XREAL opens orders for $1,099 wired glasses with Gemini and virtual screens

Google and XREAL opened orders for Aura on October 28, 2026, offering transparent glasses that place apps and screens in the wearer’s view. Launch pricing starts at $1,099 in the U.S., Canada and South Korea. The Android XR device includes Gemini, but its lightweight design has a condition: a cable connects the glasses to a separate computer.

The computer stays off your face

Aura divides the hardware between two pieces. The glasses weigh under 95 grams, while a portable puck holds the battery and main processing hardware. That puck uses Qualcomm’s new Snapdragon Reality Elite platform. XREAL describes the arrangement as split computing: the display sits on your face, but the heavier computing components do not.

The lenses are transparent, letting wearers see their surroundings directly while digital content appears in front of them. Google and XREAL specify a 70-degree field of view. XREAL also lists Sony Micro-OLED displays with 1200p resolution at 120Hz, alongside Bose audio. These are the companies’ specifications, not independent measures of viewing comfort.

The puck is also an input device: its surface can serve as a trackpad. Users can pair a Bluetooth keyboard and mouse, while XREAL lists support for voice, hand and game-controller input. The system therefore offers several ways to navigate its windows rather than relying only on gestures.

Gemini reaches into the laptop window

Android XR lets wearers open several apps at once and arrange their windows around them. A browser, document and music app can occupy the same workspace. Aura also supports Wired Mirroring: connect a laptop through a USB-C cable that supports video output, and its screen becomes another movable, resizable window beside the Android apps.

Google says mirroring needs no software installation on the laptop. The connection brings the laptop’s display into the workspace; it does not require replacing its applications with Android versions. XREAL also supports mirroring from compatible handheld gaming devices, extending the same large-screen approach beyond office work.

Gemini is meant to work across that combined view. According to Google, it can help with material in Android apps and the mirrored laptop window, respond to questions about the wearer’s surroundings, and tidy up windows. Starting with the launch, users can share their view and ask Gemini to highlight something on-screen or in the room.

$1,09912GB memory / 256GB storage

XREAL’s launch release prices the entry configuration at $1,099. Google says launch pricing runs through the end of 2026.

$1,29916GB memory / 512GB storage

The higher-capacity configuration has a limited-time launch price of $1,299, according to XREAL.

A launch library, then November deliveries

Google says Aura supports millions of Google Play apps, including more than 150 made for extended reality, or XR—experiences that place digital content in the wearer’s surrounding space. The launch catalog mixes familiar flat-screen applications with films and games built around that spatial display.

• For watching, YouTube and Google TV offer immersive video and 3D movies. Launch additions include Nevatars, Galapagos: The Last Eden and the San Francisco Ballet’s Nutcracker.
• For gaming, Android titles can share space with other apps. New XR games include Fallout Factions and Project Hail Mary: Journey Among the Stars.
• For viewing on the move, window follow mode keeps an app centered, then shrinks it to the edge of vision while walking. Lenses can dim for entertainment and turn transparent when someone comes into view.

Orders are available through XREAL and, in the U.S., BestBuy.com. XREAL expects shipments to begin in mid-November, so opening orders does not mean immediate delivery. Google specifies that Aura is for users 18 and older.

Japan’s ordering date is less clear: Google lists November 2, while XREAL’s launch release says orders opened there on October 28. Buyers in that market face conflicting launch-day guidance from the two companies.