At $1,279, Google’s Xreal Aura will go head-to-head with Meta’s VR Glasses

<figure> <img alt="" data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Image: Google, XREAL" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/12/Aura_4_TAS_XR_-Nov-06-2025_113.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Two weeks ago, journalists in the San Francisco Bay Area got to try two hot new wearables that weigh only around 100 grams: the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/999517/meta-vr-glasses-connect-2026-hands-on">just-revealed Meta VR Glasses</a>, and the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/839392/project-aura-android-xr-software-headsets-ai-glasses">long-awaited transparent Google XR glasses</a> built in partnership with Xreal. It turns out they're going head-to-head. Xreal has just <a href="http://XREAL.com/aura">opened Aura pre-orders starting at $1,279</a>, $20 less than the Meta VR Glasses.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">That's for the Xreal Aura with 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage; there'll also be a 16GB / 512GB config for $1,499. (Xreal couldn't tell us whether the 16GB of RAM would be important for some apps by publish time.)</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Both the Google / Xreal Aura and Meta's VR Glasses let …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/1006207/google-xreal-aura-glasses-price-release-date-preorder">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>