Tech jewellery: the best smart rings to track wellness
Smart jewellery is here. These are the high-tech, fitness-tracking smart rings to have on your radar
Fitness trackers have become thoroughly mainstream, and now smart jewellery - AKA smart rings - are the latest in wearable tech. A downsized version of a smartwatch, smart rings are a slim, and much more discreet, health-tracking device. The Oura Ring Gen3, reviewed by our team, is a true example of function meeting fashion, while the brand-new Galaxy Ring by Samsung is your personal coach powered by AI. Which one will you wrap around your finger?
What does a smart ring do?
Put simply, smart rings let you control your personal wellness by tracking everything that a smartwatch does – from sleep and activity to menstrual cycles – all around your finger and without a screen. Plus, they tend to have longer battery lives than smartwatches – a welcome improvement.
Oura Ring Gen3
A fashion-forward, truly innovative piece of technology, the Oura Ring has all of the features you'd expect from wearable tech. The first of its kind, it's disguised as an everyday piece of jewellery (and available in gold, silver, black and stealth, which is a sort of brushed grey) and in two different designs.
It tracks your overall health and wellbeing with tiny sensors that are inside the ring, touching your skin. Perfect for tracking steps, sleep, menstrual cycle, activity level, recovery, HRV, stress levels and more, it sends personalised recommendations to the app so that you know how to move on any given day. A pioneer and one we're like to see on many hands to come.
Samsung Galaxy Ring
Ultra-light and with a sleek exterior, this brand-new ring is the leader in AI-powered wellness. What does that mean? Well, an AI-powered Energy Score offers insights on when to push it to the limit or when to put your feet up, while AI-generated Wellness Tips create tailored motivational messages for guidance throughout the day.
The unique concave design of Galaxy Ring sits comfortably on your finger while you build a highly accurate picture of your sleep health, heart rate, menstrual cycle and fertility window (skin temperature analysis helps predict the next fertile window).
The titanium casing is available in a black, silver and gold finish, as well as nine ring sizes. And the battery life boasts up to 7 days of charge. Plus it’s water-resistant, so whether you’re swimming or sweating, Galaxy Ring can handle it. Just remember, it’s only compatible with Android phones (sorry, iPhone fans).
