The Samsung Galaxy Ring has been officially announced, marking its debut after a surprising and fleeting appearance towards the end of Unpacked 2024, which was a surprise.
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At Samsung Galaxy S24 launch event, which was highly anticipated, the Galaxy Ring took center stage as the much talked about competitor to the Oura Ring. It provided audiences with their first glimpse of this smart ring, although not much additional information was shared at that time. While the announcement confirmed the existence of the Galaxy Ring, but didn’t give any details about its price, when it will be released, or what features it has.
However, we have learned a bit more since then. Additionally, we can make some educated guesses about what the Samsung Galaxy Ring might be able to do for tracking health and sleep. This is based on what the big tech company said about a major update coming to Samsung Health sometimes “later this year.”
With more companies competing to make the best smart ring and rumors swirling last year that Samsung was working on prototypes the Galaxy Ring, people expected it to come out in 2024.
Now that it’s official, what does the Galaxy Ring look like, and what can it do? The newest information about the Samsung Galaxy Ring so you can decide if it’s the right wearable or fitness tracker for you.
Release Date
Even though Samsung has officially announced the Galaxy Ring, they haven’t give us a specific date when it will come out.
But someone from Samsung said the Galaxy Ring will come out “a bit later this year.” Another person also mentioned that we should expect to see it in the second half of 2024. This idea is getting more attention because there are rumors that Samsung might have an event in July. At that event, they might show the Galaxy Ring along with a new phone called the Galaxy Z Fold 6.
Pricing
Although the Samsung Galaxy Ring was briefly introduced at Unpacked 2024, on information was provided regarding tis price. This leaves us to speculate based on similar products in the market.
Our reference point is the Oura ring. It was relatively costly compared to a standard smartwatch, priced at $299 (approximately £230/AU$440).
Additionally, users need to pay $5.99 (around £4.50/ AU$8) per month for an Oura membership to retain access to premium features, although a six-month subscription is included with the purchase of the smart ring.
Another thing to think about is Samsung’s top smart-watch. When the Galaxy watch 6, we found it had lots of apps and fitness stuff. When it first came out, it started at $299.99 / £289 / AU$549.
Features
At present, it’s confirmed that the Samsung Galaxy Ring exists and is expected to be released late this year, potentially competing with the Oura Ring and similar devices
Samsung has hinted at some features of the Galaxy Ring, including it will include sleep tracking, and another Samsung representative mentioned activity tracking as well, with further health features in the pipeline.
Additionally, an industry analyst who claim to have had hands-on experience with the device describes it as exceptionally lightweight and mentions it will be available in three different finishes and sizes, with the largest size likely being 13, presumably referring to the Us ring size measurement.
We can guess what features the Galaxy Ring might have by looking at earlier remoras and what Samsung has said will come to Health app later this year.
Before it was shown officially, there were stories and a trade about a trademark filling and some Samsung patents. These showed a smart sensor. These sensors include electrocardiogram (ECG),to measure resting heart rate and heart rate variability.
It’s likely that the Galaxy Ring will have sensors to check your heart rhythm, like ECG and PPG. It might also count your steps and have a sensor to check you blood oxygen level, but we won’t know for sure until we see the official specs.
The now Samsung Health app update, announced at unpacked 2024, will work well with what’s already there. Samsung says Health will get some new stuff later this year, like better sleep analysis. It can now figure out if you have sleep apnea by watching your oxygen levels while you sleep and noticing if your breathing is off. We are not sure if this will come to the Galaxy Ring, but it could happen.
Samsung recently shared that another thing coming to its health app later this year is called “My Vitality Score’ (below). This seems a lot like Fitbit’s ‘Daily Readiness Score’ and things like ‘Training Readiness’ on Gamin watches. It takes info from your sleep, activity, resting heart rate, and heart-rate variability to give an overall health score with tips and advice.
Once again, it’s not clear yet which of the ne Samsung Health features will work with the Samsung Galaxy Ring. But since the Ring was announced right after Samsung talked about its Health app updates at unpacked 2024, these previews (like the one above) give us a good idea of what kind of features we can expect from Galaxy Ring when it finally comes out for health tracking.
Conclusion
Smart rings are like smaller, less noticeable versions of smartwatches, such as the Samsung Galaxy Watch 6. They focus more on tracking fitness and less on being another screen for your phone.
These rings are smaller, lighter and fit snugly which can make them better at tracking your activity. If you find yourself getting distracted by your smartwatch while you are swimming, running, or sleeping smart ring is better option for you.
We still don’t know a lot about Galaxy Ring’s features, but based on Samsung’s patents and how it looks, it might have similar health features as the newest Galaxy Watch. This could include counting steps, monitoring heart rate and maybe even checking for irregular heartbeats with ECG.
If it does have these features and works will with the big update to Samsung Health coming later this year, it could be one of the best trackers for sleep and fitness.
FAQs
Is the Galaxy smart ring an actual product?
After many people talked a lot about it for a while, Samsung finally said that they are making something new called the Galaxy Ring. It’s going to be a wearable thing like a watch.
What is the price of Samsung Galaxy ring?
Samsung has not told us how much the Galaxy Ring will cost or when it’s coming out. But other smart ring, like the Oura Ring, Evie Ring, and Ultra-human Ring Air usually cost between $269 and $350, depending on which one you get. So, it’s likely the Galaxy Ring will be around that price too.
What are the features of the Samsung Galaxy ring?
The Samsung Galaxy Ring is set to offer a range of features tailored to enhance user experience. These include health and fitness tracking, notifications, notifications, voice control, water resistance, customizable watch faces, long battery life, and broad compatibility, with its anticipated capabilities, the Galaxy Ring aims to provide users with convenience, personalization, and valuable insight in a compact wearable device.
When is the launch date for the Samsung Galaxy Ring?
We think the Samsung Galaxy Ring will come out in the summer 2024. A report form ET News (via Revengnus), says it’s still being made as a prototype, but hey plan to start making lots of them in the second quarter of 2024, which is from April to June.
