The ring works as expected. Put it on and forget about it. Use the Samsung wearable or health app to monitor readings. Only issue is the ring box used to charge the ring. It can only charge the ring up to its own power level. If the case is at 75% it can only charge the ring to 75%. This is annoying.
Switching from a Gear S3 to the ring, the ring needs to learn quicker - it does not do well on workout/exercise auto detect. The software update crashed the ring requiring a reset/restart. Traveling international the food search is limited compared to domestic. I have faith these will be fixed.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from Samsung USBy R&R Team, October 8, 2024
Thanks for reaching out to share your experience with us! We see that you reached out to tell us about your Galaxy Ring. The Galaxy Ring is a convenient tool for seamlessly keeping track of your health and wellness. It can monitor and measure your heart rate, automatically detect your workouts, and even guide you towards healthier habits. Before starting, make sure your Galaxy Ring is connected to the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone. If you’re wearing the Galaxy Ring for an extended period of time, it will automatically register certain exercises and record your fitness data. This includes the exercise type, workout duration, and calories burned. To find the supported exercises, navigate to and open the Galaxy Wearable app on your phone, then tap Health settings, and then tap Activities to detect. Turn on the Auto detect feature, and then enable your desired exercise type(s) by tapping the switch(es). You can view your recorded data in the Samsung Health app. Also, make sure to recheck for software updates that might be available. If this persists, please reach out to us at Samsung Support. -Kelvin smsng.us/Samsung-Support smsng.us/Facebook-Messenger smsng.us/X-Messages smsng.us/Samsung-Community smsng.us/Warranty-Info smsng.us/Samsung-Care-Plus
The ring is surprisingly very accurate and I tend to track a lot more activity with it than I do with my watch 7. I've had all of the watches that have come out over the years and this rain tracks better and is way more accurate than any of them put together. The only reason I gave it four stars instead of five is because it is so ugly, it does not look nice at all on my finger. I wear mine on my pointer finger and I got the silver color but I don't think I would like it in any color to be honest. I hope they can do something about it's bulking this in the future.
I have been using the ring for about a month now and it is a phenomenal product. So much so I brought one for my wife as well and she really likes it too! It is a great use for times when I have to charge my watch and when I can't wear my watch to continue to track everything. Really enjoying the product.
Overall I'm pretty satisfied with the ring. The battery life is as expected and the health tracking is similar to the watch counterpart. I purchase this ring so that I wouldn't have to wear the big and heavy Watch 7 Ultra to track my sleep. During the day I'll wear the watch and take the ring off since I'm not a fan of wearing rings. The build quality is also nice!