The Oura Ring 5, a new smart ring designed for discreet health monitoring, is approximately 40% smaller and lighter than its predecessor. It offers improved comfort and durability while maintaining accurate sleep, recovery, and activity tracking.
The Oura Ring 5's improved design makes discreet health monitoring more comfortable and accessible, potentially encouraging longer-term use and better adherence to health tracking for a wider range of users.
The Oura Ring 5 has been released with a significantly slimmer and lighter design, addressing a previous drawback of the smart ring. The new model is approximately 40% smaller than its predecessor, making it more comfortable and discreet for everyday wear. This redesign includes improvements to the battery, sensors, and internal architecture, while maintaining the device's core functionality of monitoring sleep, recovery, and activity.
The Oura Ring 5 features 12 signal pathways, a reduction from the 18 in the Ring 4, but utilizes new low-profile sensor domes for potentially improved accuracy and skin contact. Testing indicated that data consistency remained reliable, comparable to the previous generation. The titanium construction is also noted as being more scratch-resistant.
Battery life has been extended to up to nine days. Alongside the hardware update, Oura has introduced new software features across all generations, such as Health Radar for biometric trend spotting, blood pressure alerts, nighttime breathing trends, and AI-powered medical guidance through Counsel AI.