XREAL’s first pair of Android XR glasses, XREAL Aura, finally have a price tag – $1,279.

XREAL makes glasses that aren’t a traditional VR headset, nor are they the smart glasses we’ve imagined for the future. They sit somewhere in between, with a display that sits atop a see-through lens so you can mix the display’s content with the real world around you, no cameras needed.

As we noted in a review of XREAL One Pro, though, the base experience of using the glasses to display content from a USB-C device like a laptop, phone, or handheld game console is a bit limited. Android XR’s promises are set to deliver a big upgrade to the experience, and that’s exactly what XREAL has been building.

XREAL Aura is effectively the same core idea, just with an included puck that has a battery, processing power, and Android XR. And it starts at $1,279, the company has today confirmed. The price of XREAL Aura was the missing puzzle piece for months, and it’s actually well below the company’s promise of “under $1,500.”

That’s for the base 12GB/256GB model, with an upgraded version costing a bit more:

• XREAL Aura 12GB/256GB: $1,279
• XREAL Aura 16GB/512GB: $1,499

There’s no charge for the medium or large size difference.

As far as actually putting in an order, XREAL says the initial delivery wave will arrive “before the holidays,” with a second wave presumably arriving sometime in early 2027. You have to purchase a $199 “Priority Deposit” to place a pre-order, with the cost going towards the price of your Aura glasses.

Pre-orders open later this month.

• Samsung reportedly confirms November launch for first Android XR glasses
• XREAL has set the perfect stage for Android XR
• Samsung’s first Android XR glasses with a color display may launch in late 2027

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