PRE-ORDER NOW: Samsung's first smart ring, aptly named the Samsung Galaxy Ring, is available for preorder as of July 10 at Samsung and Amazon for $399.99. It will start shipping on July 24.
Samsung officially announced the Samsung Galaxy Ring at its Galaxy Unpacked showcase Wednesday, adding a smart ring to its lineup of fitness wearables for the first time ever.
If you've been waiting to get your hands on one since Samsung first teased it back in January, you won't have to wait much longer: As of July 10, the Galaxy Ring is available for preorder through Amazon and Samsung ahead of its July 24 release date. It retails for $399.99, and you'll have your choice between nine sizes and three finishes: titanium black, titanium gold, and titanium silver.
Don't know your ring size? Shoppers can request a free sizing kit from Samsung, or purchase one for $10 through Amazon. The latter comes with a $10 credit toward your Galaxy Ring.
So what exactly can this smart ring do? According to Samsung, it can measure and track sleep activity, heart rate, and menstrual cycles thanks to its accelerometer, PPG sensor, and skin temperature sensor. While it's meant more as a companion to the Galaxy Watch, the ring is designed to offer 24/7 wear that a smartwatch may not be comfortable enough to.
At a preview demonstration for the wearable back in February, Mashable Senior Editor Stan Schroeder said he easily found a size that worked for his fingers. He wrote, "it was something that I felt I could comfortably wear for longer periods of time."
The ring also comes equipped with Galaxy AI, which is designed to take health data to offer a "Sleep Score" and "Energy Score" that are meant to guide the user to healthier habits.
Of course, this isn't the first smart ring in the game, nor is it the first one with an AI component: The first Oura Ring hit the market in 2015, and just this week, the company announced its new AI health advisor. The Oura Ring starts at $299 and also has sleep and heart rate tracking, but it does require a $5.99 monthly Oura app membership (after one free month) to access your health metrics.
The Galaxy Ring, on the other hand, will function with the Samsung Health app and will not require any additional subscription costs.
Aside from health metrics, you can pair the smart ring to a Galaxy Phone to take pictures or silence alarms via the Gestures capability, much like Apple's Double Tap feature found on the Apple Watch Series 9.
Samsung also claims the ring has a battery life of up to seven days, with a 30-minute quick charge that will bring it to 40 percent battery life.
