8 Best Smart Rings You Can Buy in 2024
Feb. 29, 20241. Oura Smart Ring (3rd Generation)
Oura claims a battery life of up to 7 days and the ring is built of Titanium with PVD coating and is water resistant up to 100 meters. There are two variants of Gen3 — Heritage and Horizon, the latter is slimmer than the former. Heritage costs $299 and Horizon $349, and while it isn’t exactly cheap if you’re in the market to buy the best Smart Ring out there, Oura Smart Ring Gen3 will surely have you impressed.
Like the Oura ring, the Ultrahuman Ring Air is made of Titanium, “fighter jet grade Titanium” to be precise. The only downside of the Ring Air is its battery backup as Ultrahuman claims “up to” 6 days of battery life but it takes 2-3 hours to charge the ring fully. The Smart Ring is water resistant up to 100 meters.
As for the features you get Heart Rate monitoring, sleep tracking, Temperature Tracking, Stress, Illness, and Phase Response Curve. Besides, you also get continuous alerts. Overall, you could consider Ultrahuman Ring Air as it pretty much competes neck and neck with Oura Smart Ring, on paper, at least.
Evie Ring is made for women and is developed by Movano Health. The ring is made of Titanium and weighs a tad bit more than the aforementioned rings at 3.2 – 3.7 grams. Movano claims 4+ days of battery life which is not a lot but the charging case you get with the smart ring can recharge it more than 10 times.
You get all the essential sensors ranging from IR PPG sensors to skin temperature, photodiodes, and accelerometers. The smart ring is available in many sizes and three colors — Silver, Gold, and Rose Gold. One of the major cons of the Evie Ring is that the Evie app is currently only supported on iOS, and at $269, it’s a bit expensive when you consider the price-to-feature ratio.
Gloring Smart Ring costs $250 and comes in eight sizes 6-13 and three colors — Black Silver and Gold. The wearable comes with all the features you’d expect from it like Sleep monitoring, Heart rate monitoring, HRV, Workout, Blood Oxygen, Stress, and Temperature. Gloring claims the ring is made of Titanium and has a “long” battery life. However, we couldn’t find the detailed specifications on the official website.
Noise is one of the leading tech firms in India in wearables and Luna Ring was released last year in October. The Luna Ring is currently only available in India and is priced at Rs 19,999 (~$240). It’s available in five colors – Stardust Silver, Midnight Black, Lunar Black, Rose Gold, and Sunlit Gold. As for the sizing, a sizing kit will be sent to you to decide on a size.
The smart ring is built with Titanium, has a width of 8 mm and thickness of 2.8 mm, and weighs 3-4 grams. Noise claims the ring is water resistant up to 50m and the battery can last for up to five days on a single charge which takes 90-120 minutes. The smart ring is compatible with both Android and iOS and can track almost every health data as others such as heart rate, blood oxygen, skin temperature, etc.
Pi Ring is another Indian manufacturer and a new player in tech that has a few smart rings on offer. It markets itself as an affordable smart ring manufacturer. Its latest product is the Pi Ring X which Pi Ring claims is the world’s lightest smart ring weighing just 2.5 grams. It comes in three colors — Silver, Black, and Gold, and in a variety of sizes as well.
The ring is made of Titanium alloy and comes with features such as sleep monitoring, heart rate tracking, blood oxygen, temperature, steps, and HRV monitoring. Pi Ring claims 6+ days of battery life. The IP rating on it is just IPX8 meaning it can survive only up to 3 meters when submerged in water. The Pi Ring X costs Rs 12,000 (~$144), and while not the cheapest smart ring, it packs a decent number of features on paper.
boAt is a well-known Indian brand known mostly for its wide range of audio products and phone accessories. The boAt Smart Ring Gen 1 was released last year for Rs 8,999 (~$109) and is available in a few sizes. The sizing kit of the same is also available. boAt claims it’s built using Ceramic, weighs 7.9 grams, and lasts for up to 5 days on a full charge. The claimed charging time is 1.5 hours and it’s 5 ATM water resistant.
The boAt smart ring is feature-rich on paper with almost all the features that a smart ring should have like heart rate, sleep, steps, temperature SpO2 monitoring, and 6-axis motion sensors. However, the current reviews on Amazon suggest the Ring isn’t great to use and records health data inaccurately. Nonetheless, it is a budget smart ring that you can get your hands on.
One of the major selling points of wearables, besides the health tracking features, is their ease of use and “wear and forget” nature. A good smart ring may tick all the boxes and make it worth considering instead of, say, a regular smartwatch or fitness tracker. Hence, we think they are here to stay and will only get better as time passes.
What are your thoughts about smart rings and mini-wearable technology? Worth it or too complicated or gimmicky? Let us know in the comments section below.
