Samsung Galaxy Ring Announcement: A Deeper Look

Samsung has just announced their Samsung Galaxy Ring, and with it, provided approximately zero details, except a pretty picture. But sometimes, a pretty picture speaks quite a bit.

To set the stage, literally, they had just finished talking about a handful of Samsung Health software updates that’ll be coming over the remainder of the year, including a daily readiness type score, as well as slightly more detailed sleep tracking. At that point, the screen went to black, and the announcer said:

“And today, we’re taking the possibilities of Samsung Health to the next level, by bringing Samsung’s Health cutting innovations to a brand new form factor.

We’ve created a powerful and accessible health and wellness device, here to change the shape of future health like only Samsung can. Meet the Galaxy Ring.”

We see a ring rotate briefly in a few directions over the course of about 8-10 seconds with no voice over or further information. However, there's more than meets the eye here.

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[SunnyBlueSkies-com]

First time viewer, definitely will subscribe. I appreciate the straightforward data about your channel.

[luizeduardolimasimoes]

That's the kind of video I've always wanted to see after a huge presentation from these brands like Samsung, apple etc ❤❤❤

[draces]

I always thought it would be Apple that would take on Oura but it turns out to be Samsung. Although I get a "Active lifetime membership" for being an early adopter of Oura, they blackmailed me into buying a new ring to get that "lifetime membership" (the 'Active' sounds like it might not actually last a lifetime) so I would welcome anything that hurts their greed moving to a subscription model. I like mine but can't recommend anyone pay monthly for it after forking out for the hardware. And if anyone from Oura is reading this: one shitty turn deserves another so there you go.

[mlegrand]

I wear at least 11 rings at all times so that I can fully track my health. Adding more rings is the only way to bring the HR accuracy up above 15%.

[viffer]

I’m waiting for the iButtPlug so that Apple constantly knows what’s going on with my sphincter on a real time basis.

[AlexLeeProfile]

Predicting easy win for Samsung unless Oura ditches subscription model and matches pricing to whatever Samsung's ring is going to cost.

[brighthorizon]

Yea thanks for the info ... and the last time i looked it said something like 60 to 80 million people going to buy this ring ... I want it ... I Want One As Well & Getting It ASAP !!!

[geertintveld]

Dutch birthday parties are weird in more ways but this is definitely one of them 😂 thanks Ray!

[macktheinterloper]

If I could, I would have subscribed again just for that heart rate accuracy bit ;)

[condesabeatriz]

Thanks for being on top of the.new tech (Per your usual)!

[Draconis]

Thumbs up for that galaxy joke 😆 Looking forward to more competition in the ring space.

[BreakItYourself]

thank you for the reminder to subscribe. guilty as charged lol I don't love sleeping in my Apple watch so I'm in the market for a ring, but don't wan that monthly fee with the Oura. I'm incredibly anti subscription.

[UMS]

I liked how you segwayed into requesting your viewers to subscribe 👌

[toadlguy]

I completely agree! Everyone should subscribe. The best snark on the internet 😊

[kierenkd]

I'm team Garmin but like the samsung Health homecreen for things like tracking body composition. It would be great if S Health could read by Garmin training TRImp etc

[cyberfunk]

Is there any advantage to having these sensors on a ring compared to a watch? For example, could it be technically easier to get better oxygen measurement with a ring compared to watch or the other way around? If there is no technical benefit that would enable better tracking for oxygen, heart rate or sleep, I guess any ring wouldn't be very interesting to someone like me who already has a watch doing these things.

[vincentvega]

Like all in the industry they make money on the data. Nothing is free.

[WowRixter]

They should have used Gollum to do the intro

[iPetrCZ]

God I wish Garmin would make a ring themselfs! I have been wearing Fenix watches for many years now, dont want to loose all the data, but I really want to switch to traditional watches...

[NikunjGupta-zq]

Great review! Personally, I'm curious if the Ultrahuman Ring Air offers better features than this. It's also priced lower than the Samsung Galaxy Ring and is currently compatible with both iOS and Android, that too without any monthly subscription unlike the Samsung Galaxy Ring and Oura ring. Will you be doing a comparison?