# Magic Leap 2 vs XREAL Aura

Canonical comparison page: https://www.arcompare.com/compare/magic-leap-2-vs-xreal-project-aura/
Specs updated: 2026-10-06 (the newer of the two products' update dates)
Source: AR Compare spec database (https://www.arcompare.com/data/). Unknown values are "—", never guessed.

## Specifications

| Spec | Magic Leap 2 | XREAL Aura |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | Contact manufacturer | — |
| Display type | Diffractive waveguide with dynamic dimming, binocular see-through | Sony Micro-OLED (binocular, see-through prismatic) |
| Resolution | 1440x1760 | 1920x1200 |
| Field of view (°) | 70 | 70 |
| Refresh rate (Hz) | 120 | 120 |
| Brightness (nits) | 2000 | — |
| HDR support | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Color support | Full color | Full color |
| Optics type | waveguide | X Prism |
| Dimming control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Transparency level | dynamic dimming (0-100%) | electrochromic dimming (5 levels, auto/manual) |
| Prescription support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Diopter range | Prescription inserts available | Prescription lenses confirmed (developer-program gated); details TBA |
| Weight (g) | 260 | — |
| Frame style | visor with headband | glasses |
| Color options | Black | Black |
| Foldable | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Battery life (hours) | 3.5 | — |
| Charging method | USB-C | USB-C (via compute puck) |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth 5.0, WiFi 6, WiFi 6E, USB-C | USB-C (tethered to compute puck), WiFi, Bluetooth |
| Tethered | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Compatible devices | Standalone | XREAL Compute Puck, Android |
| Processing type | on-device | external-puck |
| Operating system | Android AOSP-based (ML OS); OpenXR, Unity, Unreal support | Android XR |
| Chipset | Tethered Compute Pack (425 g): AMD quad-core Zen 2 x86, 16GB RAM, 256GB storage | XREAL X1S (glasses) + Qualcomm Snapdragon Reality Elite (puck) |
| Camera | 12.6MP (9×) | ✓ Yes (3×) |
| Microphones | 4 | 4 |
| Speakers | directional · spatial audio | open-ear · spatial audio |
| Tracking | 6DoF, head, eye, hand, SLAM | 6DoF, head, hand |
| Gesture control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Voice control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| AI assistant | — | Google Gemini |

Product pages: https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/magic-leap-2/ · https://www.arcompare.com/ar-glasses/xreal-project-aura/
Machine records: https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/magic-leap-2.json · https://www.arcompare.com/data/products/xreal-project-aura.json