Samsung’s Galaxy Ring is finally official and about to go on sale (with no subscription)

Samsung has added to its wearable lineup with a new innovation that forgoes displays and straps, instead slipping right onto your finger. Here’s everything you need to know about the brand new Samsung Galaxy Ring.

When will the Samsung Galaxy Ring be released?

Samsung (fully) unveiled the Galaxy Ring, alongside the Samsung Galaxy Watch 7 and the new Galaxy Watch Ultra and other new devices, at its Unpacked event, which took place on 10 July 2024.

Pre-orders for the watches kicked off on 10 July 2024, with all of the devices going on sale on 24 July 2024. 

How much will the Samsung Galaxy Ring cost?

Samsung has confirmed that its new Galaxy Ring will cost £399/$399.99.

This does seem a bit pricey, especially when the Galaxy Watch 7 models all come in cheaper than the Ring. It is a new category of device for Samsung though, so we’d expect the price to drop over time.

One good aspect is that you don’t require any kind of subscription model to access the various feature sets Samsung has included – unlike the Oura Ring Gen 3. To ensure you get the right size, you can buy a sizing kit for £10/$10 and you’ll get that price taken off the final amount when you buy a Galaxy Ring.

What features are there on the Samsung Galaxy Ring?

As you’d expect with a ring that goes on your finger, the design of the Galaxy Ring is quite minimal.

On the outside you get a simple, unadorned, concave surface that comes in either Titanium Silver, Titanium Black or Titanium Gold. As you may have guessed from the colour schemes, it’s partly made from Titanium (Grade 5) and features a scratch resistant exterior. 

The Ring itself measures 7mm wide and 2.6mm thick, weighing between 2.3 and 3 grams. This differential is due to the fact that Samsung is offering the wearable in nine sizes (5-13 US), so it should be a comfortable fit no matter the girth of your digits. 

To protect the sensors inside, the Galaxy Ring comes with an IP68 waterproof rating and can withstand 10ATM of pressure. So, you can take it swimming no problem. 

As the Galaxy Ring is designed for 24/7 wear, it comes with some comprehensive sleep tracking abilities, all of which is relayed to your smartphone via the Samsung Health app so you can get a picture of the length and quality of your slumbers.

There’s a new Energy score (replaced the previous Vitality score) which lets you know your current condition and where it could be improved, the latter helped by new Wellness Tips. 

As you’d expect with a wearable, there’s also tracking for activities, with auto-detection for exercise sessions, as well as heart rate monitoring that can warn you of abnormally high or low rates. There’s menstrual cycle tracking for women, with advice on when is the optimal time for those trying for a baby. 

Again all of this is sent to your phone. Of course, Samsung links the Galaxy Ring into its own eco-system, so you can use Samsung Find to track down the Ring if you lose it. It can also trigger your Galaxy phone to take a photo or dismiss an alarm by making pinch gestures with your fingers. 

Battery life is stated to be up to 7 days from a single charge (larger rings have larger batteries) but you can extend battery life by up to 30% when you use it with a Galaxy Watch. This is because the ring doesn’t need to take heart rate readings as often and as a bonus, you’ll get more accurate data by way of having two devices tracking you and AI collating the data.

Samsung includes a smart charging case with the Galaxy Ring, not dissimilar to those you might find for wireless earbuds. The case supports both wireless charging or you can use the USB-C port.

With its own battery, you can charge the Galaxy Ring wherever you are and multiple times over. Charging takes around 80 minutes, according to Samsung.

The Samsung Galaxy Ring will work with any phone running Android 11 or later, so you don’t have to be an existing Samsung user to use the device.

Jewellery just got a whole lot smarter, if you’re willing to fork out £400/$400 to put a Ring on your finger. 

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