses Open Orders at $1,099 With Mid-November Shipping
XREAL Aura glasses are open for orders at $1,099 through 2026, with US shipments starting mid-November. Specs, pricing and availability.
XREAL Aura glasses opened for orders on October 28 in the US, Canada and South Korea, with Japan following on November 2. Launch pricing starts at $1,099 for the 12GB and 256GB configuration through the end of 2026, $180 below the $1,279 preorder price. US shipments are expected to begin in mid-November.
The XREAL Aura is the first wired device built on Google's Android XR platform. The glasses weigh under 95 grams and offer a 70-degree field of view. Processing does not happen in the frame. A separate portable compute puck carries a Snapdragon Reality Elite chip, and it connects to the glasses by cable. Google's announcement lists these specifications as the core of the platform.
What the XREAL Aura glasses do
A USB-C connection lets a laptop mirror its display into the glasses, which turns one screen into a multi-monitor workspace. Gemini can read the surroundings and the content on screen, so it can answer questions about what the wearer is looking at. XREAL also highlights access to apps from Google Play, more than 150 experiences designed for XR, and 3D gaming.
The display uses a Sony Micro-OLED panel at 1920 by 1200 pixels per eye with a refresh rate of up to 120 Hz. The frame includes electrochromic dimming and audio tuned by Bose, according to the feature list XREAL publishes, which makes the glasses a media device as well as a monitor replacement.
The launch offer applies to both models in the lineup. The base model drops from $1,279 to $1,099, a $180 reduction. The 16GB and 512GB version falls from $1,499 to $1,299, a $200 reduction. Both prices hold through December.
| Configuration | Regular price | Launch price through December 2026 |
|---|---|---|
| 12GB RAM, 256GB storage | $1,279 | $1,099 |
| 16GB RAM, 512GB storage | $1,499 | $1,299 |
No price beyond the end of 2026 has been announced, so buyers who wait until 2027 have no confirmed figure yet. The discount is the main variable for anyone comparing the glasses with a laptop-based multi-screen setup.
Availability and trade-offs
US buyers can order from XREAL's website or from Best Buy, and XREAL says shipments will roll out on a rolling basis starting mid-November. Canada and South Korea share the same launch window, while Japan opens two days after the first wave of orders. A broader rollout is planned for 2027, so buyers outside the four launch markets will need to wait.
The two-part design is the main trade-off. Owners carry the puck along with the glasses, and the cable between them limits how freely the frame can be used. Meta's VR glasses are slated to arrive next spring, so the Aura is positioned as an early option in the display-glasses category before that competitor launch.
Why this matters
The XREAL Aura is the first Android XR glasses that consumers can buy, and its launch price sits below the $1,279 preorder level. Buyers who order before December gain the lowest entry point, while the post-December price remains unannounced.
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XREAL AURA: Wired XR glasses to watch, work, and play
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