The Samsung Galaxy Ring was Samsung’s debut smart ring and an impressive first-generation effort that gave smart ring fans a strong alternative to the much-loved Oura Ring.
It offered a likeable design and portable charger, good battery life and solid overall tracking without the need for a paid subscription to get the best out of it. Overall, it was our favourite smart ring of 2024.
We’re fully expecting the Galaxy Ring’s successor, the Samsung Galaxy Ring 2, to be in the offing and should build on the good work Samsung’s already done with its first smart ring.
Here’s what we know about the next Samsung Galaxy Ring so far.
When will the Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 be released?
The Samsung Galaxy Ring was first teased in January 2024 before being shown off behind glass at MWC 2024 a month later. Its official launch finally took place on 10 July 2024.
It seems Samsung could be planning a similar timeline with speculation that the Galaxy Ring 2 will mak an appearance at Samsung’s Unpacked 2025 event on 22 January alongside the Galaxy S25 series of phones.
This could indicate that Samsung will adopt a similar reveal and launch approach to its first ring and make us wait until the Summer to make its second-generation ring available to buy.
However, there’s a chance it got to work on the Ring 2 quickly and it will put it on sale earlier than the original.
How much will the Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 cost?
Until Samsung is ready to talk Galaxy Ring 2 officially it’s a bit of a guessing game on the Galaxy Ring 2 pricing.
We think Samsung will likely stick to a subscription-free model, which means you’ll need to pay just for the ring. The first Galaxy Ring was priced at £399/$399.99 making it one of the most expensive smart rings available.
It would be surprising if Samsung bumped the price of the Ring 2, unless it decided to go down the luxury route like Oura, when it collaborated with Guuci and launched a higher-grade version of its Ring 3. That collaboration pushed the price towards the £1,000/$1,000 mark.
There’s also the freshly announced UItrahuman Rare which starts at £1,500 but it feels far more likely for Samsung to appeal to the masses.
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What specs and features will the Samsung Galaxy Ring 2 have?
There’s already been some speculation around what to expect from the next Galaxy Ring 2, but we can analyse the competition to get a sense of what might be coming for Samsung’s second-generation smart ring to make sure it’s still competing with the competition.
More sizes
Like all smart rings, getting a good fit is integral to gathering the most accurate data from your finger.
It had been suggested by well-known leaker Max Jambor that the original Galaxy Ring would get additional sizes in 2025, with Samsung tipped to add size 14 and size 15 ring options.
DigiTimes now suggests that those new sizes are being prepped for the Galaxy Ring 2. Adding those ring sizes would give Samsung 11 in total, just one less size option than the Oura Ring 4.
Bigger battery life
While Samsung has already served up considerably better battery life than the Oura Ring based on our testing, it’s actually not the smart ring with the best battery life performance.
That honour goes to the RingConn Gen 2 (though the newly announced Luna Ring Gen 2 touts 30 days).
Coupled with new ring sizes, Samsung could look to boost battery further and match that best performer to give you another reason to pick it over the also cheaper and slimmer RingConn smart ring.
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ECG
The current Galaxy Ring already offers optical-based heart rate monitoring, though given that rival smart ring maker Circular has since launched its Circular Ring 2 with an ECG that’s capable of detecting signs of atrial fibrillation, this could be one rival feature Samsung may look to match.
Samsung has included an ECG sensor on its Galaxy Watches for a few generations now and may look to add it to its ring as well, which would increase its health monitoring appeal.
Sleep apnea detection
One of the most compelling reasons to pick a smart ring over a smartwatch is that it’s far more comfortable and discreet to take to bed and track your sleep. The sleep tracking performance on the Galaxy Ring is pretty solid as well.
Samsung unveiled in 2024 that the latest Samsung Galaxy Watches had received De Novo authorization from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its sleep apnea feature. That feature can detect signs of moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnea when monitoring sleep over two nights.
This is a feature that doesn’t appear on any other smart ring, so would be a big win for Samsung if they can manage to add it to its latest ring.
Things we want to see from the Samsung Galaxy Ring 2
We’ve given you a sense of what to expect from the next Galaxy Ring, but if we had a list of things we’d like to see announced when Samsung makes that big reveal what would be on it?
Here’s what’s top of that list:
Thinner, more attractive design
Don’t get us wrong, the Samsung Galaxy Ring is a nice-looking smart ring and more scratch-resistant than rivals, but as far as being mistaken for an actual ring, it’s not quite there yet.
For starters, it could benefit from having a slimmer body, putting it more in line with thinner smart rings like the RingConn Gen 2 and the latest Oura Ring. The titanium finish on certain models does make the Ring seem more plastic than metal, so we’d like to see the Galaxy Ring 2 move to something that feels and looks more high-grade.
Some additional colour options would be good too. Currently, there’s silver, black and gold, which seem to be the go-to smart ring shades. We wouldn’t be against Samsung trying something a little different with those colour options to help the Galaxy Ring 2 stand out for the right reasons.
Mattias Inghe
Improved companion app
The Galaxy Ring uses the same companion apps as Samsung’s Galaxy smartwatches and while that makes it easier to manage it if you’re using both Galaxy Watch and Galaxy Ring together, we’d like to see a more ring-centric user interface that makes the Galaxy Ring feel less like just another Samsung wearable.
Whether it’s displaying data differently on screen or simply making the experience of using it feel unique, this would make delving into the app a more inviting and engaging thing to do when needing to check your sleep stats or daily activity tracking progress.
More health and general well-being insights
Beyond Samsung’s Energy scores, the Galaxy Ring was mainly focused on tracking the things that other smart rings can.
What we’d like to see is more meaningful insights attached to that data. We’d like to see recommendations and suggestions to guide us to make better decisions about what we do during the day and before going to bed.
AI could play its part here, but only if it’s used in a really effective and personalised way.
That’s all for the Galaxy Ring 2 so far but we’ll update this article when there are new rumours or official news.
