# XREAL Air 2 Ultra vs XREAL Aura

Canonical comparison page: https://www.arcompare.com/compare/xreal-air-2-ultra-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.

**Bottom line: the XREAL Aura is the better buy for most people.**

- Buy the XREAL Aura if you want the wider 70° field of view (vs 52°).

## Specifications

| Spec | XREAL Air 2 Ultra | XREAL Aura |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Price | $699 | — |
| Display type | Sony 0.55-inch Micro-OLED | Sony Micro-OLED (binocular, see-through prismatic) |
| Resolution | 1920x1080 | 1920x1200 |
| Pixels per degree | 42 | — |
| Field of view (°) | 52 | 70 |
| Refresh rate (Hz) | 120 | 120 |
| Brightness (nits) | 500 | — |
| Virtual screen size (in) | 385 | — |
| HDR support | ✕ No | ✕ No |
| Color support | Full color | Full color |
| Optics type | birdbath | X Prism |
| Dimming control | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Transparency level | 3-level electrochromic dimming | electrochromic dimming (5 levels, auto/manual) |
| Prescription support | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Diopter range | Prescription lens inserts (dedicated frame, incompatible with Air/Air 2 inserts; discontinued — availability uncertain) | Prescription lenses confirmed (developer-program gated); details TBA |
| Weight (g) | 80 | — |
| Frame style | wraparound | glasses |
| Color options | Dark Gray | Black |
| Foldable | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Charging method | — | USB-C (via compute puck) |
| Connectivity | USB-C | USB-C (tethered to compute puck), WiFi, Bluetooth |
| Tethered | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Compatible devices | Android, PC, Mac, XREAL Beam | XREAL Compute Puck, Android |
| Processing type | tethered | external-puck |
| Operating system | NRSDK/XREAL SDK hosts: select Samsung Android phones, XREAL Beam Pro, Windows/Mac as display | Android XR |
| Chipset | None on-device (compute on tethered host: Samsung Galaxy S23+, Beam Pro, PC) | XREAL X1S (glasses) + Qualcomm Snapdragon Reality Elite (puck) |
| Camera | ✓ Yes (2×) | ✓ Yes (3×) |
| Microphones | — | 4 |
| Speakers | open-ear · spatial audio | open-ear · spatial audio |
| Tracking | 6DoF | 6DoF, head, hand |
| Gesture control | — | ✓ Yes |
| Voice control | — | ✓ Yes |
| AI assistant | — | Google Gemini |

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