Samsung unveiled details Monday about its newest wearable gadget, the Galaxy Ring.
Samsung said the Galaxy Ring is part of the intelligent health lineup on display at the Mobile World Congress 2024, which kicked off Monday morning in Barcelona. The company did not immediately respond to USA TODAY’s request for more information the product.
In a release about the conference, Samsung said the Galaxy Ring “simplifies everyday wellness, supporting smarter and healthier living via a more connected digital wellness platform — Samsung Health.”
A Samsung executive told CNBC in an interview that the ring will go on sale later this year, without naming a date or a price.
Here is what else we know about Samsung’s upcoming health-tracking ring, and how it might compare to the Oura Ring:
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Samsung revealed new details at Monday’s tech conference after teasing the product at a press conference earlier this year, CNBC reported.
Wired learned the following about the ring at a roundtable event Monday:
- The Galaxy Ring will be marketed for people who want the benefits of tracking their health data without having to learn a new device as the data feeds to a Samsung app.
- The data collected will be more from sleep and health than fitness. For example, the Samsung ring will not have workout auto-detection feature that the Oura Ring…
