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The Best Smart Rings to Rule Them All

Smart rings slip easily onto your finger to track your activity, health, and sleep—forget smartwatches and fitness trackers. No distracting screens, no huge watch banging you on the face while you sleep, and considerably less charging time make smart rings a smoother, more elegant way to keep tabs on your body with data regularly offloaded to your smartphone. Once the preserve of wealthy wellness fans, smart rings are becoming more affordable. Finnish pioneer Oura is under pressure from upstarts like Ultrahuman, established fitness-tracking brands like Amazfit, and even tech giants like Samsung. We expect to see more entrants in the coming months, but for now, these are the best smart rings…

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 We tested six smart rings, and there’s a clear winner

Smart rings are having a moment. After years as a niche gadget, regular people are starting to see the appeal. They’re thinner, more accurate, and more wearable compared to a decade ago — and for some people, they’re a smarter choice than smartwatches. Smartwatches may dominate the wearable landscape, but they don’t work for everyone. They can be bulky. Daily charging is a pain. Plus, they don’t always work for people with wrist tattoos or those who participate in more niche sports. (Ever try stuffing a Garmin under a boxing glove? It’s not fun.) Conversely, smart rings are discreet and often have multiday battery life, and your finger can be a more accurate place to gather heart rate data.

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Smart Rings Are Picking Up Where Fitness Trackers Left Off

Smartwatches overtook fitness bands, but smart rings are showing up as the new simple fitness tracker.

Smart rings, are they next to replace smart watches or bands?

It was just after 2010 that we read trickles of wearable devices that could come in the form of a ring. The idea was simple technology that was light to carry with the convenience of linking the user with an array of computerized efficiency. That was the beginning of what is now known as the smart ring, a little ring on your finger to track sleep, monitor health, and on some selected designs, allow users to make payments.

Smart rings’ ultra-precise movement tracking takes wearable technology to the next level

There is a lot of hype about smart rings right now – Samsung is due to release a Galaxy ring, and there is unsubstantiated speculation that Apple is considering a ring too. But why would you want a smart ring in the first place? The short answer is that they are likely to fulfil the same health and activity tracking as a watch, leaving your wrist free for a more fashionable or traditional timepiece.

The best smart rings for 2024

In the ever-expanding world of devices, our attention is turning to smart rings, an increasingly popular option for those looking for an all-day (and night) wearable. While smartwatches have typically ruled the wearable roost, rings have a generally lower profile and might be considered a more discreet, versatile accessory. Like our best overall pick, the Oura Ring, most smart rings feature a long-lasting battery, detailed health and fitness tracking, and sleep stats. The world of smart rings is still pretty new, which means only a few models are up to snuff. The best smart rings will provide similar benefits to a clunkier smartwatch with a stylish bent and comfortable fit.

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Companies that make smart rings have a problem on their hands. Or fingers. Despite smart rings being a fairly new set of products, most of them are already lacking creativity when it comes to names. They all seem happy to pick a say-what-it-is name and be done with it. I get why, but it’s not good enough for a product that straddles both tech and fashion.

We put the Samsung Galaxy Ring to the test – here are our honest thoughts

A new category of wearables has exploded onto the wellness scene. Smart rings, such as Samsung's Galaxy Ring, are proving an increasingly popular option for those who don't want a bulky screen on their wrist (or constant pings from a fitness tracker), but do still want health monitoring and sleep tracking features. Samsung's Galaxy Ring is made of durable titanium to withstand whatever you throw at it (it's even water resistant so you can leave it on in the shower and in the pool*). The Ring comes with a choice of gold, silver or black finishes on the outside and three sensors lining the inside to monitor your heart rate, track your movements and a skin temperature sensor.