SAMSUNG Galaxy Ring, AI Smart Ring, Size First w/Sizing Kit, No App Subscription, Fitness Monitor, Sleep Tracker, Up to 7-Day Battery, Size 7, Titanium Gold [US Version, 1Yr Manufacturer Warranty]

Nice alternative
I’m really impressed with the Samsung Galaxy Ring. The build feels premium and lightweight, making it comfortable to wear all day and night without irritation. Battery life easily lasts close to a week, and the sleep and fitness tracking are accurate and insightful. Setup was simple with the sizing kit, and I love that there’s no app subscription required. Overall, it’s a sleek, powerful alternative to a smartwatch for anyone who wants health tracking in a minimalist form.

Nice personal fitness addition
Great product. Comfortable and nice looking. Holds a charge for a long time and charges quickly. Product works as described and definitely makes your health goals a little more fun to achieve as you can see your progress.

After 2 weeks, here’s my detailed review
11 month update: Battery was dying every day and a half with no low battery warning. Had to be sent in for a new battery. Easy to send and only took 5 days to get the ring back, BUT the need for a battery replacement after only 11 months makes me nervous. Thankfully, it was still under warranty.Before getting a fitness ring, I tried to find detailed reviews from actual users and couldn’t so, here’s mine. For context, I’m a female, mid-50’s, alternate HIIT and strength workouts 5 days a week and walk 2-3 miles everyday at about 3mph. I average 10k steps a day. I can’t stand wearing a watch so was very excited about the rings. I ordered the ring sizing kits for both Oura and Galaxy and liked the looks of Galaxy much better. I chose this ring and wore it with my Fitbit watch, which I know is accurate, to test the rings accuracy.Pros:*I went with the Galaxy because it looks much more like an actual ring and I love wearing it*The set up was easy once I realized I had to download both the Galaxy Wearable and the Samsung Health apps*The sleep data is very close for the ring and the watch so I trust the rings data is accurate.*The oxygen level data is very close for both devices so I trust the ring*The heart rate data is the same for both devices so I trust the rings data is accurate*The ring auto tracks walking and running workouts*The app gives you a daily energy score based on sleep and heart rate factors*The ring is waterproof, although I take all my rings off before I shower so I don’t get product all over them*The ring is easy to clean with some hand soap, water and a microfiber cloth*The Samsung Health app is pretty straightforwardCons:*The step count isn’t accurate. Fitbit always logged about 2k more steps in a day for me-Walk to the bathroom at night logs in at 0 steps-Walk from bed to kitchen upon waking for 90 steps and barely logged any-Mow the lawn (electric push mower) and only logs about 1/3 of the steps-Wash the car and 0 steps while moving around the car-Walk 70 steps-logged 36, walk 20 steps-logged 17, walk 36 steps-logged 0 steps, etc*My noon walk is the exact same every day, yet different steps, mileage and time. Due to the gait differences from day to day, I understand the steps and time differences, but not the mileage*Doesn’t auto-detect any other workouts, like HIIT, other than walking or running*Doesn’t have HIIT as a workout option to manually log so have to use circuit training*The app sometimes takes a long time to sync with a ‘this may take a while’ messageI had 3 phone calls with Samsung. Two were with the department that determines if the ring is working properly (they determined it is) and the third with the department that handles the Samsung Health app. The step problem hasn’t changed, but I admit I didn’t call back a fourth time when I was requested to do so because I’m just annoyed with the step count and don’t have it in me right now. The app also has the ability to manually track water intake, blood pressure and glucose, food intake and weight. There’s also medication reminders and tracking. These are all things that I don’t use so aren’t included in this review.I’ll be keeping the ring because my main interests at my age are the sleep data, heart rate data and energy score. I’ll forever be annoyed about the step count, but am hoping it’s an app issue that Samsung eventually figures out. I’ve concluded that short periods of steps never register correctly. It’s like the ring needs to wake up before it starts counting or the app just doesn’t sync correctly. I thought about returning this ring to see if Oura is better, but I don’t like the looks of that ring (it seems bulkier) and I don’t want to be stuck paying for an app subscription as long as I have it. And, as stated, I hate wearing watches.There’s very little information out there about the Oura that’s detailed in its performance so I can’t say which is better. I’ve read the Oura app is a little better so you get what you pay for. I’ve read that the rings are pretty much the same performance-wise, but again, there’s no detailed information that I could find. People prefer the look of the Galaxy over Oura. So, it all comes down to what you want to track and what’s important to you. If you don’t have issues wearing a watch, I’d stick with that since it seems these rings have a little ways to go until they compare. If you do go with this ring, be sure that syncing with the Samsung Cloud is turned on. That made a difference in tracking. This review is based on that being turned on.Because there aren’t any stats on the ring, I don’t know if the miscalculated steps are a ring issue or an Samsung Health app issue.