Project Aura splits Android XR across two processors

The glasses carry Xreal's X1S and drive the display. A tethered puck carries a Snapdragon, the battery and the rest of the platform.

By iDeviceAug 18, 1:07 PM CT3 min read

Ask about the XREAL Aura

Can I get prescription lenses? Yes, with a prescription insert. A separate prescription lens carrier, bought and fitted on top.
Do the lenses tint automatically? Yes, the lenses tint themselves. You darken them yourself, electronically. 5 tint levels.
How good is the camera? It has 3 rear cameras.
What does it cost? It costs $1279. That is the list price.
What kind of screen is it? It uses a micro-OLED waveguide. Light is piped through the lens, so the world stays visible behind it. There is one panel per eye.
Do I need a subscription? No, there is no subscription. This is not officially confirmed yet.
Does it work with my phone? It works with an Android phone only. There is no iPhone app.
How heavy is it? It weighs 91g.
Is it built for sport? Not officially stated.
Does it work without my phone? No, it needs your phone.
How big is the battery? The battery is 4455 mAh. It was measured on the compute puck.
What chip is inside? It runs on XREAL X1S.
Which AI assistant does it use? It uses Google Gemini.
What software does it run? It runs Android XR.
Does it do AR? Yes, it places things in the room around you. Content is anchored to the room around you.
How wide is the field of view? It covers 70 degrees. That is how much of your view the image fills.
Whose frames are they? The frames are designed in house. No outside eyewear brand is involved.
How many microphones? It has 4 microphones. They handle calls, voice control and recording.
Does it need a battery pack? Yes, it runs off a compute puck. A separate box on a cable does the work and holds the battery.
Does it have a screen? Yes, it has a screen.
Can I control it with gestures? Yes, you can control it with gestures.

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Xreal Project Aura runs Google's Android XR, and the computing is split across two chips in two places.

The X1S sits in the glasses. Xreal puts it 25% faster than the original X1 and tuned for multitasking.

The puck on the wire holds a battery, a Snapdragon chipset and everything else the Android XR experience needs.

Gemini comes with the platform rather than as an addition.

At Google I/O 2026 the demos ran immersive Google Maps and YouTube 180 and 360-degree video through Aura's OLED displays and a 70-degree field of view. One demo connected the glasses to a laptop over DisplayPort and extended the multimodal AI onto that laptop in three-dimensional AR space.

Autospatialization is Xreal's own name for the part that turns flatscreen games, images and video 3D on the fly.

The optics dim electrochromically and take prescription inserts.

Google supplied the platform and the assistant. Xreal supplied the silicon that drives the lenses.

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