Smart Rings / Samsung
Samsung Galaxy Ring (2024)
No subscription and a great charging case — but there is no iPhone app, at all.
Overall score 7.4/10
Pros
- + Zero subscription — three years costs $299.99 against $608.97 for a base Oura Ring 5
- + Now routinely $299.99 against a $399.99 list price
- + The charging cradle is the best-designed in the category and adds a genuine second week away from mains power
- + 10ATM plus IP68, and a concave outer profile that keeps knocks off the widest point of the ring
Cons
- − Android only — no iOS app exists, so an iPhone is an outright disqualification, not a degraded experience
- − Several features (gesture control, auto workout hand-off) assume a Samsung Galaxy phone specifically, not just any Android
- − No ECG and no blood pressure: Samsung's FDA-cleared versions of both are Galaxy Watch features and cannot be added here
- − Health insight depth is behind Oura's — the scores are simpler and there is less to interrogate
- − Two years on from launch with the successor reportedly pushed to early 2027, so this is late-cycle hardware
Samsung Galaxy Ring (2024) review: what the specs say
No subscription and a great charging case — but there is no iPhone app, at all. At $299.99, Samsung's 2024 model sits in the middle of the range — the smart Rings we compare run from $149.99 to $479. It scores 7.4/10 overall, calculated from published specifications across 8 categories rather than from a subjective impression.
Its strongest showing is Subscription Freedom at 9.0/10 — how much of the ring keeps working with no recurring payment — the category's defining trap. The weakest is App & Data at 6.5/10, which is the trade-off to weigh before buying: if that is the specification you care about most, one of the alternatives below will serve you better.
Worth knowing before you buy: android only — no iOS app exists, so an iPhone is an outright disqualification, not a degraded experience; and several features (gesture control, auto workout hand-off) assume a Samsung Galaxy phone specifically, not just any Android. Every specification on this page comes from Samsung's own documentation or a verified retail listing — where a figure is not published, the table says so rather than estimating it.
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Full Specifications
| Battery Life (claimed) | 7 days |
| Battery, In Practice | Samsung claims a seven-day charge but notes in the same breath that the smallest sizes reach only about six days. The 'up to 14 days' headline is the ring plus a full charge held in the cradle, not fourteen days of wear. |
| Subscription | None. Samsung Health is free and every Galaxy Ring metric is included with the hardware — this is the whole argument against Oura. |
| 3-Year Cost of Ownership | 299.99 $ |
| Sizes Offered | US 5-13, nine sizes, no half sizes |
| Sizing Kit | Free sizing kit; Samsung tells you to wear the sample ring for 24 hours or more before confirming the size, which front-loads several days onto the order. |
| Returns & Size Exchange | Not published on Samsung's Galaxy Ring product page; Samsung.com's standard consumer return terms apply and should be checked at checkout. |
| Measured vs Inferred | Accelerometer, PPG optical sensor and a skin-temperature sensor. Heart rate and blood oxygen are PPG-derived; Energy Score, Sleep Score and stress are Samsung Health composites calculated from those three inputs, not separate measurements. |
| FDA Clearance | None for the ring. Samsung's FDA-cleared ECG and blood-pressure features live on the Galaxy Watch, which has electrodes; the ring has none and cannot do either. |
| Water Rating | 10ATM (100m for up to 10 minutes) plus IP68 (6ft for 30 minutes) |
| Phone Support | Android only. There is no iOS app at all — an iPhone owner cannot use this ring, and full functionality assumes a compatible Samsung Galaxy phone with a Samsung account. |
| Charger & Data Export | Proprietary transparent charging cradle with USB-C, included. Export: Samsung Health writes to Android Health Connect and offers a personal-data download through the Samsung account, so history is not locked to the ring. |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth Low Energy (version not published by Samsung) |
| Material | Titanium frame with a scratch-resistant finish and a concave outer profile |
| Warranty | 12 months |
Compare Samsung Galaxy Ring (2024) With
Cheaper Alternative
Oura Ring 4 (2024) — $249.00
Premium Alternative
RingConn Gen 3 (2026) — $349.00