Xreal Aura, arriving this fall, is now available for preorder on Xreal's site with a $99 deposit that Xreal says will also get an extra $100 off the launch price and secure delivery, though the company still hasn't announced a final price for the hardware. It'll be the first Snapdragon Reality Elite-equipped device on deck. But there's more I'm curious about. Bytedance's expected high-end Pico Project Swan headset could be packing it. Meta's long-expected Quest 4, which could make its debut sometime in the next year or two, is likely to have it, too. Whether or not you get the Xreal Aura, the
OnePlus announced its 2025 flagship, the OnePlus 13, ahead of the Galaxy S25 series in January. It was one of the sleeper hits this year. However, the company has already announced its successor, the OnePlus 15, in China and is releasing the phone in global markets ahead of last year's launch timeline. As a result, it is already available to purchase in the US. The OnePlus 15 was launched on Nov. 13, 2025. It is powered by the flagship Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 chipset and packs a massive 7,300-mAh battery with support for 80-watt wired fast charging and 50-watt wireless charging. The