Samsung have launched three new smartwatches this year, but the most expected wearable - the Galaxy Ring was officially announced at yesterday’s Unpacked event.
The Galaxy Ring is an entirely new product for Samsung and marks its entrance into the smart ring market. Here are all the details on the Galaxy Ring.
Price and design
The Galaxy Ring may be the smallest product from Samsung, but it doesn’t have a small price tag. The Galaxy Ring costs $400.
The Galaxy Ring is available for preorders as of July 10 and will be available to the general public starting July 24.
As a smart ring, the Galaxy Ring is designed with comfort in mind since it is meant to be worn 24/7.
While the Galaxy Ring has only one design/shape, there are three colors to choose from: Titanium Black, Titanium Silver, and Titanium Gold. The black and silver colors have a matte finish, while the gold is glossy.
Samsung provides a multifunctional charging case that is transparent and features LED lights for the Galaxy Ring.
Health and fitness tracking
There are plenty of health sensors packed into the tiny size of the Galaxy Ring. The sensors can help track your heart rate and sleep.
The Galaxy Ring can alert you to high and low heart rates, and it has a live heart rate check feature. For sleep tracking, it has Samsung’s “best in class” sleep tracking with five features: sleep latency, time in bed, nighttime movement, heart rate, and respiratory rate.
All of the health data that the Galaxy Ring captures will be found in the Samsung Health app. With Samsung’s new sleep AI algorithm, you get a daily Sleep Score and even snoring analysis.
There is also anEnergy Score, which is powered by AI. This helps you become more aware of how your health influences your daily life and provides recommendations based on your physical state and well-being across four factors: Sleep, Activity, Sleeping Heart Rate, and Sleeping Heart Rate Variability (HRV).
Cycle Tracking can help you track your menstrual cycle by taking measurements of overnight skin temperature. The Galaxy Ring also has automatic workout detection, though this is currently limited to basic activities like walking and running.
Performance and battery
If you use the Galaxy Ring with a Samsung smartphone, it can be used for gestures with your phone. For example, with a double pinch gesture, you can take photos or dismiss an alarm on the phone. Those gestures will not work if you use the Galaxy Ring with a non-Samsung smartphone. Samsung recommends the Galaxy Ring be worn on the index finger, primarily to use its gestures, but it can be worn on any finger.
It comes with a transparent charging case with a 361mAh battery capacity. It features LED lights to let you know the charging status. However, there is no IP rating for the charging case, so it’s best to be aware of the surroundings when charging. As far as battery life goes, sizes 5-11 get around six days of battery life (with an 18mAh battery), while sizes 12-13 get seven days (with a larger 23.5mAh battery). A full charge from zero to 100% takes about 80 minutes.
If you use both the Galaxy Ring and a Galaxy Watch, Samsung Health will decide which one provides clearer and more accurate data. If it determines that the Galaxy Watch is better suited for a particular workout, some sensors on the Galaxy Ring can be turned off, extending battery life up to 30%.
Other features and compatibility
If the Samsung Galaxy Ring is ever misplaced or lost, the Samsung Find app can locate it. With Samsung’s Find My Ring feature, you can locate the Galaxy Ring based on where it was last connected to your Galaxy smartphone.
The Galaxy Ring is compatible with any Android smartphone, not just Galaxy phones, as long as the phone can get the Samsung Health app. The Galaxy Ring is not available for iOS users.
Source: digitaltrends.com