Smart rings: what to buy now and what's coming next

Compare comfort, battery life, subscriptions and the health app you want to use before choosing a ring.

The best rings, October 2026

Ranked on checked facts: scored reviews, the store price we read in the last 36 hours, battery, weight and what a required subscription adds over three years. 6 of 9 rings qualify; the rest are listed below with the reason. These are early picks: the top two each rest on 3 and 2 scored reviews. How we pick

Top pick, earlyNo new model soon

Oura Ring 5

Oura is pushing the ring past sleep and recovery. The bigger story is how much health monitoring it can move onto your finger.

Reviews
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.5 3 scored reviews, early confidence
Battery
6–9 days
Weight
2.0–2.69g
Subscription
$5.99/month, required
3-year cost
$614.64 price + 36 months
Works with
iOS + Android
Price advice: No rushLast year's ring costs less and is close, so don't rush.
$399 at OuraRead the Guide

Price checked 8h ago. Lowest we have recorded: $279.30 on 2026-08-18.

Runner-up, earlyNo new model soon

RingConn Gen 2 Air

RingConn Gen 2 Air is the cheapest way in at $199, with up to ten days of battery and no subscription.

Reviews
★★★★★★★★★★ 4.2 2 scored reviews, early confidence
Battery
Up to 10 days
Weight
2.5–4g
Subscription
None
3-year cost
$199 price
Works with
iOS + Android
Price advice: No rushNothing's forcing the decision right now, so there's no need to rush.
$199 at AmazonRead the Guide

Price checked 8h ago. Lowest we have recorded: $159.20 on 2025-10-08.

Value pickNewer model is out

RingConn Gen 2

RingConn Gen 2 runs 10 to 12 days, 150 with the charging case, and never asks for a subscription. It launched at $299.

Reviews
★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 2 scored reviews, early confidence
Battery
10–12 days / 150+ with case
Weight
2–3g by size
Subscription
None
3-year cost
$280.10 price
Works with
iOS + Android
Price advice: No rushA small saving on the older ring, and the new one is out.
$280.10 at AmazonRead the Guide

Price checked 8h ago. Lowest we have recorded: $209 on 2025-11-20. $18.90 under the list price.

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Ranked rings, side by side

  1. 1Oura Ring 54.5 from 3 · $399
  2. 2RingConn Gen 2 Air4.2 from 2 · $199
  3. 3Oura Ring 44.2 from 3 · $349
  4. 4Samsung Galaxy Ring 14.0 from 3 · $324.99
  5. 5RingConn Gen 23.5 from 2 · $280.10

Compare the top 3 side by sideAll rings compared

Best for what you want it to do

Each line comes from the pick's own Guide, where the maker's page is quoted.

Best for sleep tracking

Oura Ring 5

It gives you a Sleep Score, your sleep stages, your breathing and guidance on bedtime.

$399 · 4.5 from 3 scored reviews · source: the maker's page
Best for workouts

RingConn Gen 2 Air

It tracks your daily activity and runs 10 days on a charge.

$199 · 4.2 from 2 scored reviews · basis: the checked spec table

What three years really cost

The solid bar is what you pay once. The lighter extension is an optional subscription over three years, if you turn one on.

  1. Oura Ring 5$615$399 +$216 for Oura Membership, required
  2. Amazfit Helio Ring$149.99
  3. RingConn Gen 2 Air$199
  4. RingConn Gen 2$299
  5. RingConn Gen 3$349
  6. Samsung Galaxy Ring 1$399.99
  7. Ultrahuman Ring Pro optional plan$479$479 +$0 for PowerPlugs
  8. Oura Ring 4$565$349 +$216 for Oura Membership, required

Device price plus a required subscription over 36 months. Rings whose plan is optional show the device alone and say so.

Smart rings prices today

What we would do at today's price, from the same daily price checks that run the Prices page.

  • Samsung Galaxy Ring$324.99 at AmazonBuy nowThis is close to its 30-day low, so we'd buy now.
  • Oura Ring 5$399 at OuraNo rushLast year's ring costs less and is close, so don't rush.
  • Oura Ring 4$349 at AmazonNo rushThis is the outgoing model, so there's no rush unless the price drops.
  • RingConn Gen 3$349 at AmazonNo rushNothing's forcing the decision right now, so there's no need to rush.
  • RingConn Gen 2$280.10 at AmazonNo rushA small saving on the older ring, and the new one is out.
  • RingConn Gen 2 Air$199 at AmazonNo rushNothing's forcing the decision right now, so there's no need to rush.
  • Ultrahuman Ring Pro$479 at UltrahumanNo rushNothing's forcing the decision right now, so there's no need to rush.

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Coming next, and whether to wait

  • ReportedGalaxy Ring 2
  • ReportedApple Ring
  • ReportedCircular Ring 3 Pro
  • ReportedCircular Ring 3 Slim
  • ReportedGarmin Smart Ring (reported name CIRQA Smart Ring)
  • ReportedSignal Ring

None of today's ranked rings has a replacement due soon, so none of them is a wait on timing alone.

Before you choose

Which rings need a subscription

Required plan

  • Oura Ring 4 $5.99/month
  • Oura Ring 5 $5.99/month

No required plan

Ultrahuman Ring Pro, Samsung Galaxy Ring 1, RingConn Gen 2, RingConn Gen 3, RingConn Gen 2 Air, Amazfit Helio Ring

Phones they work with

  • Oura Ring 4 iOS + Android
  • Oura Ring 5 iOS + Android
  • Ultrahuman Ring Pro iOS + Android
  • Samsung Galaxy Ring 1 Android (limited iOS)
  • RingConn Gen 2 iOS + Android
  • RingConn Gen 3 iOS + Android
  • RingConn Gen 2 Air iOS + Android
  • Amazfit Helio Ring iOS + Android

How we pick

  1. Only released rings with a store price we read in the last 36 hours and at least 2 scored reviews are ranked. Today that is 6 of 9.
  2. Top pick and runner-up are the two highest on review score. A gap smaller than 0.1 goes to the lower 3-year cost, then to the longer battery.
  3. The value pick is the lowest 3-year cost among ranked rings scoring 3.5 or better. A required subscription is added at 36 months; if its price is not stated, the total is unknown and the product cannot be the value pick.
  4. "Best for" follows each product's own Guide: the Best For row with the highest weight wins the need, and every row quotes its source.
  5. Sponsorship is never an input. A sponsored Guide is listed and labelled but never ranked, and adding or removing one cannot change the order of the rest.
  6. The confidence word beside a score says how many scored reviews it rests on; "early" means few, so read an early pick as a starting point.

Listed, not ranked

Picks change only when the inputs change: a new review score, a price check, a release. This block is computed fresh from the current facts each time the page is built, and the rule above is the code that runs.

What you can buy now — and what’s close

Start with the Guide for the full picture, or open News to see what changed recently.

Available nowOuraOura Ring 5$399Guide News
Available nowUltrahumanUltrahuman Ring Pro$479Guide News
Available nowRingConnRingConn Gen 3$349Guide News
Available nowAmazfitAmazfit Helio Ring$109–$150Guide News
Available nowQALOQALO SR-2 Smart RingFrom $199.95
Available nowSamsungGalaxy Ring$299-$349Guide News
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Works with

Which smart rings work with iPhone and Android?

  • Amazfit Helio Ring: Works with iPhone on iOS 15 or later and Android phones on Android 7.0 or later, using Zepp.
  • Oura Ring 5: Works with iPhone and Android phones.
  • RingConn Gen 3: Works with iPhone on iOS 17.0 or later and Android phones on Android 10.0 or later.
  • Samsung Galaxy Ring: A smart ring that works with Samsung Galaxy phones. It also works with other Android phones, with some limits. It does not work with iPhone.
  • Ultrahuman Ring Pro: Works with iPhone.