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- The Oura Ring 5 has a smaller design, longer battery life and higher price tag
- Six new features are coming to the Oura app, but not for all members
- You can pre-order today and have it delivered by June 4
The Oura Ring 5 is officially here, and it’s a big step up from last year's model. Oura says it has completely overhauled the design, making it 40% smaller, lighter, longer-lasting, more accurate and its most scratch-resistant ring yet.
Almost everything has been completely redesigned, allowing it to last for up to a week (we noted six days of charge in our Oura Ring 4 review), take more accurate, consistent readings thanks to a new signal architecture that uses more powerful LEDs and sensors, and be less susceptible to scratches because of a new extra-strong 'physical vapour deposition' coating.
Even the portable charging case has had a nifty upgrade; while the previous generation was buttonless, there’s a new dedicated button to make it easier to see the battery status and quickly pair with your device. On top of this, Oura is also adding 'Locate' to help you keep track of where your smart ring is, which will also be available for the Oura Ring 4.
Priced at $99 / £99 for the case, and $399 / £399 for base finishes (silver and black) and $499 / £499 for more premium styles (there’s a new shade of gold and deep rose on top of the usual brushed silver and ‘stealth’ options), the Oura Ring 5 is more expensive than the previous generation and rivals, like the Samsung Galaxy Ring and Amazfit Helio Ring. Although the upgraded case will cost the same as last year's model at $99 / £99.
Pre-orders are available now, with shipping set to start on June 4. Because the smart ring is significantly smaller than the previous generation, Oura is encouraging existing customers looking to upgrade to use their dedicated Oura Ring 5 sizing kit, as the fit may feel different at the same size.
Membership remains $5.99 / £5.99 a month ($69.99 / £69.99 a year), which is great because there are various new features rolling out to different regions and generations. Not all of these will be available at the same time, though.
Every new app feature coming to Oura Ring owners
When the new smart ring launches, Oura Ring members will get several new features, including 'Live Activity Tracking' for seeing your health metrics in real-time while working out, ‘Menopause Insights’ for assessing sleep, mood, cognition and daily functioning symptoms, and 'Hormonal Birth Control', which builds upon its existing 'Cycle Insights' dashboard by offering a "first-of-its-kind" view into how biometrics shift across hormone and hormone-free days.
The two latter features have already been introduced in the US as part of Oura's continued expansion into women’s health data, making this a great free update for all existing subscribers around the world.
On June 30, 'Lab Uploads' will also launch globally, allowing members to import their lab and blood work directly into the Oura app to help compare lab results alongside their Oura biometric data.
With even more personal health data being tracked and stored in the app, Oura has added a new security protection tool that lets you delete your stored data from a specific time window without having to cancel your entire account, which will be available to all members at launch.
Those in the US are also set to get even more new features as part of the launch. Starting today (May 28), you'll have the choice to opt into a new 'Brain Health Study' to measure how your sleep, stress and behaviour relate to your brain’s cognitive function and body’s performance. The study has been developed with Cambridge Cognition, a neuroscience technology company in the UK.
Launching at the start of June is 'Health Radar', a new always-on data collecting feature for estimated blood pressure readings and nighttime breathing that builds on 'Symptom Radar' alert system, and 'Health Records', which builds on the new 'Lab Uploads' by letting you store all your clinical reports in one place.
These updates are all part of Oura's mission to help find more 'actionable' solutions from their health insights. Oura has partnered with an on-demand care platform called Counsel Health, that connects medical AI with licensed physicians so that you can ask questions directly in the app and get personalized medical advice from licensed healthcare providers .
Last but certainly not least, members can expect GLP-1 medication self-management to come to the app as part of an expansion of its metabolic health offering. Oura says that global adoption is projected to surpass 100 million by 2030, making this a great solution for patients that have to juggle several apps for tracking dosages and biometrics.
Oura’s chief product officer, Holly Shelton, says the "Oura Ring 5 is the most significant leap in smart ring history". Looking at the new specs and features announced, this could set a new standard in smart rings as it also delivers on almost every upgrade we wanted to see for the Oura Ring 5 (the price is higher than we expected). But of course we’ll have to test it out ourselves to confirm that.
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