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Samsung has just finished wrapping up its Galaxy Unpacked event where it announced the Galaxy S24, Galaxy S24+, and Galaxy S24 Ultra, but it saved one little surprise for the end — the Galaxy Ring. Samsung is touting this as the next evolution of Samsung Health and says it will “change the shape of future health like only Samsung can.”
The company then proceeded to show off a few teaser images of the device before signing off the live stream and walking off stage. And that’s about all that’s currently known about the Galaxy Ring officially. It’s a real wearable device geared towards health, and it’s coming sometime in the future. It’ll also use Galaxy AI in some form, but Samsung doesn’t elaborate on how. Unfortunately, Samsung hasn’t shared anything else on it other than that.
But you can probably make some educated guesses as to what the device will do. It’s a ring so you wear it on your finger. And chances are it’ll include the Samsung BioActive Sensor and heart rate sensor. Although Samsung didn’t share anything specific about it, you can also probably look at what other smart rings offer to see what Samsung might look to improve on.
Recently announced Samsung Galaxy Ring likely to offer features similar to other smart rings
Smart rings aren’t new in the wearable space but they’re also not a relatively common device. At least not one that you hear about often. Up until a few years ago, the Oura ring was the only offering that was really in the mainstream. Over the past few years, more brands have started to come out with similar devices. Such as the Evie smart ring from Movano that was announced at CES in 2023. Amazfit announced one at CES 2024 as well. You can look at these devices to get an idea of what Samsung might have in store for Galaxy Ring owners down the road.
Keep in mind that all of this is just speculation. But for now, it’s your best bet at the possibilities. Most or all of these smart rings include heart rate tracking and sleep tracking features. So you can probably expect those to be in the Galaxy Ring too. Devices like the Oura Ring also include stress-tracking and fitness-tracking features. These have come to be known as basic features offered by most wearables. And it would be strange if Samsung didn’t add them to its own smart ring.
Naturally, these will also connect to Samsung Health. The biggest mystery is how Samsung will incorporate its Galaxy AI. Since Samsung didn’t announce a release date, there’s no guarantee this will be released in 2024. But Samsung does have a second Galaxy Unpacked that will happen in the back half of the year. So perhaps it will share more about it then. In the meantime, you can get access to Galaxy AI features through Samsung’s latest phones, which you can pre-order starting today.