Xreal already made my favorite smart glasses, and its Aura specs take things to a whole new level with 2K screens and Android XR capabilities
Xreal Aura is what you’d get if Meta Ray-Bans and a Samsung Galaxy XR had a baby — and they’re incredible.
At the IFA 2026 event, I had the opportunity to test the Xreal Aura glasses, which are the result of merging Xreal One Pro and Samsung Galaxy XR technologies. These smart glasses, set for a Fall 2026 release, offer impressive features at a lightweight and comfortable form factor. Among their notable features are 2K see-through displays with a 70-degree field-of-view, which surpasses previous smart glasses, Bose-optimized speakers, a microphone for capturing speech, and cameras for hand-tracking and Circle to Search.
Notably, the glasses lack a battery or processing power, relying on an external compute puck and acting as a trackpad for cursor navigation. The Aura glasses can access the Google Play Store to download XR and flat apps, enjoy streaming service content on virtual screens, interact with Gemini for assistance, and run Google Docs.
They can be connected to various devices via a USB-C cable, allowing for the display of their screen as a window in real-time. While the specific release date and price remain unannounced, the official website suggests availability sometime in the Northern Hemisphere's fall (September to November) with a price under $1,500, potentially even below $1,000.
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