Disclosure: This is my first smart ring. I am a triathlete. I have had other Fitbits and $500+ Garmin watches that track my sleep and daily activities and exercises. Therefore, this review I will be somewhat comparing with the Fitbit and Garmin devices.
I have done lots of research on smart rings before buying this one. I like the style of it that I can wear it as a promise ring for my fiancé. The best thing is that it is subscription-free.
Fit: I bought the RingConn’s ring kit to try first. I aim to wear it on my left ring finger and I was between a size 8 and 9. It was a tough choice but I went with size 8 (after returning the size 9 because it was too loose). In the colder days I can remove the ring with some twisting and turning. But in warmer days, my finger swells, so I usually rinse my hand under cold water, apply some body wash/soap, and it can easily be removed. If I had gone for size 9, it would have been loose for me. Also, don’t trust the sizing kit completely. I had to return the real ring size 9 even though the sample ring size 9 fitted me great. I ended up with size 8.
Form: I like it that the diameter is not too wide. It looks like a wedding band but slightly wider. I got the silver one and it looks great.
Heart rate monitoring: the ring takes your HR once every 5 minutes. It gives you a HR range for that 5 minute (e.g. 51~55 bps).
SpO2: it takes it once every 30 minutes. It gives you a range (e.g. 95~96%).
Heart rate variability (HRV): it takes every 30min. It gives you a wide range (e.g. 30~50ms).
Skin temperature: looks okay to me. It gives me a temp every night.
Respiratory rate (bpm): it just gives you an average range without a graph to deep dive.
All-day stress index: it gives you a number every 30 minutes, for the entire day. It gives you a score throughout the day.
Sleep: (1) the total time asleep for the past 7 days has been slightly off. The ring is about 50/50 chance it knows when I start sleeping. Waking up seems accurate though. (2) The sleep stages: it gives me how many minute I was awake, in REM, having light sleep, and in deep sleep. I can’t say the accuracy of it but comparing to my garmin and fitbit, the range is a bit off. Garmin says I have 3hr8m of REM while RingConn says I have 1hr42m. Garmin says I had 1hr1m Deep sleep while RingConnsays I had 1hr55m. Garmin says I had 4h23m Light sleep while RingConn says I had 4h48m. And Garmin says I was awake for 3min while RingConn says 5min.
Steps: it tracks steps pretty accurately. Compared to my Garmin, out of 10k steps, the difference is maybe 200-400 steps. Same goes with running.
Sports: the steps and heart rate actually pretty decent for running. If you are more into accurate with heart rate during exercising, go with Garmin heart rate straps. For cycling, forget about it; the ring tracks the heart rate very poorly and it doesn’t track steps because you are cycling. I don’t even want to try pool swimming.
Overall, I will most likely continue to wear it daily. The app has lots of data and graph to go through. For the price, I am not expecting it to be as good as garmin but I think it does a great job with room to improve. I have showered with it, hand wash with it, and I accidentally dropped it from my waist level. It is still working fine. The battery does run for at least 7 days and more with one charge. I didn’t need the sleep apnea detection. As mentioned, they have room to improve. Don’t expect it will do everything perfectly. That’s why this is the Gen 2.
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