XREAL's Project Aura Smart Glasses Weigh Under 95g, Use Android XR
Project Aura shows a path to lightweight, long-wear smart glasses by offloading heavy components to an external pack, potentially making spatial computing more practical for everyday use.
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At Google I/O 2026, XREAL demonstrated Project Aura, its latest Android XR smart glasses. The device separates the main processing unit and battery into a wired pack, keeping the glasses under 95 grams. It uses a transparent microOLED display with a 70-degree field of view and supports finger gesture controls.
XREAL's Project Aura smart glasses, shown at Google I/O 2026, split the hardware into two pieces: the glasses themselves and a handheld pack connected by cable. The glasses side holds only the display, sensing components, and XREAL's low-latency X1S chip, while the Snapdragon processor and battery live in the pack. This design keeps the glasses under 95 grams, roughly six times lighter than a full-size XR headset, according to the company. The device uses a transparent microOLED display with a 70-degree field of view, the widest XREAL has produced, and supports finger gesture recognition similar to Apple Vision Pro. An electronic shade lets users adjust transparency in stages. The pack also doubles as a trackpad and includes a fingerprint sensor.
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