Aura portable monitors: which one fits your setup

Aura makes portable screens that sit with a laptop. A few of the pages also name a phone or a game console. The useful split is on each model: how many panels, what size, and which cable.

These notes use only what aura-displays.com says about that model. If a port isn't on the page, it isn't listed here.

What are you connecting it to?

A laptop, a phone with USB-C, or a game console. The model page has to name it.

Single Play, Single Boost, Single Flex, Single Air, Dual Air, and Dual Play list an iPhone or iPad with a USB-C port, and they list game consoles. Aura says a Nintendo Switch can connect with USB-C or HDMI, and that other consoles use HDMI. Use that note with a model whose own spec list says game consoles.

Dual Boost, Dual Boost Pro, and Dual Boost Pro Max say one USB-C port to your laptop. Their lists add Mac, Windows, and Android. They don't list an iPhone or a console.

Triple Aero and Triple Go say one USB-C port to your laptop. Their lists are Mac and Windows. Triple Boost names one USB-C port, and its list is Mac, Windows, and Android.

How many screens do you want?

One, two, or three. That's how Aura splits the portable lineup.

One screen: Single Play, Single Boost, Single Flex, and Single Air. Two screens: Dual Air, Dual Play, Dual Boost, Dual Boost Pro, and Dual Boost Pro Max. Three screens: Triple Aero, Triple Go, and Triple Boost.

A single screen is the one you drop next to the laptop, or hand to a phone the page actually names. Two screens are the backpack setup. Three screens are the wide layout, and those pages are the ones that talk about a power supply in the box.

Does it need a power brick?

Some models say no external power. The three-screen models that name a supply in the box need that brick to run every panel.

Dual Boost, Dual Boost Pro, and Dual Boost Pro Max say no external power source. One USB-C port to the laptop is the connection they name. Dual Boost 14 also says it can work with two USB 3.0 ports, and that it folds out of a backpack.

Triple Aero says the included power supply has to run all three screens. The page calls it 65W on the 14 inch and 15.6 inch options, and 100W on the 18.5 inch.

Triple Go says the included supply has to run all three screens. The power line names 30W for the 15.6 inch and 16 inch Plus, and 45W for the 18.5 inch. The size options on that same page are 14 inch Plus, 16 inch Plus, and 18.5 inch Max.

Triple Boost 14 says no external power is required. A 30W adapter, which is not in the box, or a second USB cable, is for running all three displays at full brightness. The 15.6 inch says the included 30W adapter has to be used for that.

Which size is on the page?

The size is an option on the product page. Across these models it runs from 13.3 inches to 18.5 inches.

Single Flex is 13.3 inches, Full HD. Single Air and Dual Air are 14 inches, Full HD. Single Play is 14 or 15.6 inches, Full HD. Single Boost is 15.6 inches, Full HD. Dual Boost 14 is two 14 inch Full HD panels. Dual Boost Pro adds a 15.6 inch Full HD option and a 15.6 inch Ultra option at QHD 2.5K. Dual Boost Pro Max is two 15.6 inch Full HD panels.

Dual Play's options are 14 inch Plus at 2.2K, 15.6 inch Full HD, and 14 inch Ultra at QHD 2.5K. Triple Aero's options are 14 inch Plus at 2.2K, 15.6 inch Full HD, and 18.5 inch Full HD. Triple Go's options are 14 inch Plus at 2.2K, 16 inch Plus at 2.2K, and 18.5 inch Max at Full HD. Triple Boost is three 14 inch panels or three 15.6 inch panels, both Full HD.

Which model matches that setup?

Match the screen count, then the cable, then the size. Every card opens the same Aura store on Amazon. Aura's own pages send the models there together, so there isn't a separate product link for each one.

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Where does this sit with the rest of the gear?

A portable screen is still a laptop setup. The laptops category is the reviews around that machine. If the screen has to fit a bag, the travel gadgets guide is the longer packing list. Every guide on this site is on the articles page.